Grand National-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore has retired from racing with immediate effect.
In 2021, the Irishwoman became the first female jockey to win the race, which began in 1839.
Blackmore won the world’s most famous steeplechase aboard Henry de Bromhead-trained Minella Times in the colours of owner JP McManus.
“I feel the time is right. I’m sad but I’m also incredibly grateful for what my life has been for the past 16 years,” Blackmore, 35, said in a statement.
“It is daunting, not being able to say that I am a jockey anymore. Who even am I now! But I feel so incredibly lucky to have had the career I’ve had.”
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