Archie Macauley
Archie was raised on his family's farm in Ireland where he worked with broodmares, foals, yearlings and racehorses. During his time at Trinity College Dublin he served on the committee of the University's Horse Racing Society and organized trips to the country's major farms and training centers to educate fellow students on the local thoroughbred industry. During this time he also regularly rode in National Hunt races in England and Ireland and spent a summer in Australia working for the country's leading trainer Ciaran Maher. After completing his degree Archie traveled to Canada to work for dual U.S and Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield where he rode track work at Woodbine and at Payson Park in Florida. In 2019 Archie began working as an assistant and jockey for trainer Ricky Hendriks, where he developed an appreciation for American steeplechasing. Archie now works to identify flat and steeplechase racing prospects in the US and Europe.
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Jessica Macauley
Jessica is from Louisville, Kentucky and grew up riding foxhunters and eventers at her family farm. She attended the University of San Diego and during her summer holidays she would return to Kentucky and work as an exercise rider and doing yearling sales preparation. After graduating in 2015 with a a B.A in International Relations she interned for Team Valor International before traveling to Australia to intern for Arrowfield Stud and Gai Waterhouse. In 2016 Jessica was accepted into the Godolphin Flying Start Programme, a two year full-time international management and leadership training programme founded by HH Sheikh Mohammed and accredited by the University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Business School as a Graduate Certificate in Management for the Thoroughbred industry. During her time on the Flying Start Jessica completed individual externships with Blandford Bloodstock and agent Stuart Boman, Newmarket, UK; trainer Ralph Nicks at Gulfstream Park in Florida, USA; the Godolphin Marketing team in Dubai, UAE; and Godolphin’s Crown Lodge with trainer James Cummings in Sydney, Australia. Upon graduating the course in 2018 Jessica accepted the position of COO of Team Valor International. Jessica and CEO Barry Irwin comprised the executive team of the international Thoroughbred racing syndications company, forming fractional-interest partnerships and managing the racing careers of horses on four continents. During her time with Team Valor Jessica represented the company at sales and race meetings in the US, England, Ireland, Canada, France, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. In August 2021 Jessica and Archie founded Clarity Thoroughbreds.