Victorious Rachael Blackmore

Rachael Blackmore wins Grand National on Minella Times

Rachel Blackmore winning Grand National
Rachel Blackmore winning Grand National
Victorious Rachael Blackmore
Victorious Rachael Blackmore
Grand National race with out any spectators
Grand National race with out any spectators
Rachael Blackmore
Rachael Blackmore
Blackmore wins the Grand National
Blackmore wins the Grand National

Thirty-one-year old. Irish rider, Rachael Blackmore became  the first female jockey to win the Grand National with victory on Minella Times at Aintree, with a 11-1 chance trained by Henry de Bromhead who also saddled runner-up Balko Des Flos.

“I don’t feel male or female right now. I don’t even feel human” Rachael Blackmore said after making sporting history.

 

Any Second Now was third with Burrows Saint fourth.

The 173rd running of the world’s most famous steeplechase provided a story fo the ages as Blackmore won in the colours of woner JP McManus.

Previously the closest a female jockey had come to winning the race was Katie Walsh on Seabass in 2012 when she finished third.

There were no spectators at the Merseyside track because of Covid-19 protocols, but the historic moment was not lost on the jockeys, trainers and owners.