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What is the name of the twenty-two-year-old jockey who rode Sweet Kiss to win a steeplechase yet died in the saddle before the finish in 1923?

Question #148476. Asked by serpa.
Last updated May 20 2021.
Originally posted May 20 2021 3:31 PM.

gracious1

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gracious1

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That would be young jockey Frank Hayes who won the steeplechase at Belmont Park (in Elmont, NY), even though he died of a heart attack before the race finished. He stayed on the saddle until crossing the finish line, which made the win legitimate, and only tumbled off afterward.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/10/sport/frank-hayes-sweet-kiss-belmont-park-intl-spt/index.html

May 20 2021, 3:37 PM

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