Star jockey Rachael Blackmore named RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year

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WHAT A YEAR: Pictured receiving the RTE Sport Sportsperson of the Year award at the RTE Sport Awards is Rachael Blackmore. Picture: Naoise Culhane

CHELTENHAM heroine Rachael Blackmore has been named RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year. The National Hunt jockey twice made history this year. 

Firstly, with a stunning week at the Cheltenham Festival, where she was the first-ever female to be crowned ‘Top Jockey’, with six wins, including in the Champion Hurdle with Honeysuckle.