Blackmore And Anthony Brothers Inducted Into Jump Racing Hall Of Fame

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Former jockey Rachael Blackmore and Jack, Owen and Ivor Anthony will be inducted into the Jump Racing Hall of Fame at Cheltenham this week. The quartet will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame on day one of the November Meeting on Friday, November 14.

Blackmore, who retired in May, was the first female to ride a Grand National winner with Minella Times at Aintree. She is also a current ambassador for Cheltenham Racecourse and, with the assist of trainer Henry de Bromhead, was leading rider at the Cheltenham Festival in 2021. Her record at Cheltenham stands at 18 winners with successes in all five of the championship contests. Honeysuckle landed the Champion Hurdle in both 2021 and 2022, with A Plus Tard recording a historic Cheltenham Gold Cup success in 2022. There was also victory in the Ryanair Chase courtesy of Envoi Allen (2023), Queen Mother Champion Chase with Captain Guinness (2024) and Stayers' Hurdle with Bob Olinger (2025). Blackmore won the World Sports Star at the 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

Blackmore said, “Cheltenham is an incredibly special place, it's where I've been lucky enough to experience some of the best days of my life and career. It's a place that holds so many amazing memories for me, from my very first Festival winner, to unforgettable moments with phenomenal horses like Honeysuckle and A Plus Tard.

“To be inducted into the Hall of Fame here is a huge honour, being recognised alongside so many of the greats of our sport is something that still feels surreal.”

The Anthony brothers won seven Cheltenham Gold Cups between them from 1927-1941. Owen Anthony trained Thrown In (1927), Golden Miller (1936), and Roman Hackle (1940). Jack Anthony struck with Easter Hero in 1929 and 1930. The third Anthony brother, Ivor, trained Morse Code to win in 1938 and Poet Prince landed the prize in 1941. The trio of brothers were also responsible for each training a Champion Hurdle winner – Jack with Brown Tony (1930), Ivor with Chenango (1934) and Owen with Solford (1940).

Guy Lavender, CEO at Cheltenham Racecourse, said, “The Hall of Fame celebrates the very best in jump racing and Rachael Blackmore's achievements are on such another level I think it is totally right that she is inducted into it at the first possible opportunity.

“The Anthony brothers dominated the Cheltenham Gold Cup's early years as trainers and their seven winners included two of the greatest ever in Easter Hero and Golden Miller. The way in which the contest's stature and prestige grew is in no small part due to their tremendous success.”

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