The Story of a Racehorse Named Thanksgiving
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Max Hirsch was a titan in the sport. He won the 1934 Travers Stakes with Observant. He trained Bold Venture, winner of the 1936 Kentucky Derby and Preakness. He was well on his way to a Hall of Fame career. He trained horses for some of the richest and most powerful Americans, including Arnold Rothstein, the wealthy gambler and infamous fixer of the 1919 World Series. In 1934 he had recently become the trainer for the King Ranch, which would soon be one of the most successful stables in America.