Home Mick Fitzgerald Mick Fitzgerald ‘He was part of the family’: Grand National hero dies aged 30 The gelding whose victory in the 1996 Grand National prompted his jockey Mick Fitzgerald to describe the win as 'better than sex' has been put to sleep Go behind the scenes with Channel 4 Racing *PICTURES* A £250,000 camera, 21 different screens to control, lots of manpower... and a full English breakfast. What does it take to produce a show watched by 550,000 people? Cheltenham champion See More Business dies The 1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner See More Business has died aged 24 New coaching programme for young jockeys launched A new coaching and mentoring programme to improve horsemanship among young jockeys has been launched by the British Horseracing Authority Grand National winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald is retiring from race riding National hunt jockey Mick Fitzgerald is retiring from the saddle on the advice of surgeons Second surgery success for injured jockey Mick Fitzgerald Mick Fitzgerald has successfully come through a second operation following his Grand National fall Mick Fitzgerald transfered to hospital closer to home Mick Fitzgerald has been transferred to a hospital closer to his Oxfordshire home following his fall from L’Ami in the Grand National last Saturday Mick Fitzgerald "comfortable" after Grand National fall Jockey Mick Fitzgerald remains in hospital in Liverpool after suffering a serious neck injury in a fall from L'Ami during the Grand National on Saturday