Rachael Blackmore blazed a trail for female jockeys, but her achievements in racing spoke for themselves
Just like Ruby, Sonia, Rory or Willie before her, she reached the level of Irish sporting stardom where you only had to say ‘Rachael’ for everyone to know exactly who you were talking about.
That takes a special kind of fame but Rachael Blackmore’s extraordinary achievements in the saddle saw her hit levels of popularity where hordes of punters would just bet on her blindly because they “have to back Rachael”.
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