Saffie Osborne created history by becoming the first female jockey to ride the winner of a British Classic when she steered Highwayman to success in the St Leger over the weekend.
Success aboard the Joseph O'Brien-trained runner was Osborne's 70th winner of the season and has seen her enter the betting to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year at 25/1.
Having celebrated its 250th anniversary on Saturday, the St Leger is the oldest of the five British Classics; Osborne described her victory as "the kind of thing that changes your life".
The 24-year-old returned to Doncaster the following day and reflected on her historic win, saying: "It's been incredible. I let myself dream a little bit through the week but then I had to come to reality and think that's never going to happen.
"Yesterday was by far the best day of my life. It's a feeling I'll never forget. I'm still on a bit of a high.
"It was surreal. It was quite nice to wake up and realise it did really happen. It was really special. Everyone dreams of riding a Classic winner but I couldn't believe it happened to me."
Osborne had previously never won a race above Group 3 status, but her star has been on the rise for some time, landing numerous valuable prizes in 2026 to take her total earnings passed £2,000,000 for the calendar year.
Fellow trailblazer Hollie Doyle -- the first woman to ride a winner in a Group 1 European Classic -- finished third in the prestigious BBC prize in 2020.
Quadruple gold medal-winning athlete Amy Hunt is currently the 10/11 favourite to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year after 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x100m mixed relay victories at the European Championships in Birmingham.
Josh Kerr added the inaugural Ultimate Championship 1500m title to his mile world record in Budapest over the weekend and is Hunt's closest rival in the betting at 3/1.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
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