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Max Hirsch won the first of his four [[Belmont Stakes]] in 1928 with [[Vito (horse)|Vito]]. In 1936, he won the [[Kentucky Derby]] and [[Preakness Stakes]] with [[Bold Venture (horse)|Bold Venture]] and in 1946 captured the [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|U.S. Triple Crown]] with Bold Venture's son [[Assault (horse)|Assault]]. In 1950, Hirsch won his third Kentucky Derby with another son of Bold Venture, [[Middleground]] who also won the Belmont Stakes.
Max Hirsch was inducted into the [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]] in 1959. He died on April 3, 1969, at the Jewish General Hospital on [[Long Island, New York]] and was buried next to his wife, Katherine Josephine Clare (
His son, [[William J. Hirsch|Buddy]], followed in his footsteps and too was voted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.
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