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The Wildest Bets, Biggest Jumps, and Strangest Derby Facts Ever Recorded

The Wildest Bets, Biggest Jumps, and Strangest Derby Facts Ever Recorded What if the biggest bets, highest jumps, and most famous races didn’t behave the way history says they should? In this episode of Strange As It Seems, we return to the archives to uncover the wildest true stories ever published about horse racing—from record-breaking jumps and chaotic steeplechases to impossible wagers and Kentucky Derby facts that overturned “settled” history. Everything you’re about to hear was published as fact. And every story was backed by proof. 🐎 In this episode, you’ll discover: 🏇 A horse that may have made the highest jump ever recorded—higher than the official world record 🔥 A former plow horse that became a legendary exhibition jumper, clearing automobiles and even leaping through fire ⛪ How steeplechasing began as a race toward a church steeple—and quickly descended into chaos 🐎 The steeplechase with 66 horses entered, where only ten survived the course 👁️ A blind-in-one-eye horse who was the only finisher in a grueling Grand National 🎲 “Worthless winners” that paid fortunes—because no one bet on them 🏦 The true story of a single horse race that collapsed an entire town bank 🎫 How more than a million dollars in winning tickets went unclaimed in a single year 💰 The largest wagers ever placed on horse races—including bets of $2.5 million… $10 million… and $1.5 million that paid out $35 million 🌹 Forgotten Kentucky Derby facts—longest odds winners, dominant owners, and records that stood for decades 📍 The prophetic comic strip that declared no horse from post position nine had ever won the Derby—just before history proved it wrong 🏆 The jockeys who rewrote Derby history, including those who won back-to-back races and those who set records doctors said were impossible 📂 About the archives Every story in this episode comes from original Strange As It Seems source material—comic strips, scrapbooks, handwritten letters, official race confirmations, and contemporary newspaper reports preserved by three generations of the Hix family. These facts weren’t collected as trivia. They were gathered as evidence—so when readers doubted them, the proof was ready. As curator of the Strange As It Seems archives, I’m sharing these stories exactly as they were preserved—bringing a forgotten chapter of sports history back to life. 🧭 The conclusion of a two-part journey This episode completes a two-part deep dive into horse racing’s strangest truths—following last week’s exploration of dead heats and legendary jockeys. Together, they reveal a sport where certainty rarely survives the finish line. 💬 Join the conversation Some of these stories defy logic. Others defy probability. A few defy history itself. If one made you stop and think “That can’t be right…”—leave a comment below. And if you enjoy stories of the strange and unusual: 📺 Subscribe 🔔 Hit the bell 📚 Explore more archived comics, radio shows, and film shorts—linked below Strange As It Seems A library of the curious in nature and humankind—launched upon the vast sea of public opinion with the hope that it will entertain and acquaint readers with some of the marvels of the world in which we live.