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Current Industry Vacancies

Location Business Name Role Type Contact Details Published On Description
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
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!
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
Location Business Name Role Type Contact Details Published On Description
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
 
Location Business Name Role Type Contact Details Published On Description
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:
  • Good knowledge of lawn cutting, tree cutting, hedge trimming, planting and spraying.
  • Good knowledge of working, operating and maintaining garden equipment and machinery.
  • Full driver’s license including tractor license.
  • Have Health and safety awareness.
  • Have an enthusiastic and professional attitude with a strong work ethic.
  • Enjoy working as part of a team.

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
 
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.
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 Description
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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