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Maximilian Hirsch

Max Hirsch
Assault conformation image.jpeg
Max Hirsch signature on Assault photo
Occupation Trainer
Born July 12, 1880
Fredericksburg, Texas United States
Died April 3, 1969
Major racing wins

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)

American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1936, 1946, 1950)
Preakness Stakes (1936, 1946)
Belmont Stakes (1928, 1946, 1950, 1954)
United States Triple Crown (1946)
Honours
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1959)
Significant horses
Assault, Bold Venture, Bridal Flower
But Why Not, High Gun, Gallant Bloom
Grey Lag, Middleground, Sarazen, Stymie, Vito

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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