Rachael Blackmore

Sportswoman of the Year awards as it happened: Kellie Harrington named winner for 2024

Katie-George Dunlevy, Linda Kelly and Eve McCrystal win Team of the Year award

Fri Dec 20 2024 - 15:51

Sportswoman of the Year Awards: Celebration of women’s achievements hits its 20th year

Monthly winners this year included Kellie Harrington, Rachael Blackmore and Rhasidat Adeleke

Fri Dec 20 2024 - 06:00

JP McManus’s new purchase The Wallpark on target for tilt at Grade One glory in Ascot’s Long Walk

Rachael Blackmore forced to settle for minor money at Naas on her comeback from a neck injury

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 06:00

Rachael Blackmore ‘counting down the days’ to racing return

Grand National-winning rider has been absent since a fall at Downpatrick in late September

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 15:22

Rachael Blackmore out for weeks with injury after fall at Downpatrick

Pioneering jockey injured her neck when her mount Hand Over Fist fell

Mon Sept 23 2024 - 21:16

Willie Mullins aims eight at Galway Hurdle as he bids for sixth win in nine years

Galway Day 4 preview: Jockey Wesley Joyce teams up again with Red Heel two years after near disastrous spill in the Corrib Stakes

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 06:00

Percival Legallois could spoil Gordon Elliott’s hopes of a landmark fifth Galway Plate success

JP McManus-owned In Excelsis Deo bids to become first cross-channel trained Plate winner since 2008

Wed Jul 31 2024 - 06:00

Racing ‘minnow’ Brian Duffy hopes lightning strikes twice in Galway feature

Champion jockey Colin Keane aiming for fourth win in Mile highlight

Tue Jul 30 2024 - 06:00

The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for March: Rachael Blackmore

Having won the Gold Cup on A Plus Tard and two Champion Hurdles on Honeysuckle, Blackmore secured the third jewel in the festival’s crown on 17-2 shot Captain Guinness

Sat Apr 13 2024 - 06:00

Cheltenham 2024 day four as it happened: Galopin Des Champs wins Gold Cup for Mullins

It’s Gold Cup day as Ireland looks to hit back following a successful Thursday for British trainers

Fri Mar 15 2024 - 18:53

Cheltenham: Captain Guinness and Rachael Blackmore secure Queen Mother Champion Chase

Henry de Bromhead’s 17-2 shot secures Wednesday’s big prize after Willie Mullins’s El Fabiolo pulled up

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 16:27

Slade Steel confirms successful transition period for De Bromhead-Blackmore team

Corbetts Cross lands National Hunt Chase in a canter to seal apt success for Emmet Mullins

Tue Mar 12 2024 - 18:35

Women jockeys on the racing industry: ‘Of course, we’ve progressed. But where are the rest of the girls?’

From old-fashioned trainers to difficulties getting horses to ride, obstacles are left, right and centre for women in racing

Sun Mar 10 2024 - 06:00

Ain’t That A Shame battles to Thyestes triumph

Henry de Bromhead-trained horse recovers from Grand National disaster to triumph in Kilkenny

Thu Jan 25 2024 - 16:48

Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning horse A Plus Tard has retired

Rachael Blackmore won the Gold Cup on the famous horse, which rocketed to 15-length success that day

Thu Jan 18 2024 - 14:41

Bob Olinger impresses on return to hurdles action with Cheltenham victory

Rachael Blackmore says two-time Cheltenham Festival winner ‘jumped the best he has ever jumped’

Mon Jan 01 2024 - 16:26

Bob Olinger looking to make a new year splash in Cheltenham clash with Marie’s Rock

New Year’s Day action at Cheltenham kicks off British racing’s Premier Raceday promotion push

Sun Dec 31 2023 - 15:12

Sports Review 2023: Honeysuckle’s final magnificent hurrah

Great mare Honeysuckle her racing career in fitting style for trainer Henry De Bromhead on a bittersweet day at Cheltenham

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 06:00

Captain Guinness set to tackle Jonbon in bid to secure elusive Grade One victory

Constitution Hill now likely to take his chance in rescheduled Fighting Fifth Hurdle

Tue Dec 05 2023 - 06:00

Rachael Blackmore chases first winner at Laytown’s historic beach fixture

Dermot Weld’s Azazat has new headgear in Galway’s listed feature

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 05:00

British honorary awards

‘I am continually amused at the word empire being used in British honorary awards’

Thu Jul 13 2023 - 00:45

Rachael Blackmore says honorary MBE ‘a privilege to receive’

Tipperary jockey says ‘it’s an honour to see my racing achievements being recognised in this way’

Thu Jun 29 2023 - 20:36

Rachael Blackmore awarded honorary MBE for services to sport in Britain

Irish jockey became the first woman to win both the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National

Wed Jun 28 2023 - 15:12

Rachael Blackmore suspended for five days after investigation into Lady Rita ride

Jockey found to have mistaken the winning post a circuit too early at Kilbeggan

Wed May 24 2023 - 19:54

Irish racing needs professional stewarding sooner rather than later

IHRB keeps shooting itself in the foot over inconsistent decisions, including Saldier’s win in Killarney and Rachael Blackmore controversy at Kilbeggan

Fri May 19 2023 - 05:00

Rachael Blackmore named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the month

Blackmore’s final race with Honeysuckle at Cheltenham was always going to be an emotional affair

Thu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00

Cheltenham: Rachael Blackmore guides Envoi Allen to Ryanair Chase success

Henry de Bromhead’s Cheltenham Festival run of form continued on Thursday

Thu Mar 16 2023 - 17:53

Cheltenham Festival: Fairytale ending as Honeysuckle signs off with emotional win

Rachael Blackmore leads home Henry de Bromhead’s star in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle

Tue Mar 14 2023 - 18:32

Cheltenham Festival 2023: Race times, TV details, best of the Irish and more

Everything you need to know about the biggest week of the horse racing year

Fri Mar 10 2023 - 19:00

Rachael Blackmore’s history-making Grand National winner Minella Times retired

Blackmore became the first woman to win National on Minella Times in 2021

Tue Feb 21 2023 - 11:44

This is a golden age for Irish sportswomen but they still do not get the support they deserve

Audiences want good sport no matter who plays it - so demand more coverage of women

Mon Feb 20 2023 - 05:00

Monty’s Star books Cheltenham ticket after Clonmel success

Trainer Henry de Bromhead secures one-two in feature race with winner set for Albert Bartlett

Thu Feb 16 2023 - 16:56

Retirement could beckon for Honeysuckle after Leopardstown defeat by State Man

Record Dublin Racing Festival attendance watches Willie Mullins saddle 1,739/1 five-timer

Sun Feb 05 2023 - 18:45

Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore bid to bounce back from defeat in Irish Champion Hurdle

Racing’s ‘poster’ combination face major threat from Mullins pair State Man and Vauban

Sat Feb 04 2023 - 06:00