Did the jockey fall off but the horse still won?
He won. He stayed on the horse during the race. My sources differ as to whether he later fell off the horse.
Was “it” something the horse did?
Was "It"something the jockey did?
Was “It” something the owner’s did?
Was “It” something another person did?
Was "It"something another horse did?
Was “It” something legal yet shameful somehow?
Was “It” something legal but unsportsmanlike somehow?
Got it!
“Sweet Kiss” became known as “Sweet Kiss of Death” when her jockey finished the race…dead! Thereafter, no other jockey would ride her, so hence her forced retirement after one race.
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That’s it. The amazing thing is that both rider and horses were novices. And because jockey Frank Hayes was still on his horse for half the race while dead, it was declared a legal sporting event result. Quite a day was June 4, 1923! It was not until the owner went to congratulate her man that they realized Frank Hayes been dead from about the halfway portion of the race.
To this day Frank Hayes is the only dead jockey to officially win a race. Indeed he is only person ever to win any major sporting competition while dead. He is also considered to be the only known undefeated jockey ever. Poor Sweet Kiss deserved better. She won despite the dead weight.**
Since there’s no takers, let me take a stab at one.
Becky created two things in one night. One would make her quite rich and successful almost immediately. The other one would do okay, but prove to be even more of a moneymaker twenty years later. Who is Becky?
Is Becky still alive?
Are her creations associated by title with her (like “Dr. Scholl’s Foot Pads”)?
Was Creation #1:
Patented?
For the general public to purchase and use?
For government purposes (say, O-rings and NASA)?
For children’s use?
Strictly for adult usage?
Was Creation #2:
Patented?
For the general public to purchase and use?
For government purposes (say, O-rings and NASA)?
For children’s use?
Strictly for adult usage?
Are both still available and/or in use today?
Are the things she created physical objects?
Does “created” mean “invented” or created in some other way, like a creative work?
Did she create these things on her own or was she part of a team or organization?
Was the “one night” in the 20th century?
The 19th?
The 18th?
Earlier than the 18th century?
(it’s apparently not the 21st century, because we know what happened 20 years after it)
Was at least one of the things she made something that would be called an invention?
Was at least one of the things she made a work of art?
Was at least one of the things she made nonphysical (an abstract concept of some sort)?
Becky created two things in one night. One would make her quite rich and successful almost immediately. The other one would do okay, but prove to be even more of a moneymaker twenty years later. Who is Becky?
Was this night in the:
1950’s?
1960’s?
1970 or later?
Is Becky an artist?
Is her creation a children’s book character?
Was Becky a child when she made her first creation?
Becky created two things in one night. One would make her quite rich and successful almost immediately. The other one would do okay, but prove to be even more of a moneymaker twenty years later. Who is Becky?
The creations are not physical objects, nor are they a “children’s book character”.
Are they songs?
Becky created two things in one night. One would make her quite rich and successful almost immediately. The other one would do okay, but prove to be even more of a moneymaker twenty years later. Who is Becky?
Got it!
“Becky” is Dolly Parton!
She wrote “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love you” in one night in 1972.
The latter song was made even more popular in 1992 by Whitney Houston.
Yep. Dolly Rebecca Parton. You got it.
I got one. Give me a few minutes and I’ll post.
**Norman’s saved 449 lives from brutal deaths and he did it with some very quick and ingenious thinking. What was the situation and what did Norman do?
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Are all 449 lives human?
(non-human) Animal?
Plant?
Is Norman a human?