Anna Rose "Rosie" Napravnik (born February 9, 1988 in Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...

) is an American jockey

Jockey

A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...

 in Thoroughbred horse racing

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

. The daughter of farmer

Farmer

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s, she has been around horses all of her life. In 2005 she took out her jockey license and since then has been among or at the top of riders in Maryland

Maryland

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 racing and the top female

Female

Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...

 rider in the United States. In 2006, it was her breakout year when she finished 31st in the national earnings title with 300 victories out of 1,465 mounts with earnings of $6,395,075 and was runner-up to Julien Leparoux

Julien Leparoux

Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for...

 for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey

Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey

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 that year.

That year in 2006 she won riding titles at Pimlico Race Course

Pimlico Race Course

Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...

 and Laurel Park Racecourse at all four meets.

Rosie Napravnik has had four major injuries in her short career and missed a few months of racing when she suffered a broken left leg in a racing accident at Delaware Park Racetrack. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horseracing/bal-sp.horsenotes06aug06,0,7411677.story in August 2008. She returned to racing in November 2008 and moved to the New York circuit at Aqueduct Racetrack

Aqueduct Racetrack

Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...

 for the winter.

In 2008, she finished 62nd in the national earnings title with 176 victories out of 893 mounts and with earnings of $4,247,647. Finished fifth in the 2008 Delaware Park jockey standings.

In 2009, she finished 40th in the national earnings title with 184 victories out of 1,109 mounts and with earnings of $5,176,563. She finished second in the jockey standings at Delaware Park with 152 winners out of 556 mounts with earnings of $2,623,767.

She currently rides at Fair Grounds Race Course

Fair Grounds Race Course

Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC....

 where she is currently (3/20/2011) leading the jockey standings in the meet.

She rode Pants on Fire to a 9th place finish at the 2011 Kentucky Derby

2011 Kentucky Derby

The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Team Valor....

, the best finish for a woman in the history of the Derby.

Year-end charts

Chart (2006–present)	Peak position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006	31
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008	63
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009	40