Top sportsbook and exchange Betfair are challenging one of their horse racing ambassadors – Rachael Blackmore – to try and raise up to £250,000 for the UK and Irish Injured Jockeys Fund with a cracking incentive.
Betfair ‘Serial Winners Fund’ To Give £5k For Every Rachael Blackmore Winner Till Grand National Day
Fresh from sponsoring the Betfair Chase card at Haydock on Saturday 25th November, leading UK sportsbook and betting exchange Betfair launched a charity challenge that will keep racing fans entertained for the upcoming jumps season.
Betfair have agreed to give £5k to the Irish and UK Injured Jockeys Funds for every winner one of their top brand ambassadors – Rachael Blackmore – fires in.
£250,000 On Offer From Betfair
This will run until the Grand National-winning jockey hits £250,000 or up till the 2024 Aintree Merseyside Marathon.
The challenge has been named the ‘Betfair Serial Winners Fund’ and to get Blackmore on her way Betfair started her tally with a cool £100,000 – meaning she’s got £150,000 to go to hit the target.
With 150k divided by £5k = 30, this is the amount of winners Rachael Blackmore needs to ride between now and Grand National Day 2024.
Rachael Blackmore has ridden 14 Cheltenham Festival winners to date and became the first female to ride the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup when guiding home A Plus Tard in 2022.
Between April 2023 and up till 30th November 2023 (the current jumps season), Blackmore has ridden 35 winners (1 UK, 34 IRE).
While Betfair stated that over the last five years Rachael Blackmore has ridden an average of 30 winners over this same period – 25th Nov 23 till 13th April 24 – meaning she should have a great chance of hitting the £250,000 target.
When Is Grand National Day 2024?
The 2024 Grand National will be staged on Saturday 13th April 2024.
Betfair’s Serial Winners Fund To Go To IFJ and IIF
With a maximum of £250,000 on offer (if Blackmore hits the 30 winners), Betfair will share the total evenly between the Injured Jockey Fund in both the UK and Ireland.
Blackmore told Betfair “The work of IIJ and IJF is vital in providing support services for jockeys past and present. It’s great to have Betfair supporting not only me, but two organisations that are so important to us as jockeys.”
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