Thursday, March 4, 2010
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NAPRAVNIK, STUDART NEARLY SWEEP WEDNESDAY P6 AT AQUEDUCT
OZONE PARK, N.Y. –All handicappers have an angle. On Wednesday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, those who played female jockeys in the Pick 6 found themselves handsomely rewarded when Anna Rose Napravnik and Maylan Studart accounted for five of six winners and a $334.50 consolation payout. Only two bettors correctly picked six yesterday for a $54,651.00 payout. The winning tickets were sold at Aqueduct and in
Napravnik captured the first leg in Race 4, edging clear to a 1½-length victory aboard favored Afrikaner ($3.30) as the only female rider in the race. In Race 5, Studart scored a narrow upset over the favorite on Metulla, returning $27. Napravnik, too, upset a favorite in Race 6, getting Slamm'n Lou ($13.20) clear late.
Angel Serpa brought the streak to a halt in Race 7, finishing more than nine lengths in front of the field aboard favored Dreamed Day ($4.10). Napravnik, the only female jockey in the race, finished fourth on Cardiologist.
Napravnik and Studart hardly missed a beat though, with Napravnik closing late for a win aboard
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