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Podcast: The Final Furlong Podcast
Episode: Henry de Bromhead’s Tribute to Rachael Blackmore & Basher Watts Sounds Off on French 1000 Guineas Fallout
Description: In this Final Furlong audio podcast exclusive, we reflect on two major moments that have rocked the racing world.
First, Rachael Blackmore — the groundbreaking, history-making champion — has announced her retirement. From a 7lb claimer at Clonmel to winning every major championship race at Cheltenham and rewriting the Grand National record books aboard Minella Times, Rachael inspired a generation. Emmet Kennedy is joined by the man behind so many of those iconic victories, Henry de Bromhead, to pay tribute to a jockey who changed the sport forever.
Then, we turn to Longchamp, where controversy erupted in the afterma...