Peter O'Sullevan
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Peter O'Sullevan (born in Ireland on 2 March 1918) was an BBC horse racing commentator and sports journalist. Popular events that he regularly covered included Royal Ascot and the Aintree Grand National, frequently sharing the latter task with Michael O'Hehir. He was known as the 'voice of racing'.
O'Sullivan also owned some successful horses. These include Attivo winner of the 1974 Triumph Hurdle. “And it’s first Attivo . . . trained by Cyril Mitchell . . . ridden by Robert Hughes . . . owned by Peter O’Sullevan . . .” On the day he retired from broadcasting in 1997 one of his horses won. He was knighted the same year.
