Rosie Napravnik becomes first female jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky races became even more exciting on RaceClubs.com when a female jockey won the Kentucky Oaks for the first time in the history of the race. Girl power has come to the world of virtual horse racing as Rosie Napravnik crossed the finish line on ‘Believe You Can’ after an intense battle against the indomitable John Velazquez on ‘Broadway's Alibi’. She said she can't even tell you what it feels like but that it is what it feels like when your dreams come true. She has set a precedent that other female jockeys have been dreaming about for countless seasons on RaceClubs.com.“It’s just marvelous to see a female jockey being afforded the respect that she deserves after proving that us female jockeys are just as capable of winning the big races if we get the right horses that’s been trained right by its owner,” says Diane Hall, an avid campaigner for the rights of female jockeys.Roxana Castro agreed, “The problem is that virtual horse racing is a male dominated sport. The trainers are male, the male jockeys get the best races and the Race Programmer is male. Even the tea lady is a male. I mean it’s virtually impossible for a woman to get anywhere in this male oppressed horse racing world!” “If the world ever needed to see what a female jockey can do with a horse then they need to see little Rosie Napravnik ride ‘Believe You Can’ harder than any man could and with greater success. She’s an inspiration to all women jockeys. I hope this allows us into the bigger races so we can also show what kind of stuff we’re made of,” explains Geraldine SullivanRaceClubs.com would like to congratulate Rosie Napravnik on such an impressive victory in the Kentucky Oaks- and not just because she is a female jockey, but because she is a great jockey who deserves the accolade. The fact that she made history by being the first female jockey to win the race makes it more memorable but winning the Kentucky Oaks is always a historical event. We just couldn’t think of a better jockey to have won it. Congratulations Rosie Napravnik! The RaceClubs.com Team
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