The new Injured Jockey’s Fund (IJF) rehabilitation centre, to be opened in 2018, will be named after the legendary racing commentator Sir Peter O’Sullevan, who passed away in July last year at the age of 97.
Along with the IJF’s other two centres – Oaksey House in Lambourn and Jack Berry House in North Yorkshire, the Peter O’Sullevan House will provide Newmarket with a new state-of-the-art facility for the racing community.
Long remembered as the voice of racing, Sir Peter O’Sullevan was a regular commentator for the sport, often calling home the famous Grand National races on the BBC.
The new IJF project has been given a significant opening grant from the Peter O’Sullevan charitable trust and Chief Executive, Lisa Hancock is delighted to honour one of racing’s greats.
“The name Peter O’Sullevan House is a fitting tribute to one of racing’s most respected figures. It also sits extremely well alongside Lord Oaksey and Jack Berry, all three of them dedicated and passionate charity campaigners,” she said.
To be situated at Newmarket’s British Racing School, the Peter O’Sullevan House will also accommodate the Injured Jockey’s Fund head office. Development work will begin later this year.