Rachael Blackmore celebrates her victory in the Grand National. Photo: ReutersRachael Blackmore made Grand National history by becoming the first female jockey to win the race as she steered Minella Times across the finishing line at Aintree on Saturday. The closest a female jockey had previously come to winning the most famous steeplechase in the world was Katie Walsh on Seabass in 2012 when she finished third. "I don't feel male or female right now, I don't even feel human. But eight-year-old Minella Times hit the front with two to go and made no mistake over the last before galloping clear to win by six lengths.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 10, 2021 17:26 UTC