Rachael Blackmore Jockey: taken to hospital with a leg injury after heavy fall in Killarney
The 32-year-old, who had earlier ridden a double, was injured when favourite Merry Poppins fell in a handicap hurdle. Course doctor Richard Downey said the rider was "fully conscious".
He added: "Rachael Blackmore is being taken to Tralee Hospital for further assessment on an upper leg injury following a fall in race four."
Blackmore became the first female rider to win the Grand National at Aintree in April when triumphing aboard Minella Times.
In March, she became the first woman to be leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival.
Blackmore had ridden two winners earlier on the card and currently tops the jockeys standings in Ireland.
Last season's pioneering exploits also saw her crowned top jockey at the Cheltenham festival with six winners, including the Champion Hurdle on Honeysuckle.
It has catapulted Blackmore into becoming the face of jump racing, and she is an overwhelming favourite to be crowned RTÉ’s sportsperson of the year for 2021.
She has been relatively lucky with injuries in recent years, with a chest injury sustained in 2019 keeping her out of action for some weeks in 2019.
In an Irish Times interview last month, she dismissed her catalogue of injuries riding over obstacles, saying: “Collarbone, nose, few concussions, wrist. Look, compared to some people, I’m fortunate.”
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