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Steve Cauthen (born May 1, 1960) is a retired American jockey. In 1977 he became the first jockey to win over $6 million in a year working with agent Lenny Goodman, [4] and in 1978 he became the youngest jockey to win the U. S. Triple Crown. Cauthen is the only jockey ever named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. [5]
Dean Holland, Australian jockey, died after a fall at Donald Racecourse when his mount Headingley inexplicably veered off course and crashed into the running rail. Willy Kan, Hong Kong jockey, fell from horse and was trampled to death. Kieran Kelly, Irish jockey, died from injuries caused by a fall at Kilbeggan racecourse, 2003.
1990: Escape artist Joseph W. "Amazing Joe" Burrus died on Halloween when the glass 'coffin' he was attempting to escape from collapsed under the weight of wet cement poured on top of it. Burrus died on the 64th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini, who was Burrus' inspiration for the performance.
Newly released body camera footage shows the arrest of a social media model accused of causing a fatal downtown Miami car crash last month she was on a concoction of substances known as "pink ...
According to Beaufort police, officers were called at 11:55 a.m. to an accident scene at 1295 Ribaut Road for a report of a car hitting Brown while he was in his motorized wheelchair. At the scene ...
After Philip’s death, the long-reigning sovereign continued to honor him through various public speeches and her wardrobe choices, including when she celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in February.
The horse was later left to jockey, Steve Knight, in Jim Joel's will. [7] The immediate press reaction however centred on the fatal fall of Dark Ivy with graphic images of his fall making the front pages of many of the tabloids on the Monday and causing an initial public outcry in favour of making the race safer or indeed banning it altogether ...
The inquest found his death was likely criminal, although a Metropolitan Police investigation later found that it was likely an accident. [481] The 20 passengers and crew of a plane crash: 25 August 2010: 20 passengers and crew of a Let L-410 Turbolet were killed in a crash resulting from an escaped crocodile in the Democratic Republic of the ...