If there’s one race that gets casual fans and die hards alike tuning in, it just has to be the Grand National. Taking place this year on Saturday April 10th, it will provide welcome relief from the struggles of the past year and although there won’t be crowds cheering on the proceedings, we will all no doubt be willing on our selections from our own livings rooms.
It’s of course not just this past year that has seen changes in racing and indeed society though. Above, Katie Walsh in partnership with Betway, guides us through the journey and hard won advancements that female jockeys have made over recent decades. From the first female jockey in the National, Charlotte Brew, in 1977 to recent years where (in the 2000s) their presence is a much more common sight. We’ve come a long way since the days of Ginger McCain saying that the event was ‘no place for a woman’. 2021 will see three female jockeys riding in the Aintree Grand National (Rachael Blackmore, Bryony Frost and Tabitha Worsley). Progress.