Hirsch Jacobs (1904–1970) was a prominent American Thoroughbred trainer known for his stocky build, reddish hair, and calm, deliberate manner.
1917: Graduated high school at 13.
1921: Starts hanging out with Johnny's brother
Charlie.
1922: Charlie gets Hirsch involved with pigeon racing and they
connect with Isidor Bieber who takes a liking to to Hirsch and talks him into horse racing. 1933: Hirsch married Ethel Dushock, the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer. Their eldest son John Jacobs served as his main assistant from 1963-69.
His brothers Sid and Eugene Jacobs also went into horse racing. Jacobs built one of the most productive training careers in American racing history, setting a world record of 177 wins in 1936 and later training champions including Stymie. In 1933, he married Ethel Dushock, and together they raised three children: Patrice, John, and Tom. His daughter, Patrice Jacobs, later married Miami horse racing dynasty magnate Louis Wolfson, further linking the Jacobs family to another major racing legacy.
The Jacobs Bieber horse racing alliance was by far the most profitable in the history of the sport!
