The rise of Rachael Blackmore

We talk to rising star of the weighing room, Rachael Blackmore, the first woman to win the conditional jockey title in Ireland after only taking the decision to join the professional ranks in the spring of 2015.
Rachel tells us how she made that decision to turn professional and hear from the man who gave her a first break, trainer Shark Hanlon. Lizzier Kelly, Robbie Power and Willie Mullins are among the other professional to the hard-working and talented rider in our behind the scenes feature.
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[@zambush3180]

2021 marks the year for Rachel Blackmore. Very very well done, so proud of her 💯

[@lawrencetodd423]

Great set of hands to settle horses an so talented an lovely person deserves all the credit she gets an well done the shark for giving her the chance an saving her from getting hurt what a jockey she has turned out to be would make any man jockey jealous she is so good well done Rachel 💕👍

[@Bobbygregstanius]

2 Grade 1 wins today! She’s a gonna be a legend!

[@patreid100]

What an admirable lady. Really fantastic achievement. Hope she continues to flourish and she could even be champion in France were she to move there. Riding for almost 90 different trainers in a season just emphasises how good she is. Well done.

[@uhegbu]

Name to watch certainly just like Lizzie Kelly is doing.

[@billmensale7552]

Blackmore is streets ahead of Kelly - in every department. Lucy Alexander & Bryony Frost the best english ladies imo

[@patriciabracken7546]

Well done Rachel👏👏👏👏👏👏 I love horses what beautiful Animals.

[@jasonmcdaid2200]

Best female jockey ever simple as As good as any of the top fellas

[@hs3244]

No, better!

[@alanread4763]

Rockin Rachael, she has a wonderful affinity with the horse. She also appears to have a knack for "tactical awareness". You can't teach that. Respect Rachael. 👍

[@tonymurray814]

The lad said what’s next for Rachel ? Maybe a cheltenham festival winner..........March 2021, how about six festival winners and crowned festival champion!!!!!

[@Minime163]

How about the antry grandnational

[@petermoloney7533]

Congratulations best wishes well Done Rachel Blackmore blue and gold flags flying high in the hills of killeneaul in the premier county of Tipperary Ireland Munster. Well Done Rachel Blackmore jockey best wishes on your brilliant performance Cheltenham festival 2021 and Aintree grand national 2021 . The champion jockey Rachel Blackmore.

[@ckzf1842]

Well, she’s since won the Grand National !

[@declanfitzgerald4276]

The best jockey out there bar none.. Does the basics better then any other jocky... Wat a lady and she's Irish

[@James-lm6wt]

Sharks a shrewd man

[@studytrench8959]

Good one

[@Limekiln100]

Great technique, stays off a horses mouth with silken hands.

[@podgemuller]

This has aged well 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@big.a1131]

Yup Rachel

[@philipbuckley3192]

30 years ago you have got ten million to one on a woman riding 6 winners at Cheltenham festival unbelievable in your lifetime

[@petermoloney7533]

Congratulations best wishes well Done Rachel Blackmore the premier county Tipperary jockey blue and gold flags flying high in the hills of killeneaul.

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

looks a certainty to be on? Envoi Allen next week

[@shaneymac8398]

She's a great rider but she's some woman to take a fall... im probably her magpie because id say 90% of the horses i backed her on fell.. she b delighted to know iv stopped betting 😊😊 More luck to her. Hard game to make it , 100 times more being a lady... thats not been sexist just the truth.

[@silverkitty2503]

no boozing no shenanigans ...easier to keep weight ..women are the future.