Dick Francis

Dick Francis (born October 31, 1920, Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Wales—died February 14, 2010, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) was a British jockey and mystery writer known for his realistic plots centred on the sport of horse racing. The son of a jockey, Francis took up steeplechase riding in 1946, turning professional in 1948. In 1957 he had an accident that cut short his riding career. That same year he published The Sport of Queens: The Autobiography of...