Frank Hayes (jockey)
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Frank Hayes (* 1901 in Ireland ; † June 4, 1923 in Elmont , New York ) was an Irish-American jockey . He gained notoriety for winning a steeplechase despite having died during the race.
Life
Frank Hayes was born in Ireland in 1901. His parents were John and Margaret Hayes. He had two sisters (May and Margaret) and three brothers (Patrick, John and Daniel). For several years he worked as a horse trainer and stable master . After his unusual death, he was buried on June 7, 1923 in his riding gear in Holy Cross Cemetery , Brooklyn .
Hayes' death
On June 4, 1923, Hayes started as a jockey with the English thoroughbred Sweet Kiss for Miss AM Frayling at the Belmont Park racecourse in Elmont on Long Island . He won the race by a head. After the finish, Hayes showed no emotion. When Miss Frayling and the race management wanted to congratulate him, they found that Hayes was dead.
The Belmont Park Jockey Club then waived the mandatory weighing of the winner, and the race management confirmed Hayes' victory. In horse racing history, Hayes is the only jockey to win a race after his death. A heart attack was assumed to be the cause of death . Evidence from the period suggests that Hayes' sharp weight loss from 142 to 130 lb (64.4 to 59.0 kg) shortly before the race may have contributed to his death.
The horse Sweet Kiss was not re-entered for racing after the incident. It was unofficially called the Sweet Kiss of Death or Hayes' Death .
“The winner in New York fell dead from the saddle, jockey Frank Hayes, who won a handicap with Sweet Kiß under a very light weight , but suddenly fell dead from the saddle 100 meters after the finish. The doctor found a heartbeat; it was believed that Hayes succumbed to over-driven training. He had tried to lose five kilos of live weight within a few days in order to be able to bring the 48 kilos prescribed for Sweet Kiss into the saddle, otherwise another jockey would have been given the ride. Since the jockey could no longer be weighed back, the prize would have been awarded to the second horse, but the owner of the second horse decently waived it. The price was then left to the bereaved relatives of the rider who had suffered an accident. "
reception
The Guinness Book of Records lists Hayes as the "first deceased jockey to win a race" ("first deceased jockey to win a race").
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New York Residents Register Photograph of the Hayes family entry on i.postimg.cc. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Jockey Dies as He Wins His First Race; Hayes Collapses Passing the Winning Post June 5, 1923 article in the New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ A b Bury jockey Frank Hayes in Holy Cross Cemetery Article of June 6, 1923 in The Standard Union. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Washington Post Newspaper Archives June 8, 1923 article in the New Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Unusual Death Description on diaboliquemagazine.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ 11 Tragic Caces article from July 11, 2011 on totalprosports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Jockey rides first winner and than dies June 5, 1923 article in The Auburn Citizen. Accessed December 10, 2020 (pdf)
- ↑ 12 Essential Facts About the Folks Who Race Horses Report from July 15, 2010 on neatorama.com. Accessed December 10, 2020 (pdf)
- ↑ Notes. : Allgemeine Sport-Zeitung , year 1923, p. 1f. (Online at ANNO ).
- ↑ First deceased jockey to win a race Entry in the Guinness Book of Records. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Frank Hayes: The jockey who won a race despite being dead Article by Bianca Britton on December 10, 2018 for CNN. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hayes, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-American jockey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1923 |
| Place of death | Elmont , New York |