The Twilight Zone
Season 5
Episode 5: The Last Night of a Jockey
TV-PGOct 25, 1963
Barred from the track for life, crooked jockey Grady boozily expresses the wish to escape his sordid surroundings and become a truly "big man." His wish is granted by his lookalike alter ego, but there's a heavy price to be paid at fadeout time.