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Doyle "It was an incredible achievement and the way things have been going over the last few years it was only a matter of time before a female won the
11:00AM, APR 12 2021
Leading trainer Dan Skelton has lauded Henry de Bromhead and his team, likening their unprecedented clean sweep of the spring s major prizes to the domination Michael Jordan s Chicago Bulls enjoyed in their heyday.
Six NBA titles in the 1990s made the Bulls a household name – something the County Waterford-based De Bromhead and his go-to rider Rachael Blackmore have also become.
They teamed up to magnificent effect again on Saturday, winning the Grand National at Aintree with Minella Times, who provided the stable with another big-race triumph after the Blackmore-ridden Honeysuckle romped away with the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, where the trainer also captured the Champion Chase (Put The Kettle On) and Cheltenham Gold Cup (Minella Indo).
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Updated / Monday, 12 Apr 2021
10:17
Rachael Blackmore says her achievement of winning the Grand National is still sinking in.
The Tipperary rider became the first female jockey to win the race in its 182-year history when coming home in first place on board Minella Times in Aintree on Saturday. I don t think it has [sunk] in, I don’t think it will for a while, it’s just incredible, Blackmore told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland. Every child with a pony grows up thinking about the Grand National. It was the first race that captured my imagination as a child. You dream about it.