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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Morbid Mortality Monthly - February

Frank Hayes was a professional jockey who had never won a race. In 1923, Frank entered a steeplechase riding a 20-1 outsider called "Sweet Kiss" at Belmont Park in New York. During the race, he sadly suffered a fatal heart attack. Despite his death, he stayed on the horse which went on to finish first, making him the first (and so far only) dead jockey to win a race. He was allowed to skip the formality of weighing in after the race and the horse was nicknamed "Sweet Kiss of Death" for the rest of her life...