RE-RIDING HISTORY

Blackmore 'sad but grateful' as she calls time on glittering career 1st female jockey to win Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup

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Prior to her Grand National triumph Blackmore had already become the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle aboard Honeysuckle that year and in 2022 she secured another first when steering A Plus Tard to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Having won the two-mile Champion Chase at the 2024 Festival with Captain Guinness, Bob Olinger’s Stayers' Hurdle win in March meant Blackmore ticked off the final championship event at Cheltenham — a career feat very few jockeys complete, putting Blackmore further out on her own among female riders.