History-maker Rachael Blackmore becomes the first woman to win the Grand National

History-maker Rachael Blackmore becomes the first woman to win the Grand National as she leads 11/1 shot Minella Times to a comfortable victory at Aintree just weeks after dominating the Cheltenham Festival Rachael Blackmore made history as she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Minella Times The Irish rider, who … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: It’s inspiring to see a woman at the top in Rachael Blackmore… soon it’ll be normal

There will come a time when it will be just jockeys clearing the last at Cheltenham, when we will no longer be able to distinguish a Bryony or a Rachael from a Jack or Paul. That time is not yet. It is still relatively new to the sport, this equality business. It is still a … Read more

Jockey Rachael Blackmore races into the record books… at a deserted Cheltenham Festival

Her first racing triumph, aged 13 and riding a pony, gave no hint that Rachael Blackmore would one day make history. But yesterday she entered the record books by becoming the first woman to win the Champion Hurdle, highlight of the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Miss Blackmore, 31, from Killenaule in County Tipperary, … Read more