Horse racing-Blackmore back with Minella Times for Grand National

RACHAEL BLACKMORE has set her sights on a second Grand National - although victory next year would look radically different to her 2021 win. The Jockey Club confirmed a raft of new changes to the 2024 renewal, including slashing the number of runners. Blackmore made history on Minella Times a couple of years ago - the same year she gave up the ride…

The favourite to win the Grand National Rachael Blackmore will have to best her boyfriend to take poll position at Aintree today. She was the first woman the win the race in 2021 will be lining up against her partner, jockey Brian Hayes, 33, riding Mr Incredible. Blackmore, also 33, is joint favourite to win the Grand National this year, as her and…

ChatGPT has predicted the winner of the Grand National with the winning horse tipped to be a "true champion" by AI. Ahead of the race at Aintree on Saturday evening, the result has been predicted by ChatPGT after the system was asked to come up with an outcome by Sportslens. According to the prediction, Rachael Blackmore will claim victory on Ain't…

Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore rode to fame in 2021, by becoming the first female to win the Grand National in the race's long history. That's far from being her only record. She was also the first woman to be a leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival with six victories in 2021, including the prestigious Champion Hurdle. In 2022 she won the…

Recent years have seen Rachael Blackmore emerge as one of the biggest stars in horse racing, with her wins at Cheltenham confirming her status as one of the sport's top jockeys. However, it is her Grand National win at Aintree which truly announced her arrival as one of the most talented jockeys aroud and made her a household name. After a stunning…

Which horse could Rachael Blackmore ride in the 2023 Grand National is a question horse racing fans will be debating as the build-up to the famous steeplechase hots-up. Rachael Blackmore cemented herself in the Grand National record books in 2021 when she steered home Minella Times to win the Merseyside Marathon. She became the first female jockey…

RACHAEL BLACKMORE'S historic Grand National-winning horse Minella Times has been retired aged ten. The Henry de Bromhead-trained runner was being fine-tuned for another go at the world's most famous race. But he suffered a setback in his work and the decision was taken to retire him on the day the weights for the £1million Aintreee feature were…

Rachael Blackmore will once again partner Minella Times in the Grand National this year. The pair made history 12 months ago when the Tipperary jockey became the first woman to win the famous race at Aintree. And punters are backing Blackmore to taste more big race success just weeks after she won the Gold Cup on A Plus Tard at Cheltenham. William…

While the Cheltenham Festival may be regarded by aficionados as the pinnacle of jumps racing, the Grand National at Aintree is seen as the people's race. More than 600 million people worldwide are expected to tune in and watch the 40 horses and their jockeys tackle the 30 fences along the famous four-mile-and-514-yards course this afternoon. And…

The 2022 Grand National will take centre-stage this weekend as Minella Times and Rachael Blackmore look to retain their crown. Blackmore rode Minella Times to a thrilling win at Aintree last season as the elite action returned following its cancelation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Punters will be scrambling to pick their winners for this…

A trainer has made a shrewd move to book Rachael Blackmore to ride one of his best horses at Aintree. Alan Jones, who trains just 12 thoroughbreds, sends Lady Excalibur to the Grand National meeting this week. The mare has won two of her three races, including her most recent start at the Liverpool venue in October. Jones has kept her ticking over…

Minella Times and Rachael Blackmore were history-makers in last year's Grand National and will have to produce another landmark performance to win again at Aintree on Saturday. Minella Times is now top weight and will have to shoulder 11st 10lb after the unexpected scratching of his Henry De Bromhead-trained stablemate Chris's Dream. If Blackmore's…

Minella Times and Rachael Blackmore after last year's Grand National Henry de Bromhead is confident the return to Aintree will rejuvenate Minella Times when he bids to follow up last year's success in the Randox Grand National under Rachael Blackmore. The nine-year-old was part of history when Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the…

Blackmore heads to Aintree on a high after winning last week's Cheltenham Gold Cup on A Plus Tard. Trainer Henry de Bromhead plans to run 2021 big race hero Minella Times Jockey Rachael Blackmore made history on Minella Times in the 2021 Grand National at Aintree Rachael Blackmore was the toast of Aintree when she became the first female jockey to…

It's the final day of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival and there's seven more races taking place. The Gold Cup is the feature contest at 3.30pm and Rachael Blackmore is bidding to become the first female jockey to win it. On her chances, she said: "The Gold Cup is what the whole week of Cheltenham builds around. It's the pinnacle of the racing year and…

Racegoers arrive for the first day of the Cheltenham Festival The finale of the Cheltenham Festival saw Rachael Blackmore make to become the first female jockey to win the blue riband event of jump-racing as Minella Indo's attempt to secure back-to-back victories fell short. Despite a bright and sunny day three, the going is soft again after the…

RACHAEL BLACKMORE showed she is the undisputed Queen of Cheltenham by becoming the first woman ever to win the Gold Cup. The superstar Irish jockey, 32, left her rivals miles behind on 3-1 favourite A Plus Tard - with Sir Alex Ferguson's horse coming third. It continues Blackmore's fairytale rise from this event last year, when she infamously gave…

GRAND NATIONAL hero Henry de Bromhead has expressed his shock at the hike in the weights Minella Times has suffered in a bid to defend his Grand National title. The top Irish trainer is'surprised' the JP McManus-owned hero has given him a rating of 161. That means he will carry 11st 4lb for the Aintree marathon, the same as dual winner Tiger…

A regular feature at the end of any sporting year is the presentation of awards in recognition of success throughout the season. Last week saw Irish jumps jockey Rachael Blackmore collect four prestigious awards in the space of four days. Horse Racing I reland Irish Racing Hero 2021, Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year 2021, RTÉ Sportsperson of the…

Rachel Blackmore ended a year of hurt today after becoming the first ever woman to win the Gold Cup - 12 months after coming second in the same race. Both times she had ridden on A Plus Tard, but this year the horse helped her make history watched on by gasping Cheltenham Festival punters. She banished the agony of last year's race where she said…

A Hollywood fantasy turned into reality on Saturday when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win Britain's grueling Grand National horse race, breaking down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports. Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwoman, rode Minella Times to a landmark victory at odds of 11-1 in the 173rd edition of the famous…

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…

Blackmore was top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival and she could star again by becoming the first female rider to win the Grand National on Minella Times Does Cheltenham form work out at Aintree? Rachael Blackmore hopes so. Punters will speculate over the stars of the National Hunt Festival will reproduce their brilliance three weeks on, but that…