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Rachael Blackmore became the first Irish person to win the BBC’s World Sport Star award at Sunday night’s Sports Personality of the Year awards, seeing off competition from some of the biggest names in world sport.
Formula One world title winner Max Verstappen, boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, NFL quarterback Tom Brady, tennis star Novak Djokovic and sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah were all on the shortlist for the BBC prize.
It completed and incredible three days for the 32-year-old from Tipperary as she followed up being named The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year on Friday by also winning the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year on Saturday night.
Blackmore secured her place in racing history when she became the first woman to be crowned leading jockey at the Cheltenham festival with six winners, which included the Champion Hurdle on Honeysuckle.
However, the 32-year-old took her fame, and achievements, to new heights when becoming the first female to win the Grand National on Minella Times in April, garnering international attention in the following days.