Long before Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra made it fashionable to bully the boys, there was a filly in the 1940s who was a four-legged feminist movement.

Gallorette, like most horses of her era, enjoyed a busy life on the racetrack. Tall and powerful, she raced 72 times in five seasons, winning 21 times and finishing second 20 times in a career that spanned 1944-48.

Retired Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye will sometimes find himself tuning in to a horse racing show and watching a replay of one of the famous races he rode. His mind is flooded with good memories.

“I just miss those days. The sport has been great to me,” he said. “I know I can’t go back, but it’s fun to see those old tapes once in a while.”