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10 Apr, 4 tweets, 3 min read
#BREAKING Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the #GrandNational on Saturday, coming home clear on her horse Minella Times For #AFPsports
#UPDATE "I don't feel I am either a female, a male or even a human at the moment," said Rachael Blackmore, 31, as she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Saturday. "It is unbelievable" For #AFPSports

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Rachael Blackmore, the first woman jockey to win the Grand National horse race, is in a rare group of female sport trailblazers For #AFPsports

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Rachael Blackmore found it hard to quantify her achievement in becoming the first woman jockey to win the Grand National but for legendary rider AP McCoy it is a "groundbreaker" for the sport
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