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 ====== Frank Hayes ======
-Frank Hayes, born 1901, was a U.S. jockey that won steeplechase after his death. He suffered a heart attack halfway through the race, but the horse finished first with Hayes on its back[(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hayes_(jockey)].
+==== Steeplechase after death ====
+Frank Hayes, born in 1901, was a U.S. jockey that won steeplechase after his death. He suffered a heart attack halfway through the race, but the horse finished first with Hayes on its back. [([[https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/frank-hayes/|Ripleys]])]
-He was 22 at the time, and this was his first win. He was the first, and the only jockey to have won a race after death.
+==== First and only win ====
+He was 22 at the time, and this was his first win. He was the first, and the only jockey to have won a race after death. [([[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-deceased-jockey-to-win-a-race/?fb_comment_id=789790287753110_907767065955431|Guinness World Records]])]
-His horse, "Sweet Kiss", was nicknamed "Sweet Kiss of Death" for the rest of her life.
+==== Sweet Kiss of Death ====
-{{tag>sport}}
+His horse, "Sweet Kiss", was nicknamed "Sweet Kiss of Death" for the rest of her life. [([[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/10/sport/frank-hayes-sweet-kiss-belmont-park-intl-spt/index.html|CNN]])]
+==== Owned by Mrs. A.M. Frayling ====
+The mare "Sweet Kiss" was owned by Mrs. A.M. Frayling. The race was held over a distance of two miles.
+[([[https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/1900-present/flogging-dead-jockey-frank-hayes/|Head Stuff]])]
+==== Never raced again ====
+"Sweet Kiss" never raced again, but the Jockey Club recognized that Frank had finished first on his back and therefore he was the official winner of the event. [([[https://thespectrum.com/story/sports/mesquite/2017/08/20/horse-racings-sweet-kiss-death/584363001/|The Spectrum]])]
+{{tag>sport people history}}

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