Gittens Racing provides training and racing of thoroughbred horses in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Toronto, Ontario. The advertised position is at the Winnipeg location.

Beginning in March each year, the horses are housed, fed, trained, and cared for at Gittens’ Winnipeg business location at Assiniboine Downs. Horses are raced periodically during the season in accordance with the owners’ wishes, the horses’ readiness, and the suitability of available races.

The successful candidate will be running the Winnipeg chapter of Gittens Racing in its entirety during the 2027 season. As such, position requirements include:

1. A valid Assistant Trainer or Trainer Licence issued by the Liquor & Gaming Control Association of Manitoba. Will consider candidates who possess a valid Assistant Trainer or Trainer Licence issued by other provincial licensing bodies but an LCGAM licence must be obtained for this position.

2. A minimum of five seasons’ experience as a horse groom working with thoroughbred racehorses performing the following duties, which will form part of the job:

Handling racehorses
Bathing and shampooing racehorses
Cleaning stables, barns, barnyards and pens
Grooming horses in preparation for competitions and shows
Preparing food and feeding horses




Executing exercise/conditioning programs for racehorses
Monitoring animal health
Consulting with farriers and veterinarians
Assisting with inoculation and treatment of horses

3. The position will entail the following duties, so the successful candidate will have experience with several of them:

Maintaining financial and production records
Hiring, training, scheduling and supervising work of other staff
Payroll for staff
Relations with clients (horse owners)
Invoicing clients & receiving payments
Ordering all required supplies and maintaining inventories
Scheduling veterinary care and blacksmith
Planning exercise/conditioning programs for racehorses
Planning individualized feeding programs for racehorses
Researching horse statistics and conditions, assessing suitable race entries
Purchasing / claiming of recent horses
Public relations
Overseeing the company’s operations at location

Position Dates: Feb 20/27 to approximately Nov 1/27

Position Type: Full-Time (35-40 hours/week) Temporary

Hourly Wage: $32.00

Hours of work: May vary each day

Language of work: English

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📌 Gittens Racing – Barn Manager/ Horse Groom Position – 2027 (Manitoba)
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