Profile:
Ray having served his apprenticeship with the late Paddy ‘’Darkie’’ Prendergast, rode as a professional jockey for 10 years. After retiring as a jockey Ray worked in France and America where he gained vast experience in all aspects of the training ranks. Ray began training in Donegal six years ago and was granted his trainers license back then and is the only licensed public trainer in the County of Donegal.

Success to date:
Having had numerous winners over the years the pinnacle of Ray’s many successes was when one of the horse he was training ‘’INCLINE’’ win the Tote Galway Mile valued at €160,000 the richest handicap in Europe, which incidentally was purchased by Ray for a mere 8,000 Guineas at the Newmarket Sales and to date has win in excess of €150,000 for his owner. The winning of this prestige race was a first by any Donegal Trainer and the monumental achievement was the cause of elaborate discussion by RTE’s Ted Walsh and Robert Hall on the success of Ray’s training ability having won the feature race.
Since his success at Galway it was no surprise to read in the Irish Field Mc Elligotts,s top five flat race achievements for 2007 when he headlined ‘’ Mc Glinchey strikes blow for small trainers’’ and indeed it was a great achievement.

Facilities
Gallops
All Ray’s horses are trained at Murvagh beach, set in the picturesque area of Donegal with the Bluestack Mountain in the back ground, the beach is approximately 12 furlongs in length. The horses having finished there workout are always more relaxed than horses trained on the normal gallops and seem to look forward to the facility of walking in the salt water for a period after words to cool down which helps to alleviate potential leg problems.

Stables
The 20 number stables are all of the most modern design and when being constructed the health and safety of the horse was the most critical factor.

Horse Walker
Our horse walker again is off the latest design and is used daily.

Paddocks
The Turnout paddocks adjacent to the stables and horse walker are a necessary asset.

Sand Arena
Since installing the floodlit sand arena it has proven to be of the utmost benefit in the breaking and schooling of young stock and like the walker is kept in constant use. All Ray’s young horses go through an intense course in Dressage this helps to develop the horse’s overall confirmation.

Syndicate
Syndicates are an ever increasing phenomenon and are an economical way of becoming a race horse owner that offers a great ‘’fun factor’’ and is advantages in building friendships.
The potential syndicate members share all costs involved in purchasing, training, veterinary, and other miscellaneous outgoings concerned with their horse.
The chances of success are greatly increased when you are a part owner in a number of horses other than having a single ownership.