Trailblazing jockey Rachael Blackmore lands major new Cheltenham Festival role

Rachael Blackmore lands surprise new job months after horse racing icon retired

Rachael Blackmore has taken on a new role after retiring from horse racing in May following a record-breaking career.

First female Grand National winner set to return with new role as Cheltenham reintroduces iconic day

Former horse rider Rachael Blackmore will take up a new role as Head of Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival as the track aims to attract more female racegoers.Data collated by the Jockey Club shows only a quarter of Cheltenham attendees are female, a lower figure than the general 39 per cent average throughout jump tracks, according to research undertaken by the Racecourse Association and Great British Racing.To remedy this, the Gloucestershir…

Trailblazing jockey Rachael Blackmore lands major new Cheltenham Festival role

The Racecourse says Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, is the ‘ideal ambassador’ to attract more women to the sport

Rachael Blackmore ‘excited’ after landing new high profile job at Cheltenham Festival - The Mirror

The trailblazing former jockey Rachael Blackmore has been appointed to a new ambassadorial position in which she will try to encourage more women to attend racing events

'It's going to be a very different experience' - Rachael Blackmore lands surprise new job

The Tipperary woman retired in May following a remarkable career, becoming the first female jockey to ride the winner of the Gold Cup and Grand National

Rachael Blackmore to Take On Ladies’ Day Ambassador Role at Cheltenham

Rachael Blackmore to Take On Ladies’ Day Ambassador Role at Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore will make her first return to Cheltenham since retiring when she begins her new role with the racecourse this weekend. Blackmore, who captured the 2022 Gold Cup on A Plus Tard, has been appointed as head of Ladies’ Day on 11 March in an ambassadorial role designed to encourage more women to attend the Festival. This year marks the ret…