Mikey was a champion pony racer by the age of nine and had 190 pony winners before he ever rode on a racecourse. He joined Joseph O'Brien as an apprentice and rode his first track winner at Navan in 2019.
Pony racing days
A champion pony racer as a child, featured on RTÉ's Ear To The Ground at nine. Had ridden 190 pony winners by his first racecourse win; pictured after a Dingle win in 2013.
Career highlights
First racecourse winner at Navan in September 2019 aged 16, apprenticed to Joseph O'Brien; runner-up in the 2021 apprentice championship.