Napravnik makes the most of suspension time

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Despite being on a 12-day hiatus, Rosie Napravnik was out and about Tuesday morning on the Churchill backstretch, staying in touch with clients and getting on a few horses.

Napravnik will not ride again until next Thursday, May 15, after being suspended for four days, meaning she will be off the entire four-day race week here. The penalty stems from the disqualification of her mount, Bayern, from first to second in the April 26 Derby Trial.

“Not that you like having to sit out,” she said, “but I guess if you ever need a little time off, it’d be right after the Derby.”

Napravnik, whose weekend was highlighted by her Oaks victory aboard Untapable, said she will attend a wedding this weekend in Buffalo, N.Y., but otherwise will be staying put in Louisville, where she and her husband, Joe Sharp, have a house.