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.@rachaelblackmor chats to @sallynugent on @BBCBreakfast at Cheltenham










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“I always knew growing up that I wanted to be a jockey, but I never envisaged that I would be able to make a career out of it” Champion jockey Rachael Blackmore talks to @sallynugent
about her childhood and love of animals on #BBCBreakfast. More: https://bbc.in/38qiy9r
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Rachael Blackmore asked on @BBCBreakfast why Irish horses did so well at Cheltenham replied ” We were better”

Rachael Blackmore said her Cheltenham Festival had been “phenomenal” after becoming the first woman to be the leading jockey at the meeting.

The Irish rider had six wins, more than the entire British training contingent.

Blackmore, 31, was the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle, with Honeysuckle, and was second on A Plus Tard in the Gold Cup, which was won by Minella Indo.

“I can’t even comprehend being leading jockey – it’s crazy stuff,” she said.

“It’s phenomenal. It’s been brilliant. Henry de Bromhead is an incredible trainer. I’m just part of that team and getting on those horses.”

https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/56459134