Grand National winning and groundbreaking jockey injures neck and is undergoing rehabilitation
Rachael Blackmore is undergoing rehabilitation after picking up an injury in a fall at Downpatrick racecourse last Friday.
Blackmore suffered a neck injury when parting company with her mount Hand Over Fist, trained by Denis Howard, in a handicap chase. at the county Down venue "Following a fall at Downpatrick on Friday Rachael Blackmore has sustained a neck injury and will not ride in the coming weeks, while she undergoes rehabilitation for her injury,” said and Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board spokesman on Monday.
Her partnership with trainer Henry De Bromhead has been hugely successful and their association with mighty mare Honeysuckle saw them four times at Cheltenham and capture 13 Grade 1 races in total.
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