So I came across this article from Bloodhorse today while perusing Facebook about the first woman to train a Travers Stakes winner, and in the 1930s no less!

The article features the horse because he was appropriately named for an article posted on Thanksgiving. This horse was even struck by lightning, but went on to win the Travers after fully recovering from that injury.

Mary Hirsch was his trainer and she opened the door for women trainers to start being taken seriously in the male dominated horse racing industry.

I haven’t posted in a while, but thought this was an interesting read. For the full article click here:

The Story of a Racehorse Named Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving 2021 everyone!