Osborne credits Newmarket move after St Leger win
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St Leger-winning jockey Saffie Osborne has credited her move to "amazing" Newmarket after she became the first woman to win a British Classic.
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The 24-year-old's historic victory last month came three years after moving to the Suffolk market town - including a period which saw her "sofa surfing" in a bid to progress her career.
Having ridden 65 winners since the start of May, Osborne is currently sitting 10th in the Flat Jockeys Championship.
"It [living in Newmarket] has been great, there's such a great buzz around the town," Osborne told BBC Look East. "I feel lucky to be based here."
Osborne, who grew up in Lambourn, West Berkshire, said Newmarket was the "centre of horse racing" and thanked retired jockey Hayley Turner for providing her with a place to stay when she made the move.
"I was riding out here a lot," she explained. "When I came to buy a house I thought best to buy one in Newmarket, if I bought one at Lambourn I'd just end up living with mum and dad.
"I predominately race for Richard Spencer who is based in Newmarket and so many other trainers. The close proximity for all the yards it allows me to ride out for so many different people.
"That's been extremely helpful because you have to put in all the groundwork to get on these horses in the afternoon. Riding out in the morning is really important to get to know them."
Osborne said Newmarket's network of yards had helped transform her career [Shaun Whitmore/BBC]According to the National Horseracing Museum, only seven female jockeys have ridden in British Classics in 250 years, totalling 13 rides.
Osborne previously described her victory at St Leger - one of British Flat racing's five Classics - as a childhood dream and said that after one month her success had "started to sink in".
"I knew growing up in racing how hard it is to win British Classics," she added.
"I can't describe the feeling [of winning], it was a wave of emotion I've never really felt before. Hopefully I get to feel it a good few more times in my career.
"It's all I ever dreamed of as a kid".
Osborne had her first season as an apprentice in 2020 and rode her first Classic four years later [PA Media]