Eoin G. Harty (born November 23, 1962, in

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racehorse trainer in the

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. From a family of horsemen, Eoin (pronounced Owen) Harty is the fourth generation to be involved in racing. At age sixteen he went to work at the

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then a year later moved to the United States, working in the business in

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where he still makes his home. Harty worked for notable stables such as that of

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and eventually became an assistant to trainers John Russell and then

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. In 2000, he took charge of the training of two-year-olds for the North American division of Sheikh Mohammed's

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. In 2001, Eoin Harty got his big break as he conditioned Godolphin's

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who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and earned American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors. In 2007, Eoin Harty began conditioning horses for

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and has met with considerable success, notably winning the 2008

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with Colonel John and the 2009

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with Well Armed.

References

Eoin Harty's personal racing website

Eoin Harty at the NTRA
1962 births Living people American horse trainers Irish racehorse trainers Equestrians from County Dublin {{US-horseracing-bio-stub