| Horsename: | Scapa Flow |
| Sire: | Man o' War |
| Grandsire: | Fair Play |
| Dam: | Florence Webber |
| Damsire: | Peep o' Day |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1924 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. |
| Owner: | Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. |
| Trainer: | Scott P. Harlan |
| Record: | 18: 5-4-5 |
| Earnings: | US$93,955 |
| Race: | United States Hotel Stakes (1926) Futurity Stakes (1926) Bowling Brook Purse (1927) |
| Awards: | American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1926) |
| Updated: | June 15, 2010 |
Scapa Flow (1924–1928) was an American Thoroughbred race horse, a son of Man o' War. He first came to prominence in 1926 after winning the 43rd running of the United StatesHotel Stakes as a two-year-old. He was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords, who bred him. In August 1926, Morton Schwartz offered $100,000 to purchase Scapa Flow, but his owners refused to sell him at any price.[1]
With Frank Coltiletti as his jockey, Scapa Flow won the U.S. Hotel Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1:14 2/5. THe earned $11,525 for his owners at the Union Avenue course. Coming out of the gate, Coltiletti had the advantage of a step with Scapa Flow, who came to the front quickly. The fractional times were 0:23 3/5, 0:47 1/5, and 1:14 2/5.[2]
On April 16, 1928, Scapa Flow lost the Harford Handicap by half a length at Havre de Grace, Maryland. The colt, favored in the six-furlong race, was beaten by Rock Man, an outsider.[3] Scapa Flow finished third at Belmont Park in the Metropolitan, an event first run at the Morris Park Racecourse in 1891. On a rain-soaked track, Scapa Flow, at 3-to-1 odds, was bested for second place by four lengths by Chance Shot, a 13-to-5 entry, owned by W. Averell Harriman. The event was won by Nimba, a filly owned by Marshall Field III.[4]
Scapa Flow died in 1928 before he could make it to stud.[5] He broke down during the June 17, 1928, running of the Brooklyn Handicap and was put down.[6]