Napravnik featured at ‘Thoroughbreds for All’ event

Rosie Napravnik will ride her off-the-track Thoroughbred, Sugar, at Friday night’s event near Lexington (Jessie Holmes/EquiSport Photos)

Jockey Rosie Napravnik will ride her off-the-track Thoroughbred, Sugar,
during “Thoroughbreds For All,” an event Friday evening in Central Kentucky at
which all-star equestrians will promote the versatility of the Thoroughbred.

Sugar, whose registered name is Old Ironsides, is at Keeneland, where he is a
stable pony for trainer Mike Maker. Napravnik’s husband, Joe Sharp, is Maker’s
assistant. Click here for
more about Napravnik and Sugar, whom Napravnik rode to two victories.

During Thoroughbreds For All, Olympian and respected international dressage
judge Linda Zang will lead a session on retraining Thoroughbreds for dressage.
Nuno Santos, a former assistant to Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel,
will ride promising dressage horse Ken’s Kitten, a son of Kitten’s Joy who was
winless in five races for owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey. Other participants
are Pan American Games eventing gold medalist Lynn Symansky and Olympian Boyd
Martin.

Sessions will be moderated by Steuart Pittman of the Retired
Racehorse Training Project and Anna Ford of New
Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.

The event also will include a special presentation by The Jockey Club
Thoroughbred Incentive Program to recognize and award the 17 riders who will be
competing on registered Thoroughbreds during this weekend’s Rolex Kentucky
Three-Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park.