Racing

Best sporting moments of the year - No 4: Rachael Blackmore makes Gold Cup history

The first woman to ride the winner of National Hunt racing’s greatest prize did it the hard way

Rachael Blackmore on A Plus Tard celebrates winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup back in March. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Rachael Blackmore on A Plus Tard celebrates winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup back in March. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Philip Reid
Wed Dec 28 2022 - 12:30 • 2 MIN READ

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Philip Reid

Philip Reid

Philip Reid is Golf Correspondent of The Irish Times