The Singing Jockey

Yes he is known for being the lead singer of the Monkees, but it turned out that Davy Jones was more then that. Davy passed away in Florida of a heart attack at the age of 66. Part of the group that where the "American Beatles" (although Davy was British), it turns out that he had another dream and that was to be a jockey.

According to this article from the Daily Mail, Davy rode as an apprentice at Newmarket for a trainer by the name of Basil Foster. Of course acting and singing ended up taking first perference and  visited him when he was touring with the Monkees. Eventually he got an amateur  jocks license and rode in charity events. He even won a race at Lingfield that was for amateurs.

He also owned several horses and has a Cat Thief 2yo who is named after Mr. Foster.

RIP Davy. Here is my favorite Monkee song, I'm a Believer (I had perviously posted a video of Smashmouth covering it.