This Week in History: Feminism’s Tragic Victim

This Week in History: Feminism’s Tragic Victim

In the Battle of the Sexes, there have been no real winners and far too many innocent casualties — among them the brilliant thoroughbred filly Ruffian. On July 6, 1975, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) hosted the “The Great Match Race,” a highly anticipated contest between two thoroughbred racehorses: Ruffian, racing’s undefeated “Queen of the Fillies,” and Foolish Pleasure, who had recently beaten his fellow colts in the Kentucky Derby. T…