Ed has been training in Newmarket since 2004. Born in County Cork, Ed is an experienced and intuitive horseman and learnt his trade at some of the very best racing yards to be found in the world. After successfully graduating from the Irish National Stud course, he spent four years working in training facilities in America, followed by a move to Godolphin for whom he ran a pre-training barn in Ireland. It was here that he broke in the legendary Dubai Millennium as a yearling. Two separate two-year spells followed as an assistant to both Charlie Mann and Noel Chance, before a switch to Alec Stewart.

Following Alec’s death in 2004, Ed initially took out a license on a temporary basis before going on to train in his own right. He has trained on both sides of Newmarket, training at Grand House Stables before switching back to the ‘Bury Side’ in 2011. Since training in his own right, Vaughan’s more high-profile horses have included Dance and Dance, Kotsi and Audemar.