Charlie McBride

Trainer of Audacity of Hope on behalf of the Honorable Earle I Mack and Four Winds Racing.

Trainer of Four Winds Horses for 2009/10.

Charlie has worked in the racing industry for over 28 years starting as an apprentice jockey to Jack Clayton. He then became Work Rider and Stable Lad for Bruce Hobbs. In 1985 he joined Lord John Fitzgerald as Head Lad and 7 years later he was granted his first license by the Jockey Club. He trained for 3 years and from moderate horses trained 3 winners.

In 1995 he joined Conrad Allen as Assistant Trainer, and then moved to the Gambling Stable of Willie Musson as Head Lad. He then travelled to Germany and worked for K Page as Head Lad before returning to Newmarket in 2002 as principle Work Rider for Dave Morris and Noel Quinlan.

In 2003 with some exciting prospects he reapplied for his license which the Jockey Club granted in April. Since then he has building the quality of his horses and continues to have a high strike rate for a small up and coming yard. Charlie had his best season of 14 winners in 2007 only to be surpassed in 2009 with 15 winners. This was mainly made up by an impressive 10 juvenile wins from 44 runs with a level-stakes profit of 24.33. Two juvenile’s ended the season rated over 100, Audacity of Hope and Blue Maiden.

The success of every trainer depends on the team that support them and with wife Beverley and son Sean as a key part of Charlie’s team it is proving to be very much a family success. With targets set on the classics for 2010 Charlie and his team are hoping for their best season ever.