2. Her first Cheltenham Festival winner came in 2019 on board A Plus Tard in the Close Brothers Novices’ Chase…
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Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
3. And her second quickly followed, winning the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle on Minella Indo later that week
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Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
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4. She steered Honeysuckle to the first part of an Irish Champion Hurdle hat-trick in 2020…
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Tom O'Hanlon / INPHO / INPHO
5. And had one of her greatest days on board the same horse in 2021 when Honeysuckle won the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival
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Mark Cranham / INPHO / INPHO
6. She finished the week with five more wins on Bob Olinger, Sir Gerhard, Allaho, Telmesomethinggirl and Quilixios to become the first woman to win the Cheltenham Festival’s leading jockey title
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Mark Cranham / INPHO / INPHO
7. A few weeks later, Blackmore ensured another momentous first as she steered Minella Times to the Aintree Grand National – the first female jockey to win the race
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8. Blackmore and Honeysuckle went back to the Cheltenham Festival in 2022 and defended their Champion Hurdle title…
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Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
9. And then she added yet another historic first — becoming the first woman to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup on board A Plus Tard
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Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
10. She won the Queen Mother Champion Chase with Captain Guinness in 2024…
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Tom Maher / INPHO / INPHO
11. Before signing off on her groundbreaking career with her 18th and final Cheltenham Festival winner on board Bob Olinger in the 2025 Stayers’ Hurdle, completing the full set of Cheltenham’s championship races
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11 photos that sum up the brilliance of Rachael Blackmore's historic career
1. Rachael Blackmore started her historic rise by becoming the first woman to win the Irish champion conditional title in 2017
2. Her first Cheltenham Festival winner came in 2019 on board A Plus Tard in the Close Brothers Novices’ Chase…
3. And her second quickly followed, winning the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle on Minella Indo later that week
4. She steered Honeysuckle to the first part of an Irish Champion Hurdle hat-trick in 2020…
5. And had one of her greatest days on board the same horse in 2021 when Honeysuckle won the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival
6. She finished the week with five more wins on Bob Olinger, Sir Gerhard, Allaho, Telmesomethinggirl and Quilixios to become the first woman to win the Cheltenham Festival’s leading jockey title
7. A few weeks later, Blackmore ensured another momentous first as she steered Minella Times to the Aintree Grand National – the first female jockey to win the race
8. Blackmore and Honeysuckle went back to the Cheltenham Festival in 2022 and defended their Champion Hurdle title…
9. And then she added yet another historic first — becoming the first woman to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup on board A Plus Tard
10. She won the Queen Mother Champion Chase with Captain Guinness in 2024…
11. Before signing off on her groundbreaking career with her 18th and final Cheltenham Festival winner on board Bob Olinger in the 2025 Stayers’ Hurdle, completing the full set of Cheltenham’s championship races
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