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Entertainment 3 years agoRachael Blackmore, A 31-Year-Old Irishwoman, And A Professional Jockey Since 2015 Is Now The First Woman, Riding Minella Times, To Win Britain’s Grand National Horse Race–A Male-Dominated Sport. Blackmore Is The 20th Female Jockey To Compete In The Grand National Race Since 1839. And Women Have Only Being Permitted As Jockeys Since 1975.
Blackmore 1st Woman to Win Grand National Horse Race | Voice of America – Englishhttps://www.voanews.com/europe/blackmore-1st-woman-win-grand-national-horse-race#:~:text=Rachael%20Blackmore%20ridding%20Minella%20Times,England%2C%20April%2010%2C%202021.A Hollywood fantasy turned into reality Saturday when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win Britain’s grueling Grand National horse race, breaking one of the biggest gender barriers in sports. Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwoman, rode Minella Times to victory at odds of 11-1 in the 173rd edition of the famous steeplechase at Aintree in Liverpool, northwest England “I don’t feel male or female right now. I don’t even feel human,” Blackmore said.
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