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Etti Plesch, born Countess Maria Anna Paula Ferdinandine von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (3 February 1914 – 29 April 2003), was an Austro-Hungarian countess, huntress, racehorse owner, and socialite. Plesch lost two of her six husbands to the same woman, Louise de Vilmorin, a French literary figure, and owned two winners of The Derby ...
May 2, 2003. Etti Plesch, who campaigned Sassafras and Miswaki, died in Monte Carlo, according to the Racing Post. She was 89. Plesch and her late husband, Arpad, won the 1970 Prix de l'Arc de...
Etti Plesch earned a place in The Guinness Book of Records as the only woman owner to have won the Derby twice. Psidium won in 1961 and Henbit in 1980. What made Etti a legendary lady of the Turf was her 1970 victory in the Arc de Triomphe, when her best horse, Sassafras, beat Charles Engelhard's Nijinsky, ending his amazing run of 11 classic ...
In her introduction to this extraordinary memoir, Etti Plesch warns the reader that the life she is about to describe will seem unfashionable as it contains no ‘stories of great suffering’....
2 de nov. de 2021 · In all the madness that is – or used be – Melbourne Cup Day, I am reminded of the life of Etti Plesch, a Hungarian countess, born Maria Anna Paula Ferdinandine von Wurmbrand-Stuppach in 1914. Etti had the distinction of marrying six times and winning the English Derby twice.
Etti Plesch, born Maria Anna Paula Ferdinandine Gräfin von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (3 February 1914 – 28 April 2003), was an Austro-Hungarian countess, huntress, racehorse owner, and socialite. Plesch lost two of her six husbands to the same woman, Louise de Vilmorin , a French literary figure, and owned two winners of The Derby , Psidium in 1961 ...
Explore. Etti Plesch. Austrian countess who lost two of her six husbands to one woman but enjoyed great success on the Turf. Thursday May 01 2003, 1.00am, The Times. Mrs Arpad Plesch earned a...
