European-Bred Success: Eddie Woods

Hometown? Greenogue, Co Meath, Ireland.

How did you end up where you are now? By needing a job, I came to the States and started with the Everards who showed me the American way. Then got introduced to Bobby Spalding which allowed me to go on my own when he sent me the Elmendorf horses and then the late, great Joe Greeley, who drove up to the barn one afternoon and asked if I would be interested in helping him buy some nice yearlings to pinhook.

What have you found to be the biggest difference between racing/breeding in America and your home country? The biggest difference between here and home is mainly surface related and training locations, here most are at the track running at that time–at home you van to where ever they are running that day.

Name one home comfort that you miss. Apart from immediate family and a handful of friends, not much I miss from home, it was a bit of a struggle over there and who would miss that.

Favourite sport/hobby outside of racing? Fishing, and now that I have a brand spanking new hip, I'm looking forward to golf again, be I not very good.

What would you say is your proudest accomplishment? Things I am proudest of are: how my business has gone, my farm, pinhooking a Derby winner, my son David and finally, but by no means least, my fabulous partner Angela.

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