Max Hirsch
| Max Hirsch | |
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Max Hirsch signature on Assault photo
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| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | July 12, 1880 Fredericksburg, Texas 
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| Died | April 3, 1969 |
| Major racing wins | |
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Suburban Handicap (1923, 1946, 1966) Kentucky Derby (1936, 1946, 1950) Preakness Stakes (1936, 1946) Belmont Stakes (1928, 1946, 1950, 1954) |
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| Racing awards | |
| Triple Crown Champion Trainer (1946) | |
| Honours | |
| U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1959) | |
| Significant horses | |
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Assault, Bold Venture, Bridal Flower But Why Not, High Gun, Gallant Bloom Grey Lag, Middleground, Sarazen, Stymie, Vito |
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Suburban Handicap (1923, 1946, 1966)
International Special No. 3 (1924)
Arlington Classic (1932, 1941, 1947)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1932, 1954)
Travers Stakes (1934, 1938)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1940, 1946)
Jersey Derby (1942, 1959, 1968)
Metropolitan Handicap (1942, 1955)
Pimlico Special (1946)
Arlington Handicap (1952)
Maximilian J. "Max" Hirsch (July 12, 1880 - April 3, 1969) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Born in Fredericksburg, Texas, Hirsch became one of the most successful trainers in Thoroughbred horse racing history. He spent part of his formative years working as a groom and jockey at Morris Ranch in Gillespie County, Texas. Hirsch conditioned horses for various owners including George W. Loft, Arthur B. Hancock, the infamous Black Sox Scandal gambler, Arnold Rothstein, Morton L. Schwartz, Jane Greer, and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt but is best known for his work with the King Ranch Stable whom he joined in the 1930s and for whom he trained until his death in 1969.
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