Sheila Lavery (born c. 1960) is an Irish Group race winning trainer based at Summerhill, County Meath.
[1] Lavery's first winner was Lady Ultra ridden by Rory Cleary at the Curragh on 15 September 2013.
[3] Lady Kaya, who had been bought for €15,000 as a foal by Lavery's niece Joanne, then came second in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and was due to run at the Royal Ascot meeting when she sustained a fatal injury while exercising.
New Energy, who was owned by Lavery's brother John, had been runner-up in the 2022 Irish 2,000 Guineas.
[5] When Australian Bloodstock director Luke Murrell was promoting New Energy to potential buyers, he made disparaging remarks about Lavery and suggested as a selling point that the horse would improve after leaving her yard.