McDonald, Hedwick Wilhelmina (1893–1959)
McDonald, Hedwick Wilhelmina (1893–1959)
New Zealand racehorse trainer. Name variations: Hedwick Wilhelmina Maher, Granny Maher. Born on April 28, 1893, at Hastings, New Zealand; died on Oct 5, 1959, at Palmerston North, New Zealand; dau. of John Maher (racehorse trainer) and Hedwick Wilhelmina (Douglass) Maher; m. Allan William McDonald (steeplechase jockey), 1929.
First female professional racehorse trainer and one of New Zealand's most successful trainers (1924), produced the winner of 1938 Melbourne Cup.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 4).
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