Rachael Blackmore: A career in pictures
With Rachael Blackmore having announced her immediate retirement from riding, we look back on some of the defining moments of an exceptional career in the saddle. Blackmore celebrates becoming the first female jockey to win the Randox Grand National on Minella Times in 2021 (David Davies for the Jockey Club). Blackmore was also the first female rider to claim Cheltenham Gold Cup glory on A Plus Tard in 2022 (David Davies/PA). Blackmore and Honeysuckle were runaway winners of the 2021 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham (Alan Crowhurst/PA). The two leading ladies managed to repeat the trick in 2022 (David Davies/PA). And who could forget the amazing scenes after they won the 2023 Mares' Hurdle (David Davies for the Jockey Club). Minella Indo was Blackmore's first Grade One winner when landing the 2019 Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham (Nigel French/PA) Blackmore speaks to Queen Camilla after winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Captain Guinness in 2024 (David Davies for the Jockey Club). Blackmore is presented with the trophy by television personality Gemma Collins after winning the 2025 Stayers' Hurdle with Bob Olinger (David Davies for the Jockey Club). Blackmore celebrates after winning the 2021 Ryanair Chase on Allaho (David Davies for the Jockey Club). Blackmore after completing an Irish Champion Hurdle hat-trick on Honeysuckle in 2022 (Niall Carson/PA).
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