Niall M. O'Callaghan (born May 21, 1963, in
County Cork,
Ireland) is an American
Thoroughbred horse trainer.
O'Callaghan became involved in the sport of
Thoroughbred horse racing as an apprentice
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...
in his native Ireland. In 1982 he emigrated to the United States where he studied at
Miami Dade Community College in
Florida. In 1988, he went to work as an assistant to trainer
Thomas J. Skiffington, Jr. In 1990, O'Callaghan set up his own public stable, handling fifteen horses from prominent owner,
Frank Stronach
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He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, Granite Real Estate, and The ...
. With John Gunther's colt,
Wall Street Dancer, O'Callaghan won his first
Graded stakes race, the 1992
Pan American Handicap
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at
Gulfstream Park Racetrack.
References
Niall M. O'Callaghan at the NTRA
1963 births
Living people
American horse trainers
Equestrians from County Cork
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