Flying Heels (1927-1940) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse won stakes races at age two through six, including a number which are Grade I events today. Bred and raced by Gifford A. Cochran, he was sired by the 1925 Kentucky Derby winner, Flying Ebony and out of the racemare Heeltaps.Flying Heels was trained for Gifford Cochran by future U.S.