Eddie was born in rural County Waterford, Ireland and his passion for horses came from his father who was an avid horseman. He had field hunters and often took Eddie to Point to Points as a child. His uncle, John Kenneally, was a jockey who rode in the major steeplechase races including the Aintree Grand National. He is the the third of six children whom are now living in San Francisco, Australia and Ireland.

 



Eddie's first job with horses was prepping sales yearlings for top consignor Timmy Hyde at Camas Park Stud in County Tipperary. He moved to the U.S. in 1987 to work with yearlings at Pegasus Stud.

He first went to work at the racetrack as an exercise rider for Rusty Arnold at Keeneland and Payson Park. He later worked as an assistant trainer for Tom Skiffington and Niall O'Callaghan before becoming a private trainer for Jack Kent Cooke's Elmendorf Farm. In 1997, Eddie opened Kenneally Racing as a public stable.




He is currently based at Keeneland and Churchill Downs in Kentucky and during the winter months, at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans and Turfway Park in Kentucky.

Eddie is a multiple Grade I winning trainer and his biggest career victory so far came in 2007 when he won the $2m Dubai Golden Shaheen with Kelly's Landing, who is now retired from racing but still serves as Eddie's pony to escort other horses to the track.




Eddie and his wife Catherine were married in 2009 and now make their home in Lexington, Kentucky with their two sons.

 





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