February 14, 2010 11:09 pm | Updated 11:09 pm IST - LONDON
This is a September 20, 2000 photo of British author Dick Francis as he poses at a New York hotel. Francis, a professional jockey and best selling author, died aged 89, his family said on Sunday.
Dick Francis, the former jockey who rode Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National when the horse fell near the finish line when well ahead of the field, has died. He was 89.
Francis, whose death was announced on Sunday by his son Felix, was also a best-selling novelist.
Frances won more than 350 races but is best known for when Devon Loch, which was owned by Queen Mother Elizabeth, appeared to try to jump a phantom fence 50m from the finish line and fell.
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