Clement L. Hirsch
| Clement L. Hirsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1914 St. Louis, Missouri United States |
| Died | March 15, 2000 Newport Beach, California United States |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Residence | Newport Beach, California |
| Occupation | Businessman, Thoroughbred racing executive, Racehorse owner/breeder |
| Known for | Founder: Kal Kan Foods & Oak Tree Racing Association |
| Board member of |
Oak Tree Racing Association Del Mar Thoroughbred Club California Thoroughbred Breeders Association World Affairs Councils of America Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute Chapman University (Life Trustee) Bank of Los Angeles |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Maxine 2) Edith Mack 3) Claudia H. Mirken 4) Lynn Boothe |
| Children | Six |
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Clement Lang Hirsch (April 26, 1914 – March 15, 2000) was an American businessman and a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded Oak Tree Racing Association.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri to a very successful family of retail merchants, Clement Hirsch moved to California as a young man. During World War II he served with the United States Marine Corps and was part of the Guadalcanal Campaign.
In 1936, Clement Hirsch founded the Dog Town Packing Company in Vernon, California which became a highly successful pet food producer he later renamed Kal Kan Foods, Inc. In 1968, Mars, Incorporated acquired the company and today it forms part of their Pedigree Petfoods division. He also was the founder of Stagg Foods of Costa Mesa which he built into the a major producer of canned chili. He sold Stagg Foods in 1996 to Hormel Foods.
In 1963 Clement Hirsch and his second wife Edith were divorced . She remarried to actor Desi Arnaz. [1] Married four times, Clement Hirsch had six children from his marriages.
Clement Hirsch purchased his first Thoroughbred racehorse in 1947. A rarity in the racing industry, during his more than fifty years racing horses, Hirsch employed only two trainers. He first hired Robert H. McDaniel Red McDaniel then after he decided to move to Las Vegas, he hired Warren Stute who remained with him for more than forty years.
A member of The Jockey Club, as an owner Clement Hirsch was successful with a number of horses imported from South America, among them the colt Figonero who won the 1969 Hollywood Gold Cup and set a world record for 1⅛ miles in winning the Del Mar Handicap. He was also successful with the filly Magical Maiden who won the 1991 Hollywood Starlet and the 1992 Las Virgenes Stakes. In 1993, Magical Maiden won the Chula Vista Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack, a race that track officials would rename the Clement L. Hirsch Handicap in his honor. Hirsch retired Magical Maiden to broodmare duty and she is the granddam of the 2009 Kentucky Derby entrant Papa Clem, owned by Hirsch's son Bo Hirsch. The name "Papa Clem" stems from the name Clement Hirsch's grandchildren called him.
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