Women are stronger than men : the Rachael Blackmore story
The Grand National-winning jockey s accomplishments over the past few weeks have created the type of ructions racing has seldom seen
16 April 2021 • 11:35am
Rachael Blackmore made history by becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National
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Stardom, Rachael Blackmore once suggested, was a status best reserved for Beyonce, not her. Even after scripting a real-life
National Velvet, as the first female jockey to win the world’s greatest steeplechase, she has resisted trumpeting herself as a trailblazer. But her admirers across an Irish racing community still absorbing her feat are not quite so coy.
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Rachael Blackmore at Fairyhouse Races.
Image: Caroline Norris/INPHO
Image: Caroline Norris/INPHO
RACHAEL BLACKMORE HAS won the Grand National, the Champion Hurdle, the leading Cheltenham jockey award.
So the 5.30 at Ballinrobe on a Friday night may not appear to be as glamourous in comparison but when you are chasing the Champion Jockey title for the 2020-21 season, every race is a big one.
Rachael Blackmore found it hard to quantify her achievement in becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National, but for legendary rider AP McCoy it is a "groundbreaker" for the sport.
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