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LONDON (AP) — Rachael Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National, retired from horse racing on Monday with immediate effect.
The 35-year-old Blackmore became globally renowned in 2021 when she rode Minella Times to victory in the famous jumps race at Aintree.
A year after that Grand National triumph, Blackmore secured another first for a female jockey when riding A Plus Tard to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Winning the Champion Chase at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival meant Blackmore won all of the championship events at the prestigious meeting across her career — a feat very few jockeys complete and which put her further out on her own among female riders.