Damien English: ‘I was blessed that I had no gallop so we started using the beach’

If ever a trainer fit the handle of this column, it is Damien English, the Balbriggan native operating out of Grougha Stables in Naul.

Damien English: ‘I was blessed that I had no gallop so we started using the beach’
Thu, 10 Jan, 2019 - 06:00
Daragh Ó Conchúir

Off The Beaten Track: If ever a trainer fit the handle of this column, it is Damien English, the Balbriggan native operating out of Grougha Stables in Naul.

The 32-year-old has held a training licence since 2011 and established a reputation for picking up cast-offs cheaply, only to turn them into money-spinners.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: NaulPlace: MorningtonPlace: EnglandPlace: FairyhousePlace: BalbrigganPlace: BellewstownPlace: KildarePerson: Damien EnglishPerson: James McAuleyPerson: DamienPerson: JoePerson: JosephPerson: JimmyPerson: Jim DreaperPerson: John OxxPerson: Peter CaseyPerson: MaryEvent: Galway festivalOrganisation: Grougha StablesOrganisation: Richard HannonOrganisation: Tribal PathOrganisation: Race
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