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. ¹⁾

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. ²⁾

His horse, “Sweet Kiss”, was nicknamed “Sweet Kiss of Death” for the rest of her life. ³⁾

The mare “Sweet Kiss” was owned by Mrs. A.M. Frayling. The race was held over a distance of two miles. ⁴⁾

“Sweet Kiss” never raced again, but the Jockey Club recognized that Frank had finished first on her back and therefore he was the official winner of the event. ⁵⁾