Aberdeen Stakes Explained

Class:Discontinued stakes
Horse Race:Aberdeen Stakes
Inaugurated:1913
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance:4.5 furlongs
Track:Dirt, left-handed
Qualification:Two-years-old

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.

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

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.

Time
1947SaggyAlan Gray Leonard E. OgleStanley Sagner4.5 F0:51.80
1946ShaffieSammy WaltersJohn P. "Doc" JonesRock Hill Farm4.5 F0:53.60
1943align=center colspan=9no race
1944Flying BridgeGlen SmithGeorge AlexandraWeston W. Adams4.5 F0:55.00
1943align=center colspan=9no race
1942True NorthAlbert SchmidlPreston M. BurchW. Deering Howe4.5 F0:53.20
1941Chiquita MiaLeon HaasTom SmithCharles S. Howard4.5 F0:54.00
1940BecomlyMax BergH. Guy BedwellHazel M. Babylon4.5 F0:54.60
1939ImprudentIrving AndersonJoseph Serio, Jr.Ella K. Bryson4.5 F0:54.00
1938Charlotte GirlJohnny LongdenPhil ReuterElwood Sachsenmaier4.5 F0:53.60
1937BenjamWillie SaundersR. Emmett PottsBomar Stable (Bohn & Markey)4.5 F0:53.60
1936Goldey F.Harry RichardsW. A. BridgesMrs. W. A. Bridges4.5 F0:54.00
1935Wise DukeLouis SchaeferSherrill W. WardHarry H. Hector4.5 F0:53.60
1934StainforthJames H. BurkeWilliam IrvineSylvester W. Labrot4.5 F0:53.20
1933BonanzaAnthony PascumaClyde PhillipsWilliam Ziegler Jr.4.5 F0:53.00
1932CattailEddie WattersClyde PhillipsWilliam Ziegler Jr.4.5 F0:55.00
1931Fall AppleAlfred M. RobertsonT. J. HealeyC. V. Whitney4.5 F0:54.20
1930Vander PoolWillie KelsayD. R. (Puddin) McDanielTennessee Stable4.5 F0:53.00
1929Good As GoldEddie AmbroseScott P. HarlanSarah F. Jeffords4.5 F0:54.00
1928ClickFritz WeinerMax HirschEben M. Byers4.5 F0:55.40
1927Rose EternalOvila BourassaGeorge ArvinH. Teller Archibald4.5 F0:54.20
1926Club SteakJimmy ChalmersJohn P. "Doc" JonesJohn P. "Doc" Jones4.5 F0:54.40
1925Rock ManJohn MaibenJoseph H. StotlerMargaret Emerson4.5 F0:53.00
1924Single FootEdward ScobieHarry RitesJ. Edwin Griffith4.5 F0:53.00
1923June FlowerAndy SchuttingerRoy WaldronXalapa Farm (Edward F. Simms)4.5 F0:54.60
1922WoodlandLeslie PenmanFred HopkinsHarry P. Whitney4.5 F0:54.40
1921St. MauriceEverett C. HaynesJ. G. WagnonPelican Stable4.5 F0:53.40
1920CarefulWillie KelsayEugene WaylandWalter J. Salmon Sr.4.5 F0:54.40
1919Paul JonesDonald MerglerWilliam M. GarthRal Parr4.5 F0:55.60
1918OrmondaClarence KummerMax SmartSamuel Ross4.5 F0:55.40
1917Tippity WitchetFrank RobinsonJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry P. Whitney4.5 F0:54.60
1916NonesuchThomas ParringtonKimball PattersonJ. E. McGrath4.5 F0:54.80
1915George SmithJames ButwellThomas J. ShannonEddie Mcbride4.5 F0:53.80
1914Jesse Jr.Joe McCaheyL. BlumeJ. W. Hendrick, Jr.4.5 F0:55.00
1913Enver BeyRoscoe TroxlerAlbert SimonsLewis S. Thompson4.5 F0:55.00

Notes and References

  1. https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1910s/drf1913042301/drf1913042301_2_9#q=April+24,+1917,+Aberdeen#fq= 'Daily Racing Form at the University of Kentucky archives April 23, 1913
  2. http://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/316 Kentucky Historical Society article titled "An Early Derby Winner/Another Derby Winner"
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1947/04/24/archives/world-turf-mark-is-set-by-saggy-2yearold-races-four-and-a-half.html New York Times April 24, 1947 article titled "World Turf Mark Is Set By Saggy