BALLYLINCH STUD
Meet Our Team
Managing Director
John O'Connor
John O’Connor MVB MRCVS has been a pivotal member of Ballylinch Stud for over 30 years. Initially the stud manager and resident vet, John was appointed as Ballylinch’s managing director at the turn of the millennium. An inductee to the ITBA Hall of Fame, a former chairman and current council member of the ITBA, a member of the HRI Pattern Committee and the chairman of the EBF, John is one of the most respected figures in the bloodstock and racing industry.