Rachael Blackmore shares pictures from wedding to Brian Hayes in private West Cork ceremony
Rachael Blackmore at the irish premiere of the film Hamnet at the Light House Cinema. Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie.
Jockey Rachael Blackmore tied the knot with her partner and fellow jockey Brian Hayes last month, and has now shared images from the day on social media.
She posted a black-and-white image of the couple as well as a colour photo of them beside their wedding car.
Their photographer, Alina O'Mahony, shared more images of the day on her Instagram account, including a shot of Blackmore and Hayes signing the register.
Hayes confirmed that the pair got married in private in Rosscarbery, West Cork, at the beginning of January.
In a recent post-race interview with RacingTV, he said: “I got married 10 days ago now, I suppose.
“Myself and Rachael got married, so yeah, off the market. [It was] a lovely day.
"We got married on the Friday down home in Rosscarbery, in my home place, went up there to Cavan then on the Monday and had a big party up there with all our friends and family and it was nice. Just nice to get married finally.”
He revealed that they had not yet taken time off for a honeymoon, as he was racing at Fairyhouse just after the wedding, but that they intend to travel in the summer.
“We might go somewhere in June, there. We have a month off in June.”
He said the wedding was “great fun” and that everyone behaved themselves.
A legend of national hunt racing, Blackmore made history during her career as the first female jockey to win the Grand National and the Gold Cup.
The Tipperary trailblazer retired last year, but still inspires people far beyond racing.
Back in November, Blackmore joined Patrick Kielty on the along with Croía Shine, a service user of the Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre at ChildVision, and her mother, Cara, to launch the Toy Show Appeal.
- This article was first published on January 19 and updated on February 9, 2026 to include Instagram embeds of the wedding photos.
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