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Rosie with Little Silver Charm. Photo by Sylvia Stiller

Rosie Napravnik to join Old Friends board

Michael Blowen, founder and president of renowned Thoroughbred retirement charity Old Friends, announced this week that Rosie Napravnik, the country’s leading jockey, has agreed to join the Board of Directors of his nonprofit horse charity. The well-spoken jockey, who appeared two weeks ago on 60 Minutes, and who finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby aboard Mylute, is the perfect addition to the Old Friends team, Blowen says. “Rosie is a wonderful representative of the sport, and she is one of the many jockeys who adore these horses,” Blowen says, noting that when she’s not competing in G1 races, Napravnik is […]