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.
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Saturday, June 07, 2014
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Hooves of the Kentucky Derby 2013: Race Shoes, Hoofcare and the Farrier's Daughter
It's 90 minutes before the Kentucky Derby, do you know where you'll be today at 6:24 p.m.?
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