Benny Marinelli
| Benny Marinelli | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | c. 1902 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | October 22, 1927 |
| Career wins | not found |
| Major racing wins | |
| Gramatan Handicap (1923) Delaware Handicap (1923) Travers Stakes (1923) Capitol Handicap (1924)
| |
| Significant horses | |
| Vigil | |
Benny Marinelli (c. 1902 – October 22, 1927) was an American
in 1923.Born in Newark, New Jersey,
On May 8, 1925, Benny Marinelli was severely injured in a racing accident at Jamaica Race Course in Jamaica, New York. He suffered a fractured skull and was taken to Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica where on the following Tuesday, The New York Times reported that doctors had given up on him, saying he "had practically no chance of recovery."[2] After remaining in a coma for ten days, Marinelli regained consciousness and eventually was able to return to racing. However, in The Miami News report on his death, the newspaper said that during the two plus years after his accident he "had had many mental lapses since."
Separated from his wife for two years, and having difficulty returning to peak riding form, on October 24, 1927, a despondent Benny Marinelli checked into a New York City rooming house where he killed himself by inhaling gas. He was buried in his native Newark, New Jersey. In their reports on his death, the Reading Eagle newspaper wrote that Marinelli was twenty-five years old, but the Miami News said he was twenty-four.[3]
References
- ^ a b https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fwktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iNgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4348,3778143&dq=benny-marinelli&hl=en [dead link]
- ^ "HOPE FOR MARINELLI GIVEN UP BY DOCTORS; Jockey Has Not Regained Consciousness Since Accident at Jamaica Friday". The New York Times. 12 May 1925.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C0EuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gNgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5156,5067340&dq=benny+marinelli&hl=en [dead link]