The Aberdeen Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1913 through 1947 at Havre de Grace Racetrack in Havre de Grace, Maryland.[1] Open to two-year-olds of either sex, it was run on dirt over a distance of four-and-a-half furlongs.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Havre de Grace Racetrack, Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1913 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 4.5 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-years-old |
At one time an important event for juveniles, 1915 winner George Smith and 1919 winner Paul Jones both went on to win the Kentucky Derby.[2]
The Aberdeen Stakes was last run in 1947, a year in which Saggy won and set a new World Record for the fourand-a-half furlong distance on dirt around one turn.[3]
Records
edit- Time for 4.5 furlongs on dirt: 0:51.80, Saggy (1947) - New World Record
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Willie Kelsay (1920, 1930)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - John P. "Doc" Jones (1926, 1946)
- 2 - Clyde Phillips (1932, 1933)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Harry P. Whitney (1917, 1922)
- 2 - William Ziegler Jr. (1932, 1933)
Winners
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (F) |
Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Saggy | Alan Gray | Leonard E. Ogle | Stanley Sagner | 4.5 F | 0:51.80 | |||
| 1946 | Shaffie | Sammy Walters | John P. "Doc" Jones | Rock Hill Farm | 4.5 F | 0:53.60 | |||
| 1943 | no race | ||||||||
| 1944 | Flying Bridge | Glen Smith | George Alexandra | Weston W. Adams | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | |||
| 1943 | no race | ||||||||
| 1942 | True North | Albert Schmidl | Preston M. Burch | W. Deering Howe | 4.5 F | 0:53.20 | |||
| 1941 | Chiquita Mia | Leon Haas | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | 4.5 F | 0:54.00 | |||
| 1940 | Becomly | Max Berg | H. Guy Bedwell | Hazel M. Babylon | 4.5 F | 0:54.60 | |||
| 1939 | Imprudent | Irving Anderson | Joseph Serio, Jr. | Ella K. Bryson | 4.5 F | 0:54.00 | |||
| 1938 | Charlotte Girl | Johnny Longden | Phil Reuter | Elwood Sachsenmaier | 4.5 F | 0:53.60 | |||
| 1937 | Benjam | Willie Saunders | R. Emmett Potts | Bomar Stable (Bohn & Markey) | 4.5 F | 0:53.60 | |||
| 1936 | Goldey F. | Harry Richards | W. A. Bridges | Mrs. W. A. Bridges | 4.5 F | 0:54.00 | |||
| 1935 | Wise Duke | Louis Schaefer | Sherrill W. Ward | Harry H. Hector | 4.5 F | 0:53.60 | |||
| 1934 | Stainforth | James H. Burke | William Irvine | Sylvester W. Labrot | 4.5 F | 0:53.20 | |||
| 1933 | Bonanza | Anthony Pascuma | Clyde Phillips | William Ziegler Jr. | 4.5 F | 0:53.00 | |||
| 1932 | Cattail | Eddie Watters | Clyde Phillips | William Ziegler Jr. | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | |||
| 1931 | Fall Apple | Alfred M. Robertson | T. J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 4.5 F | 0:54.20 | |||
| 1930 | Vander Pool | Willie Kelsay | D. R. (Puddin) McDaniel | Tennessee Stable | 4.5 F | 0:53.00 | |||
| 1929 | Good As Gold | Eddie Ambrose | Scott P. Harlan | Sarah F. Jeffords | 4.5 F | 0:54.00 | |||
| 1928 | Click | Fritz Weiner | Max Hirsch | Eben M. Byers | 4.5 F | 0:55.40 | |||
| 1927 | Rose Eternal | Ovila Bourassa | George Arvin | H. Teller Archibald | 4.5 F | 0:54.20 | |||
| 1926 | Club Steak | Jimmy Chalmers | John P. "Doc" Jones | John P. "Doc" Jones | 4.5 F | 0:54.40 | |||
| 1925 | Rock Man | John Maiben | Joseph H. Stotler | Margaret Emerson | 4.5 F | 0:53.00 | |||
| 1924 | Single Foot | Edward Scobie | Harry Rites | J. Edwin Griffith | 4.5 F | 0:53.00 | |||
| 1923 | June Flower | Andy Schuttinger | Roy Waldron | Xalapa Farm (Edward F. Simms) | 4.5 F | 0:54.60 | |||
| 1922 | Woodland | Leslie Penman | Fred Hopkins | Harry P. Whitney | 4.5 F | 0:54.40 | |||
| 1921 | St. Maurice | Everett C. Haynes | J. G. Wagnon | Pelican Stable | 4.5 F | 0:53.40 | |||
| 1920 | Careful | Willie Kelsay | Eugene Wayland | Walter J. Salmon Sr. | 4.5 F | 0:54.40 | |||
| 1919 | Paul Jones | Donald Mergler | William M. Garth | Ral Parr | 4.5 F | 0:55.60 | |||
| 1918 | Ormonda | Clarence Kummer | Max Smart | Samuel Ross | 4.5 F | 0:55.40 | |||
| 1917 | Tippity Witchet | Frank Robinson | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry P. Whitney | 4.5 F | 0:54.60 | |||
| 1916 | Nonesuch | Thomas Parrington | Kimball Patterson | J. E. McGrath | 4.5 F | 0:54.80 | |||
| 1915 | George Smith | James Butwell | Thomas J. Shannon | Eddie Mcbride | 4.5 F | 0:53.80 | |||
| 1914 | Jesse Jr. | Joe McCahey | L. Blume | J. W. Hendrick, Jr. | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | |||
| 1913 | Enver Bey | Roscoe Troxler | Albert Simons | Lewis S. Thompson | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | |||
References
edit- ^ ''Daily Racing Form at the University of Kentucky archives April 23, 1913 Retrieved July 18, 2018
- ^ Kentucky Historical Society article titled "An Early Derby Winner/Another Derby Winner" Retrieved July 16, 2018
- ^ New York Times April 24, 1947 article titled "World Turf Mark Is Set By Saggy Retrieved July 12, 2018