Kentucky Oaks 2012: Believe You Can Wins, Rose Napravnik Makes History (Huffington post)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Rosie Napravnik became the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks, keeping Believe You Can near the front from the start and pulling away from Broadway's Alibi in the $1 million race at Churchill Downs on Friday. Napravnik was close in the race last year, finishing second behind Plum Pretty with St. John's River. In this one, she took the filly named for the pep talks former Kentucky Gov. Brereton C. Jones' father used to give to the front in the 1 1/8-mile race. Read More... More on Horse Racing
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