Michael Fitzgerald (born 10 May 1970) is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey and current television racing pundit.
After experience on the Pony racing circuit in Ireland he began riding out for Richard Lister, a local flat trainer in County Wexford, at the age of 16.
Once he had left school at 18, a growth spurt led to an increase in weight forcing a switch to National Hunt racing.
Fitzgerald's big winners included the Grand National, on Rough Quest in 1996, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup on See More Business in 1999.
Later in his career, Fitzgerald came back from injury to win the 2005 Hennessy Gold Cup on Trabolgan at Newbury for Nicky Henderson.
Mick Fitzgerald is now a popular face presenting[citation needed] and analysing both flat and National hunt races.
Fitzgerald is a well known character on the Lambourn racing scene, and is a close friend of Champion Jockey AP McCoy, with the pair playing golf together often.