Dead Man Riding - Frank Hayes
 

Really bizzare.

"This ruling makes Frank Hayes the only jockey to win a race while deceased. In fact, it is the only time in sports history when a competition was won by a dead man. "

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http://pilferingapples.tumblr.com/po...ckey-wins-race

Wow....

Good stuff. Seen many brain dead jocks.

Amazing stuff ! Thanks for posting this.

What are the rules that they chose to let go ? Is it written that the jock must be alive. ? The horse carried the weight. I'll let it go at that without making any wiseguy witticisms.

Not sure if that's the right photo. I noticed on the site that it shows the same photo back in June of 2012 saying "British filly Meld, undefeated as a three-year-old in 1955, when she won the British Fillies Triple Crown

As a broodmare, Meld produced Charlottown, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1966"

So who knows.

The fact that he didn't fall off before the wire is just stunning! :eek:

Would have made for an interesting winner's circle photo.


Forgive me for thinking such.

Think Weekend At Bernies http://janeymac.files.wordpress.com/...at-bernies.jpg

Dorothy Ours clarified on FB that this is a myth, Frank Hayes died after winning the race, not during. Here's one link she posted:

http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2...20-%200358.PDF

She also says:
I'm glad for his sake that after all that work he put in (that probably caused his heart problem) he died after knowing he'd won.

Shucks

Well I'll be darned :)