Grand National: Rachael Blackmore makes history as first female jockey to win Aintree event
![Minella Times ridden by Rachael Blackmore has won the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM4ZDhlZGY3LWE3ZmEtNGU4NC04MTM0LWY0OWJhYWY5NzkzOToyZGY3ZThmOC1iM2E2LTQ2ZmMtYTBjYy04NzhlYzAzZTM5NGE=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Minella Times ridden by Rachael Blackmore has won the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase.](/img/placeholder.png)
Rachael Blackmore made history at Aintree as she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Minella Times.
Blackmore led home a one-two for trainer Henry de Bromhead, winning at 11-1 from 100-1 runner-up Balko Des Flos.
The Irish jockey, who last month was the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham - on De Bromhead's Honeysuckle - bided her time before challenging and leading two out en route to even greater glory at Aintree.
Aidan Coleman partnered Balko Des Flos - and Any Second Now was third for trainer Ted Walsh, with Willie Mullins' Burrows Saint finishing fourth to complete a clean sweep for Irish horses.