Rosie sets new mark for female jockeys

[MaryS]

http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editoria ... i?id=33791

Napravnik tops Krone to establish new female jockey mark

Jockey Rosie Napravnik closed out a career-best season on December 31, securing the highest spot ever for a female jockey on the North American leader board in 2012.

Finishing the year with $12,451,713 in purse earnings, with 193 wins, 191 seconds and 167 thirds from 1,200 starts, Napravnik finished eighth nationally among jockeys in the year-end standings. Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone set the record in 1988 when she finished the year with a ninth-place finish. She finished ninth again in 1992 and the record stood for the past 20 years...

[Tvghrtvfan]

2012 was an amazing year for Rosie Napravnik and it's gonna lead to a bigger 2013 for her!!!

[PrivateSmiles]

Congratulations, Rosie!

[Hollywoodmike]

Nice going Rosie and continued success in 2013!!!!!

[Tvghrtvfan]

I heard Rosie in May say that shed like to have a career like John Velazquez.

Got a long way to go if she wants to be like Johnny V.

[Tvghrtvfan]

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-0 ... -napravnik

"When people ask my goal, it's exactly that, to be recognized as one of the excellent riders, to be like Johnny Velazquez," said Napravnik, a former Hereford student who made a major statement when she won the Grade I Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 4. "I want everyone to recognize me by my accomplishments."

[Tvghrtvfan]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -best-year

"It is pretty obvious that Rosie lays down the numbers," Julie Krone said in a release. "What fun it has been to watch her year unfold. She is in new territory—being one of the top ten jockeys in the USA. My heart gets to racing at the thought of her winning the Kentucky Derby (gr. I). I live vicariously through many of her racing moments, then the others, I just enjoy.

"Her tactical savvy in a race is as good as they come," Krone continued. "Her gift of the feel or touch for the Thoroughbred is remarkable. As a rider one of the best compliments I got in the 1980's was a valet that said, 'You look like a man on a horse.' This has been said of Rosie many times as well. Her talents are only second to her determination. I suspect this won't be her last visit to the top ten list. She has all the qualities of a champion."

"Rosie rides as good as any male jockey out there," said Todd Pletcher in a release. "She's a fierce competitor and wants to win every time she goes out to the track. She's a great communicator and always does her best to put her horses in a spot to win."

"This year has been unbelievable," Napravnik said in a statement. "I'm very grateful to my supporters and to all of the people who have given me the opportunities to get to this level. I have continued to learn and have grown as a rider and I thrive on the challenges that come from competing against the best in the game. I've had the chance to work with some of the best horsemen in the business and I feel privileged to have ridden some incredibly talented horses in 2012. I'm excitedly looking forward to what's to come in the New Year!"