Current vacancies in irish racing industry
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Current Industry Vacancies
| Location | Business Name | Role Type | Contact Details | Published On | ||
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| Derry | Glenbrook Stud | Exercise Rider |
Email: michealdorman@hotmail.co.uk Phone: 02879632001 |
2025-06-23 |
We are seeking an experienced, reliable Exercise Rider to join our team. You will be responsible for the daily schooling and exercise of our National Hunt horses, ensuring they are fit, healthy and ready for peak performance. Key responsibilities include: *Ride out morning and evening *Handle young, green and broken horses with confidence and care *School horses over hurdles and fences (as required) *Assist with general yard duties; mucking out, grooming, feeding and tacking up. How to apply; please send cv and covering letter to michealdorman@hotmail.co.uk |
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| Kildare | Osborne Lodge Racing | Work Rider to include Yard duties | Email: office@kjcondon.ie | 2025-06-25 |
Riding Work and yard duties, for more details, please email office@kjcondon.ie Thank you! |
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| Meath | Gordon Elliott Racing | Full & Part Time Exercise Riders |
Email: office@gordonelliottracing.com Phone: 0469555051 |
2025-07-01 | Gordon Elliott Racing have a vacancies for full and part time exercise riders for the start of the new national hunt season. Applicants MUST have previous experience riding racehorses or have ridden to a high level in another equine discipline such as eventing/showjumping Accommodation can be provided for full time staff. Please send CV’s to office@gordonelliottracing.com |
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| Carlow | Willie Mullins Racing | Administrator | Email: matt@wpmullins.com | 2025-06-23 |
WILLIE MULLINS IS HIRING Join the Team as an Administrator! Are you organized, detail-oriented, and ready to take on a dynamic administrative role? We're seeking a reliable Administrative to support our daily operations. Responsibilities: - Invoicing and managing phones and emails - Filing and general administrative duties - Covering payroll when needed Qualifications: - Computer literate - Previous experience in similar role - Accounts/payroll experience preferred - Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8:30am till 17:30pm - Compensation: Competitive salary, DOE Interested? Apply now and become part of the dedicated team! Email: matt@wpmullins.com |
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| Westmeath | Gigginstown House Stud | Stud Hand |
Phone: 0862615991 Email: Gigginstownjobs@gmail.com |
2025-06-10 | Gigginstown House Stud are seeking a reliable stud hand. Applicants should have previous experience working with thoroughbreds. | |
| Kildare | New Abbey Stud | Grounds Person / Gardener | Email: emma.mcdonnell@juddmonte.ie | 2025-06-25 |
Juddmonte is a leading international horseracing and thoroughbred breeding enterprise with farms in the UK, Ireland and USA; owner-breeder of over 100Group/Grade 1 winners including Frankel, Enable, Kingman & Field of Gold. We are looking for a full-time Grounds Person / Gardener to work at New Abbey Stud, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. The ideal candidate will have:
Competitive salary and benefits package offered depending on experience. Applications, including CV and references, should be emailed to: emma.mcdonnell@juddmonte.ie All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Closing Date: Friday 18th July 2025 |
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| Antrim | Beechvale Stud | StableHand / Groom |
Email: jdadirect15@gmail.com Phone: +447925591268 |
2025-07-01 |
We are looking for a stablehand / groom on a fixed term from 21 Jul -> 15 Oct, to help prepare thoroughbred yearlings for the upcoming sales in Oct. This individual will be dealing with fresh thoroughbred yearlings, and for that reason they would need to have experience in handling hot-blood youngsters (Thoroughbred, event or show-jump stock). Previous work on a Thoroughbred stud or racing yard, would be preferred. Daily duties would involve: • Basic horse care (Mucking out, brushing down, feeding, sweeping etc) • Basic exercise tasks (Hand walking & potentially lunging). Hours: • 20 - 25hrs a week: 07:30 - 10:30 (Mon - Fri/Sat) For a strong candidate, we would have flexibility in the start time & the amount of days worked per week. |
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| Galway | Roveagh Lodge Stud | Stud Farm Hand |
Email: marymcgowan1973@gmail.com Phone: 0877205978 |
2025-07-01 | Applicants should have previous experience working with thoroughbreds |
| Location | Business Name | Role Type | Contact Details | Published On | ||
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| Kildare | The Tote | Tote Casual Racecourse Staff | recruit@thetote.com | 2022-10-13 | The TOTE are hiring part-time racecourse staff for racecourses across Ireland. Applicants must be aged 18 or over. Please send your CV to recruit@thetote.com. Find out more at www.toteireland.com | |
| Kildare | The Curragh Racecourse | Raceday Staff | To register your interest please send your CV and a brief cover letter to recruitment@curragh.ie. | 2022-10-13 | The Currgah Racecourse are seeking enthusiastic, customer focused and self-motivated individuals who would like to be an integral part of the race day team at The Curragh. They have both Customer Care and Equine Care roles available. Suitable individuals will be hardworking, adaptable, a good timekeeper and able to work both on their own initiative, as well as part of our team. Those working in equine care will also have experience working in the equine industry. Applications will close on the 16th February. | |
| Kildare | Goffs | Bid Spotters | tadhgdooley@goffs.ie | 2022-10-13 | Goffs are hiring Bid Spotters. Send your CV to tadhgdooley@goffs.ie. | |
| Ireland | Tipperary Racecourse | Raceday Staff | Email your C.V to info@tipperaryraces.ie | 2023-04-20 |
Tipperary Racecourse.are lookign for indiviudals to join their raceday team. Duties include: Ticket Scanning, Racecard Sales & Ticket Sales Desk. Applicants must be available to work all 11 Fixtures and must be 18 or Over. |
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