Serial Winners Rachael Blackmore: Betfair ambassador calls time on magnificent career

• The full film of Serial Winners| Rachael Blackmore is now LIVE!

• View our latest Serial Winners film in this story, on Youtube or via our social channels

Betfair ambassador Rachael Blackmore retired from horseracing this week after a brilliant career as a jockey which saw her become the first woman to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National.

She finished with 18 wins at the Cheltenham Festival, landing two Champion Hurdles, a Champion Chase, and this year winning the Stayers Hurdle aboard Bob Olinger to complete the grand-slam of feature races across every day of the Cheltenham Festival.

One of the highlights of Rachael's time with Betfair was the Serial Winners iniative which launched in 2023 and saw Blackmore raise money for injured jockeys in the UK and Ireland. 

Betfair made an initial £100,000 donation and added £5,000 to the pot for every winner Rachael got over the finishing line up until last year's Grand National.

Blackmore finished on £210,000 before Betfair rounded up to the final donation to £250,000 to celebrate a great National Hunt season and an even better cause. She duly presented the cheque to the Injured Jockeys Fund and the Irish Injured Jockeys.

You can read Blackmore's statement on her retirment here and to revisit some of the best moments of her career in racing watch below the Betfair Serial Winners film 'Rachael Blackmore: The Game Changer'.

How to watch our latest Serial Winners film

Telling the story of Rachael Blackmore's rise through the sport, this short but epic film premieres for the first time on Saturday.

For those lucky enough to have been at Haydock on the release day of the film we had exclusive screenings at the Betfair Stable Cinema, located just beside the parade ring at the racecourse on Betfair chase Day.

Alternatively, everyone can watch Serial Winners wherever they may be - on your phone, in this story, on YouTube and also on Betfair's social channels!

Rachael Blackmore - The definition of a Serial Winner

From the training yards to the buzz of Cheltenham on a race day, this film will transport you to the action with some special guest appearances along the way!

Featuring insight from leading experts in the racing industry, including Betfair's own Kevin Blake and Vanessa Ryle, and ITV Racing's Ed Chamberlin tell the story of her rise to the top of the sport.

Rachael was not born into racing royalty but has become one of the most well-known National Hunt jockeys in the world through a series of astonishing performances at the biggest festivals throughout her career to date.

It's a far cry from her early years in the sport where she struggled to pick up rides on a regular basis, but now she has transformed herself into one of the most in-demand jockeys in jumps racing. In 'Serial Winners Rachael Blackmore' we explore how to be a Serial Winner in racing, you must tackle being a Serial Loser too

The film is an exciting canter through Rachael Blackmore's rise to fame and you can watch it all now!

How much can brilliant Blackmore make for charity?

In a huge iniatitive for Betfair and Rachael we also announced the launch of the Serial Winner Fund.

Starting with £100,000 in a pot to be shared between Injured Jockey's Fund and Irish Injured Jockeys on Saturday 25 November (Betfair Chase day), for every winner Rachael has ridden since we have added £5,000 to a total that could swell to £250,000!

At the Cheltenham Festival we doubled the donation to £10,000 per winner which she managed to land on two occassions across the four day meeting.

She currently heads in to the three day Aintree Grand National Festival with 19 winners which sees the current Serial Winners Total at £205k.

Read all about the fund in the link below.

Now read Rachael Blackmore's Serial Winner Fund