Experience

The Curragh Racecourse

• Ireland
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales & Membership Executive

  • Jan 2019 - Present



Racing Academy and Centre of Education

• Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018



Paul Keane Racing

• Owner

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2016

  Racehorse owner in Ireland, UK and France. Bred a select band of broodmares. Produced racehorses for sale such as high-class staying chaser and Grade 3 winner, Gas Line Boy, Grade 3 and Listed placed mare Make My Heart Fly, 5-time winner Fort Gabriel, Reves D'Amour and 2018 Irish point-to-point winners, Old Head and Le Cheval Noir. Provided consultancy services to racing industry professionals including project management, strategic marketing and business review. Breeding thoroughbred horses is all about the journey and the daily dream of future success. The journey and the dream continues will a young broodmare and her first foal in training.



Avon Thoroughbreds Ltd.

• Managing Director & Public Racehorse Trainer

  • Oct 2004 - Apr 2008

  Avon Thoroughbreds Ltd was initially set up as a trading company in bloodstock. In 2004 purchased a 242-acre dairy farm(Larkinglass Farm, Motcombe, Dorset) and re-developed the property into a state-of-the-art racehorse training and breeding facility with capacity for 52 racehorses in training and over 100 breeding and young stock. Raised the bar for the racehorse ownership experience with a choice of training fee options, complimentary access to an annually-leased suite at Wincanton Racecourse and bi-weekly written training reports for owners to enhance the ownership experience. Clients enjoyed many benefits, value for money and most of all a lot of fun. Major successes included All In The Stars (winner of the Listed CGA Chase at Wincanton), a debut success for high-class chaser, Midnight Chase and started the professional career of leading jump jockey Daryl Jacob, supplying 14 winners from 100 rides during his debut professional season as my employee. Avon Thoroughbreds also bred high-class chaser Carol's Destrier having previously successfully raced his dam, Barton May.



Conkwell Grange Stud Ltd.

• Assistant Stud Manager & Racehorse Trainer

  • Oct 1999 - Jun 2005

  Started in the role of Assistant Stud Manager and by 2000 was responsible for training a string of 20 point-to-point horses and Arabian racehorses. Granted a Public Trainer's Licence in November 2002 with just 7 horses in training, training 4 winners by season end in April 2003. With a strong work ethic, successful management skills and strategic planning across all areas of the business, combined with an obsessive approach to training every individual horse resulted in 36 racehorses in training by year three (2004-2005), a 30th-place finish in the UK Jump Trainers Championship from over 800 licenced trainers, a course record at Plumpton with Sunday Habits (still stands), 10 wins with £1,800 purchase Barton Nic, a public following for 5-time chase winner Bathwick Annie and a client list of loyal customers that included leading UK racehorse owners.



Arab Horse Society

• Racing Manager

  • Sep 1997 - Oct 1999

  Managed a budget of over £500,000, with significant Middle Eastern sponsorship, organising 25 race meetings annually for purebred Arabian racehorses under Jockey Club rules at racecourses across the UK, including Newbury, Newmarket and Goodwood. At such a young age this role provided excellent experience in financial planning, event management, contract negotiations and customer service. Managed a budget of over £500,000, with significant Middle Eastern sponsorship, organising 25 race meetings annually for purebred Arabian racehorses under Jockey Club rules at racecourses across the UK, including Newbury, Newmarket and Goodwood. At such a young age this role provided excellent experience in financial planning, event management, contract negotiations and customer service.