How the family of Jonathan Fitzpatrick are keeping his memory and legacy alive

Tragedy struck when Jonathan was killed in a car crash on August 12, 2017, at the age of 23. But his story doesn’t end there because he had left an indelible mark, and not just for the vibrancy of his personality

Kilkenny-based trainer/breeder Sharon Fitzpatrick pictured at Keatingstown, just outside the city, with Coeur D’Amour. Picture Dylan Vaughan

Jonathan Fitzpatrick wanted to rule the world. He set his mind to it young and went about achieving it immediately.

While still 17, he decided he wanted to be a trainer and resolved to shadow the legendary Jim Bolger during his summer holidays. Having begged Paddy Quinlan to get him a job at Glebe House, he stopped making the journey from Keatingstown Stud, just outside Kilkenny city, to the road in Coolcullen after just six weeks, frustrated by not having become the maestro’s consigliere. So he decamped to Newmarket instead to Michael Quinlan.