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Horse & Hound Trending: Barony Fort ridden by Charlotte Brew takes the water jump Horse & Hound is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. After rewriting the history books to become the first female jockey to win the Grand National in the race’s 182-year history, Rachael Blackmore announced: “I can’t believe I am Rachael Blackmore. Genuinely I feel like that little kid and I just can’t believe it’s me.” The Irish jockey is living the dream while inspiring a new generation of aspiring young riders that anything possible. ....
Blackmore riding National high following landmark victory Mon 12 Apr 2021 Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore has admitted that she was unable to sleep on Saturday night as she re-lived her Aintree heroics. Just weeks after breaking boundaries at the Cheltenham Festival, by being crowned the leading rider in the Cotswolds, Blackmore outdid even that on Merseyside. Riding Minella Times in the most famous race in the world, 44 years after Charlotte Brew (now Budd) partnered the 250-1 shot Barony Fort to become the first female to ride in the race, Blackmore created history. While she would rather not focus on the issue of gender, she acknowledges that whatever she had previously achieved in her career, the recognition as a Grand National winner is on a completely different level. ....
Rachael Blackmore: Historic Grand National triumph for modest trailblazer By Frank KeoghBBC Sport at Aintree Last updated on Blackmore was the first woman to be leading jockey at last month s Cheltenham Festival Like countless young pony riders, Rachael Blackmore watched the film National Velvet starring Elizabeth Taylor and dreamed of one day winning the Grand National. On 10 April 2021 she made fantasy a reality. The first female jockey to triumph in the world s most famous steeplechase, with a stirring victory on Minella Times. National Velvet was definitely something that would have been on the television when we were growing up. I ve got no punchy line to go with it, she told me. ....
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