About Jim Culloty
James Hugh Culloty was born in Killarney on 18th December 1973 to Donal and Maureen Culloty. He was educated at St. Oliver’s School in Ballycasheen, Killarney at primary level and secondary level at St. Brendan’s College, Killarney where he completed his Leaving Certificate.
On finishing school Jim went to England to spend a year riding point-to-pointers for David Bloomfield in Cornwall, where he ended up champion novice point-to-point rider. From there he went on to spend two years with Jackie Retter where he rode a few winners on the track. A larger yard beckoned so he moved to Henrietta Knight’s where he became Champion Amateur in his first season, this success led him to turning professional and becoming stable jockey to Knight for ten years. Jim rode a total of 394 winners as a professional with big race wins including 3 Gold Cups, an Aintree Grand National, an Irish Grand National, a King George etc etc.
On his retirement in July 2005 Jim turned his attention to his recently purchased farm at Mount Corbitt, Churchtown, Mallow, Co Cork. Along with taking out his trainers licence he started developing the farm into a top class National Hunt training facility. The complex consists of a 4 ½ furlong uphill sand and fibre gallop, a 4 furlong round sand fibre gallop, a state of the art all-weather schooling ground, horse walkers, horse spa, a loose school as well as 300 acres of grassland. Jim’s first winner as a trainer was 30th November 2006 when Braun Star won at Thurles and since then he has trained in excess of 30 winners.
While busy on the business side of things, Jim also kept busy on the personal side. Having married Susie Samworth in May 2004, they went on to have three children, Art, Eliza and Hugh.
Things are going well!
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