horse racing - O'Brien junior makes history
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Galileo Chrome won the St Leger at Dioncaster, the final British Classic of 2020.
Trainer Joseph O'Brien, son of Aidan, won the race as a jockey for his father in 2013 and is only the second man, after Harry Wragg, to triumph as both in the event.
It was jockey Tom Marquand's first Classic win. Berkshire Rocco was second and Pyledriver was third while Frankie Dettori, seeking a seventh St Leger for both himself and Aidan O'Brien, finished fourth on Santiago..