Rachael Blackmore: the undisputed queen of racing after more heroics Sat 10 Apr 2021 Rachael Blackmore penned another remarkable piece of racing history as her Grand National triumph on Minella Times outshone even her Cheltenham Festival heroics. In the space of less than a month, Blackmore has ridden a wave – and a succession of brilliant horses too, of course – which will ensure her household-name status for generations to come. As the first female jockey to win the Grand National – and the Champion Hurdle, and to be top rider at the Cheltenham Festival – she will be the default, and almost certainly correct, answer to a raft of racing trivia questions stretching long into the future.