Mick Fitzgerald
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Michael Fitzgerald (born 10 May 1970) is a retired Irish
Career as a Jockey
Mick Fitzgerald's career lasted for over 15 years. After experience on the
After proving himself with regular rides he was given a retainer to
During 2008 Grand National in which he was riding L'Ami he fell at the second fence sustaining spinal injuries. This was the second injury of this type he sustained in the latter part of his career. On 7 August 2008 due to his injury, aged 38, Fitgerald was forced into retirement as any return came with the threat of paralysis. Fitzgerald had initially planned to retire in Spring 2007 on the offer of a sporting hospitality job, but Nicky Henderson had such a successful season that Fitzgerald found it impossible to hang up his boots. Although his career was cut short he is still one of the most successful jump jockeys of all time riding over 1300 winners.
Career post retirement
Mick Fitzgerald is now a popular face presenting[
Personal life
Mick Fitzgerald lives in the
Fitzgerald wrote an autobiography when he finished riding, called "Better Than Sex: my autobiography". The title comes from his famous quote to Des Lynam live on the BBC after winning the 1996 National – "After that, Des, even sex is an anticlimax!".
Cheltenham Festival wins (14)
- Cheltenham Gold Cup - (1) See More Business (1999)
- Queen Mother Champion Chase - (1) Call Equiname (1999)
- Stayers' Hurdle - (1) Bacchanal (2000)
- Arkle Challenge Trophy - (1) Tiutchev (2000)
- RSA Insurance Novices' Chase - (1) Trabolgan(2005)
- Ryanair Chase - (1) Fondmort (2006)
- Triumph Hurdle - (1) Katarino (1999)
- Festival Trophy Handicap Chase - (2) Rough Quest (1995), Marlborough (2000)
- Coral Cup - (1) Xenophon (2003)
- Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase- (1) Non So (2006)
- Cathcart Challenge Cup - (3) Raymylette (1994), Stormy Fairweather (1999, 2000)
Other major wins
- Grand National - (1) Rough Quest (1996)
- King George VI Chase - (1) See More Business (1999)
- Tingle Creek Chase - (1) Kauto Star (2005)
- Christmas Hurdle - (2) Geos (2000), Landing Light (2001)
- Henry VIII Novices' Chase - (1) Fondmort (2001)
- Kauto Star Novices' Chase - (3) Fiddling the Facts (1997), Bacchanal (2000), Ungaro (2006)
- Finale Juvenile Hurdle - (3) Mister Banjo (1999), Blue Shark (2005), Good Bye Simon (2006)
- Ascot Chase - (1) Tiutchev (2001)
- Betway Bowl - (1) See More Business(2000)
- Aintree Hurdle -(1) Bimsey (1997)
- Mildmay Novices' Chase - (1) Irish Hussar (2003)
- Sefton Novices' Hurdle - (1) Chief Dan George (2007)
- Punchestown Champion Chase - (2) Big Matt (1998), Get Real (2000)
- Ryanair Novice Chase - (1) Tiutchev(2000)
- Champion Four Year Old Hurdle - (3) Katarino (1999), Quatre Heures (2006), Punjabi (2007)
- Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle- (1) Royal Paradise (2005)
References
- ^ Alder Hey Charity. "Meet our supporters", Liverpool 2013. Retrieved on 23 June 2014.