Aamilah Aswat: History-making jockey now has sights set on Grand National
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Marcus Armytage Tue, 18 November 2025 at 2:30 pm UTC·5 min read Forget about making British racing history by becoming the first black female jockey to ride over jumps at Kempton last week; Aamilah Aswat has her sights set on a far bigger fish: winning the Grand National. Aswat, 19, has chosen just about the hardest profession in sport. Of the females who decide to ride over jumps (not many), few make a living out of it, and fewer still truly succeed.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Still, a week after making her debut on Guchen, who finished fifth in the JCB Handicap Hurdle, Aswat is still buzzing and has no regrets about the path on which she has set out. Her first taste of it has...