Noel Meade

Noel Meade
Occupation	Horse trainer
Born	Ireland
Racing awards
Irish Champion Trainer (7 times)
Significant horses
Go Native, Aran Concerto, Pandorama, Harchibald, Casey Jones, Jered, Aitmatov, Jazz Messenger, Muirhead, Mick The Man, Mr. Nosie, Nicanor, Iktitaf, Wild Passion, More Rainbows, Watson Lake, Thari, Scottish Memories, The Bunny Boiler, Strong Run, Harbour Pilot, Sausalito Bay, Frozen Groom, Syndney Twothousand, Cardinal Hill, Native Estates, Cockney Lad, Heist, Johnny Setaside, Glencloud, Tiananmen Square, Novello Allegro, Street Rebel, Dromod Hill, Rangoon Ruby, National Form, Pinch Hitter, Sweet Mint

Noel Meade is a famous horse trainer from Castletown, Co. Meath, Ireland. He established Tu Va Stables in Co. Meath, Ireland as a place to train his horses.

Meade began his career as a horse trainer in 1971, but it was not until 1978 that Meade started to become well recognised. Sweet Mint, winner of the Cork and Orrery Stakes in 1978 at Royal Ascot, was the first winner trained by Meade. That win generally thought of as the one that gained Meade notoriety in the horse racing community. He continued his rise to fame with wins in the early 1980s with Pinch Hitter and Steel Duke.

In the 1990s, Meade began to focus on National Hunt racing. The decade saw Meade train several horses believed to have great potential, but all of whom went on to have short careers in the National hunt circuit. His first successful horse in National Hunt racing was Tiananmen Square, for which Meade had high hopes after winning at the 1992 Punchestown Champion Bumper at the Punchestown Festival. However, constant injuries kept Tiananmen Square from reaching the potential Meade believed he had. In the mid 1990s, Meade partnered up with jockey Paul Carberry. The pair had quick success with Johnny Setaside who went on to win the 1995 Drinmore Novice Chase. Unfortunately, after winning the 1996 Ericsson Chase, Johnny Setaside died. Towards the end of the 1990s, Cardinal Hill, winner of the 1999 Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle, was believed to be one of Meade's most talented horses during his 36-year career. However, Cardinal Hill's success was short lived, as he was fatally stricken with a case of colic in 1999. Speaking about Cardinal Hill, Meade was quoted as saying: The loss of Cardinal Hill was particularly hard to take. People say that its all part of the game and that is true to an extent, but that particular horse was very close to my heart and his death had a big impact on me. Those were tough times and hopefully we won’t have to endure another loss like it. This was yet another example of a talented horse that was never able to reach his full potential under the guidance of Meade.

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