Sometimes a great event gives me a chance to dig into the archives and find some lost facts that deserve to have another chance to shine.
Showing posts with label Affirmed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Affirmed. Show all posts
Saturday, June 07, 2014
Who Shod the Last Triple Crown Winner?
Sometimes a great event gives me a chance to dig into the archives and find some lost facts that deserve to have another chance to shine.
Triple Crown: Remembering Affirmed, the Horseshoer's Son, and the Horseshoer Himself
Whenever a big race is coming up, you'll see The Hoof Blog joyfully tweeting good wishes to jockey Rosie Napravnik. She is, after all, the horseshoer's daughter who made it to the big time. Her father, New Jersey shoer Charles Napravnik, often shows up in the winner's circle.
In fact, in the photo below of the Kentucky Oaks winner's circle when Rosie won on Untapable, you can clearly see Charlie, with his gray moustache and fedora hat, behind his daughter as she hoists the trophy over her head.
It's a lot of fun to be a Rosie fan, but she's not the first champion jockey to call a horseshoer "Dad". You'll see the original today in the Belmont Stakes coverage. He was the last jockey to win the Triple Crown.
In fact, in the photo below of the Kentucky Oaks winner's circle when Rosie won on Untapable, you can clearly see Charlie, with his gray moustache and fedora hat, behind his daughter as she hoists the trophy over her head.
It's a lot of fun to be a Rosie fan, but she's not the first champion jockey to call a horseshoer "Dad". You'll see the original today in the Belmont Stakes coverage. He was the last jockey to win the Triple Crown.
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