'It's a brilliant facility for handlers and schooling races are very popular'
Moira Equestrian Centre manager Eoin Barry extols the farm's facilities
I'm the farm manager at Moira Equestrian Centre, which hosted the Iveagh Foxhounds point-to-point on Saturday, and I've been involved in racing throughout my life.
I’m originally from Kilworth, in Cork, and most of my family's interest has been in greyhound racing, but I used to be the secretary of the point-to-point at home before I went to Britain to work for Kim Bailey, Timmy Murphy and Fergal O’Brien.
When I came back I moved up north and married the former point-to-point rider Karen Ferris. I did have my trainer's licence for a while, and during that time we were lucky enough to have a winner at Down Royal with Lusis Naturea in 2018, and we also had good success between the flags.
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