Cheltenham Festival, Michael and Jockey Club

Horse racing-Cheltenham Festival race renamed in honour of late Irish jockey O'Sullivan
The opening race of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival has been renamed in honour of jockey Michael O'Sullivan, who died at the age of 24 after sustaining injuries in a fall in Ireland earlier this month, the Jockey Club said.
Jockey Michael O’Sullivan Dies at 24 After Fall in Horse Race: ‘An Exceptionally Talented Young Rider'
Michael O’Sullivan had been in an induced coma since falling at the two-mile Racing Again February 20th Handicap Chase on Feb. 6. The 24-year-old jockey died from his injuries on Sunday, Feb. 16, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board confirmed in a press release.
Opening race of Cheltenham Festival renamed in honour of tragic jockey Michael O’Sullivan following death aged 24
THE opening race of the Cheltenham Festival has been renamed in honour of tragic jockey Michael O’Sullivan. The much-loved rider died aged 24 earlier this month as a result of injuries
Irish jockey Michael O’Sullivan dies at 24, days after falling during a race
Irish jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died at the age of 24 as a result of the injuries he sustained in a fall during a race 10 days ago, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) announced on Sunday.
Michael O’Sullivan: Jockey, 24, dies following fall in horse race
Jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died following injuries suffered in a fall in a race. In a statement on behalf of his family the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) announced the 24-year-old Irishman had passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan dies after suffering injuries in fall during a race
Michael O'Sullivan, a 24-year-old Irish jockey, died Sunday after falling during a race earlier this month, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board said.
Cheltenham 2025: First race at Festival to be run in Michael O’Sullivan’s memory
The Jockey Club and race sponsors Sky Bet have chosen to honour the jockey, who died from injuries sustained in a fall, in the race he captured in 2023
Cheltenham Festival: Supreme Novices' Hurdle renamed in honour of former winner Michael O'Sullivan for 2025
Michael OSullivan died aged 24 earlier this month after a fall at Thurles; the Sky Bet-sponsored opening race at the Cheltenham Festival this year will be named The Michael OSullivan Supreme Novices H
Supreme renamed in honour of Michael O’Sullivan
Michael O’Sullivan will be honoured at the Cheltenham Festival with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle to be run in his memory
Cheltenham renames race in tribute to O'Sullivan
The opening Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival will be renamed in tribute to jockey Michael O'Sullivan, who died after a fall.
Jockey Michael O’Sullivan, 24, dies after horror fall
Michael O’Sullivan, the Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey, has died from head injuries sustained in a horror last-fence fall ...
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Michael O’Sullivan dead aged 24: Tragic Cheltenham-winning jockey dies ten days after horror five-horse pile-up
RACING has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Michael O'Sullivan aged just 24. The jumps rider passed away following a fall at Thurles ...
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Michael O'Sullivan was blessed with a rare talent and had a huge future in racing after absorbing the wisdom of giants, writes DOMINIC KING after the jockey's tragic death aged 24
The tragedy of this story is its heartbreaking, premature conclusion. Michael O'Sullivan had it all ahead of him, a young man of 24 with a rare talent and tremendous temperament, but today there ...