Rachael Blackmore shares rare insight into life with jockey boyfriend as she unwinds at festival
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Blackmore generally keeps her relationship out of the public eye
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Her, Brian and pals smiling for the camera on a night out
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Top amateur jockey Patrick Mullins was sat beside her in this one
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Unwinding on a gorgeous sunny day spent at a music festival
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Her latest Instagram post was notable for how little it showcased photos taken in a racing background.
Instead, there were pics from her attending a friend's wedding, at a music festival and savouring general nights out with friends.
Her jockey boyfriend Brian Hayes featured in a few of them. Tipperary native Blackmore generally steers any interview question about him back to racing.
But she has given the odd titbit of information about
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In a 2021 interview she did lift the lid on how they shared a house at the time with another jockey star.
She outlined: "I live with two other jockeys, Patrick Mullins and Brian Hayes.
"I am going out with Brian Hayes, so there are three of us here.
"It is a great house to live in and it is in a really good location in Leighlinbridge in Carlow. It is close to all the race tracks in Ireland."
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Interestingly, she added: "We don't talk about racing half as much as people might think. It is just a normal house when we come home."
Book background
A few weeks prior to her announcing her retirement, she marked an altogether different milestone with the publication of her first book - entitled Granny National.
Statement issued as officials launch probe into jockey's final-flight fall on leading horse who drifted in market
Sharing a pic of it among the shelves at Eason, the 35-year-old was clearly in buoyant form.
She quipped: "Available now in all good and bad bookshops."
It was co-written by Rachel Pierce and its retail price is €13.99.
The Tipp trailblazer previously outlined how the story revolves around a young girl, who happens to be named Rachael, helps her grandmother to fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a jockey.
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Attending a friend's wedding while wearing a stunning red gown
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With more pals in what looks to be a hotel lobby
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In total, three years of work went into it.
As a rider, 2025 saw her
The last one to fall was the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle which she clinched aboard Bob Olinger.
It meant she added the Stayers' Hurdle to her previous victories in the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase and Gold Cup.
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