‘Like togging out beside Messi and Ronaldo.’ Horse Racing Ireland chief accepts it’s hard for small trainers to compete

Horse Racing Ireland CEO Brian Kavanagh has empathised with trainers in the industry struggling to keep pace with the powerhouse stables.
‘Like togging out beside Messi and Ronaldo.’ Horse Racing Ireland chief accepts it’s hard for small trainers to compete

Adrian Maguire, one of many trainers fighting that battle, recently explained how taxing life has become for trainers shy of the financial backing from owners that others in his profession enjoy.

Kavanagh, speaking on Irish Examiner’s PaperTalk podcast, explained how the intensity of competition in Ireland is inadvertently creating such a chasm.

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