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Blackmore becomes first woman jockey to win Champion Hurdle
One America News ^ | March 16, 2021

Posted on 03/17/2021 9:08:17 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

Rachael Blackmore became the first woman jockey to win the Champion Hurdle when she guided Honeysuckle to victory in the opening feature race of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old Irish rider was untroubled as the 11-10 favourite streaked clear to win by six lengths. It was unbeaten Honeysuckle’s 11th successive victory.

“Absolutely incredible,” Blackmore said. “I’m speechless to be honest. I can’t believe we just won the Champion Hurdle.

(Excerpt) Read more at oann.com ...


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To: gloryblaze

I usually try to find images similar in size to post #1 for bandwidth purposes, but this was impressive so I fudged a little.


21 posted on 03/17/2021 10:10:00 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: real saxophonist

5’9” 125 lbs


22 posted on 03/17/2021 10:23:44 AM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: LS

Do we mean Eric Clapton? :0)


23 posted on 03/17/2021 12:51:49 PM PDT by MissEdie (Be the Light in Someone's Darkness.)
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To: LS

I think Huey’s gutarist is named Chris Hayes.


24 posted on 03/17/2021 1:13:00 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers ("I don't come from money. I come from the opposite of money. I come from... no money." - Ron White)
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To: Navy Patriot

I think you’re probably right. Ritchie probably would have given her a Germanic first name - his son is named Juergen.


25 posted on 03/17/2021 1:13:37 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers ("I don't come from money. I come from the opposite of money. I come from... no money." - Ron White)
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To: MissEdie

Sure. Don’t you remember? That’s what Clinton’s dolt of a secretary of something or other called him.

“Eric Clapner.”


26 posted on 03/17/2021 4:12:30 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

I hope she’s not a “Strange Kind of Woman”.


27 posted on 03/17/2021 4:13:03 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

One of the most original guitarists ever. No, he doesn’t have tremolo bars, lots of feed back, or the finger-tap, but man is he tasty.


28 posted on 03/17/2021 4:13:12 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: dfwgator
Doesn't look like a Woman from Tokyo though.

I should Hush, might get a Burn for cultural appropriation of something that might piss off the woke cancel culture that gets pulled from their rectums.
29 posted on 03/17/2021 4:18:59 PM PDT by rollo tomasi
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To: LS

Yup. His solo on “I Want A New Drug” is one of my favorites. Not flashy, but his phrasing is fantastic.


30 posted on 03/17/2021 8:40:05 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers ("I don't come from money. I come from the opposite of money. I come from... no money." - Ron White)
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To: rollo tomasi

Sounds to me like you’re a little Starstruck...


31 posted on 03/17/2021 8:40:45 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers ("I don't come from money. I come from the opposite of money. I come from... no money." - Ron White)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

“Forest for the Trees” & “Jammin”(?) In “Small World”


32 posted on 03/18/2021 8:13:08 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Perhaps, although I have had ‘nothing but bad luck’ for awhile.


33 posted on 03/18/2021 4:32:47 PM PDT by rollo tomasi
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To: LS
Sure. Don’t you remember? That’s what Clinton’s dolt of a secretary of something or other called him.

“Eric Clapner.”

Joycelyn Elders, Surgeon General.

34 posted on 03/18/2021 6:48:06 PM PDT by TChad (The MSM, having nuked its own credibility, is now bombing the rubble.)
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