Rachael Blackmore Grand National: Is Rachael Blackmore in the Grand National? When did Rachael Blackmore win the Grand National?

In 2021, Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National in the 182-year history of the race. Rachael Blackmore had her first ride in the Grand National in 2018.

In the 2019 Grand National, Rachael Blackmore finished in tenth place on the de Bromhead-trained 66/1 chance Valseur Lido.

Rachael Blackmore received a degree in equine science at the University of Limerick. Blackmore rode her first winner as an amateur jockey on 10 February 2011, when Stowaway Pearl won the Tipperary Ladies’ Handicap Hurdle at Thurles.

Rachael Blackmore turned professional in March 2015 and her first winner as a professional was Most Honourable at Clonmel on 3 September 2015.

In 2017, Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to win the conditional riders’ championship in Ireland.

In 2021, Rachel Blackmore was crowned Horse Racing Ireland Irish Racing Hero and RTÉ Sports Person of the Year.

By finishing with six winners across the four days, Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Ruby Walsh Trophy for leading Cheltenham jockey in 2021 at the Cheltenham Festival.