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Rachael Blackmore retires as a boundary pusher and racing great but it could have been so different if not for one phone call, writes DOMINIC KING

Rachael Blackmore retires as a boundary pusher and racing great but it could have been so different if not for one phone call, writes DOMINIC KING

DOMINIC KING: Through it all, she never forgot the phone call. Rachael Blackmore never revealed who was on the other end of the line but their response was career defining.

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