A trivia question for you: Who today is the leading jockey who was born in the U.S.?
The answer is Rosie Napravnik. Yes, of all our American jockeys, the one with the best record is a woman.
Napravnik’s mounts have earned more than $11 million this year, and none of the seven jocks who have earned more began life in this country. So, even in a dangerously athletic job like race-riding, a woman can sometimes compete straight up with men.
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