Frank Hayes
Irish horse trainer and groomWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
MonkeyHOST
How they prepare, but then in a race, it's dangerous, right? And we know many jockeys have lost their lives.
MonkeyHOST
So I'll say this lightly, but back in 1923 in New York, Okay, at the Balmont Park Raceway, right, how's this? A 22-year-old jockey named Frank Hayes had never won a single horse race, right? He was on a 20-to-1 underdog called Sweet Kiss, okay? And unfortunately, very unfortunately for Frank, he had a fatal heart attack mid-race, right? The jockey? Yeah.
MonkeyHOST
But remarkably, his body remained pinned in the saddle.
MonkeyHOST
Oh.
Cody TuckerGUEST
Geez Louise.
Cody TuckerGUEST
All right, what else you got for us? Okay, so Frank Hayes was a stableman and horse trainer who dreamed of becoming a jockey when on June 4th, 1923, he finally got his chance.
Cody TuckerGUEST
Hayes got to race at Belmont Park riding a horse named Sweet Kiss in a steeplechase.
Cody TuckerGUEST
There was just one problem.
Cody TuckerGUEST
What else you got for us? Okay.
Cody TuckerGUEST
So Frank Hayes was a stableman and horse trainer who dreamed of becoming a jockey when on June 4th, 1923, he finally got his chance.
Cody TuckerGUEST
Hayes got to race at Belmont Park, riding a horse named Sweet Kiss in a steeplechase.
Cody TuckerGUEST
There was just one problem.