Lord John FitzGerald (3 March 1952 – 3 August 2015) was an Irish nobleman, British Army officer, racehorse trainer, and horseracing administrator.
Lord John was born in Dublin,[1] the second son of Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster, and his second wife, Anne, daughter of Lt-Col Philip Smith, MC, TD.
During his first season as licensed trainer, FitzGerald won the Norfolk Stakes at the 1986 Royal Ascot meeting with the horse called Sizzling Melody who became a leading sprinter of his generation also winning the Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster, and the Prix du Petit Couvert at Longchamp as well as being placed in the 1987 William Hill Sprint Championship[3] at York.
In 1992, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum recruited FitzGerald to administer horseracing in Dubai, with the aim of establishing the necessary conditions regulatory environment needed to host top class international races.
[2] FitzGerald concluded his career by returning to Newmarket and working, up until his death, as racing manager for Kirsten Rausing at the Lanwades Stud in Kennett.