Horse racing: Michael O'Sullivan airlifted to hospital after fall
2025-02-07
Category: sports

Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan has been airlifted to hospital after a fall at Thurles on Thursday.O'Sullivan was riding Wee Charlie for Gerard O'Leary and was one of three fallers at the final fence in the two-mile Racing Again February 20th Handicap Chase.The two-time winner at Cheltenham in 2023 was treated on the track before he was transferred by air ambulance to Cork University Hospital.The meeting was abandoned following the incident.A statement published on X by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board said: "Due to the ongoing medical situation at the time, the Raceday Stewards made the decision to abandon the remainder of the card."The board added that O'Sullivan was "stabilised" before he was airlifted to hospital."All our thoughts and prayers are with Mikey O'Sullivan and his family tonight. We express our gratitude to the amazing medical team who tended to Mikey on course," a statement from Thurles read.O'Sullivan shot to prominence in 2023 when winning the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham aboard Marine Nationale before winning the Fred Winter with Jazzy Matty.