Saffie Osborne is the daughter of equine artist Katie O’Sullivan and former National Hunt jockey turned flat trainer, Jamie Osborne, for whom she now rides. 

Osborne started her riding career eventing, where she won six medals at pony, junior and youth European championships, before becoming an apprentice jockey in 2020. 

In 2022, Osborne was crowned Racing League leading jockey and achieved her first Group race win in October 2022, in Italy, while still an apprentice. Saffie had to wait another year for her breakthrough Stakes win in Britain, which came in the Valiant Stakes at Ascot.