St Leger 2026: Saffie Osborne ends up being very first female winner on Highwayman

” I absolutely didn’t have this on the bingo card today,” Osborne informed ITV Sport right away after the historical success in the 5th and last Classic of the British Flat season.

” I didn’t even understand if I would be riding the St Leger on Monday early morning.”

No female jockey has actually won any of the other 4 Classics – the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Oaks and Derby at Epsom.

Osborne fasted to thank the fitness instructor for providing her the trip, including: “I need to thank Joseph and his group for putting their faith in me. It will not alter Joseph’s life, however it’s altered mine.”

The jockey is the child of fitness instructor and previous top National Hunt jockey Jamie Osborne, while her mom, Katie O’Sullivan, is a highly-regarded equine artist.

She began as an apprentice in 2020 and completed second in the apprentice champion the following season.

Osborne went on to be crowned leading jockey in the Racing League for 3 successive seasons from 2022 to 2024.

In 2024, she ended up being the very first female jockey to win a race at the Dubai Carnival, on Ouzo, while her very first Classic trip was available in the very same season, ending up 8th on Ed Walker’s Ten Bob Tony in the 2,000 Guineas.

Like Rachel Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National, her name will now decrease in racing folklore.