Nina Carberry

Background Carberry was born into a racing family in County Meath, the daughter of jockey and trainer Tommy Carberry. Two older brothers, Philip and Paul, are also former jockeys, while her maternal uncle Arthur Moore is a trainer. She attended Loreto Secondary School, Navan, where she excelled in athletics and was on an Irish junior basketball squad. After leaving school, she completed a year-long course in holistic health at Plunket College of Further Education in Dublin.

Racing career Carberry's first win was on Sabrinksy for Noel Meade in the Ladies Derby at the Curragh Racecourse on 15 July 2001, when she was six days short of her seventeenth birthday. She rode in the Aintree Grand National six times, completing the course on four occasions, with her best result being seventh place on Character Building in 2010. On The Fringe provided her with a victory over Grand National fences in the 2015 Fox Hunters' Chase. As well as race-riding, Carberry worked for a time as an assistant to Meade and rode out for Aidan O'Brien. She returned to race-riding in September 2017, when her daughter was four months old, winning first time out on Cask Mate in the Connacht Bumper. She retired on the final day of the Punchestown Festival in April 2018, after a winning ride on Josies Orders in the cross country chase. She said: "It's sweet to finish off on a winner. I had more or less decided I would stop today regardless. I'm delighted to have won on Josies Orders for JP [McManus] and Enda as I've enjoyed many great days with them." In 2022, she won the fifth series of Dancing With the Stars Ireland. That same year, she became a coach in Ireland's Fittest Family.

Political career Carberry stood as a Fine Gael candidate for the Midlands–North-West constituency at the 2024 European Parliament elections. She was elected to the fourth seat, with her running mate Maria Walsh.

Personal life In February 2012, Carberry married Ted Walsh Jnr, son of former jockey and Aintree Grand National winning trainer Ted Walsh. Carberry's brother-in-law is former jockey Ruby Walsh and her sister-in-law is former jockey Katie Walsh. The couple have two daughters.

Major wins Ireland Champion INH Flat Race – (2) – Leading Run (2006), Mick the Man (2007)