Meet the trainees - Lauren Gorevan

I am from Ardclough and celebrated my 16th birthday in December 2014.  Before I started in RACE I did a lot of horse riding in Jane Foley’s in Castle Warden Co. Kildare.

I started horse riding at 7 years of age and got lessons every Saturday and Sundays and did a lot of hunting and hunter trials and a bit of I.P.S.
While in RACE, during the Christmas holidays I went to a trainer Tom Taffee’s yard, I worked there for the 2 weeks and got a job on the weekends and learned a lot while I was there.

I was always interested in racing and went to Puncherstown races and more meetings over the years. When I got in to secondary school I started to get really focused and wanted to go to Racing Academy.
I always looked up to Johnny Murtagh because he went from never riding racehorses until he went to RACE and then went to John Oxx and then was top jockey for him!
I am trying to gain a lot of more knowledge of racing and trying to improve my style of riding and to get stronger on the horses.  I hope to go to a good yard, get a lot of experience and get my licence and become an Apprentice.
When I went for the trials in RACE it was competitive and I didn’t know if I was going to be accepted. When I got my letter I was nervous to open it and when I opened it I was delighted when I saw that I got in.
 I knew it was the place to be when I started and I knew I had to keep my head down and work hard to get what I want.  

RACE Gallops in September

Parents Day 2014