FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing - Grand National Festival - Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, Britain - April 10, 2021 Jockey Rachael Blackmore is interviewed after winning the Grand National riding Minella Times Pool via REUTERS/Scott Heppell
(Reuters) - Grand National-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore has had ankle surgery after falling off Merry Poppins at Killarney races, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) said on Saturday.
Irishwoman Blackmore suffered injuries when favourite Merry Poppins fell in the 2m4f handicap hurdle on Friday evening, and was treated on the track before being taken to Tralee Hospital while fully conscious.
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