Rachael Blackmore first female jockey to win Grand National
Al Jazeera
The 31-year-old Irishwoman rode Minella Times to a landmark victory in the 173rd edition of the famous steeplechase in Liverpool.
A Hollywood fantasy turned into reality when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win Britain’s gruelling Grand National horse race, breaking down one of the biggest gender barriers in sport. Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwoman, rode Minella Times to a landmark victory on Saturday in the 173rd edition of the famous steeplechase at Aintree in Liverpool, northwest England. “I don’t feel male or female right now. I don’t even feel human,” Blackmore said. “This is just unbelievable.”
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