Whitey Abel

Alfred John "Whitey" Abel (March 16, 1903-February 11, 1969) was a jockey, trainer, owner as well as a breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses who rode Bostonian to victory in the 1927 Preakness Stakes, run that year as the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.[1] [2] [3]

Whitey Abel
OccupationJockey, Trainer, Owner, Breeder
Born(1903-03-16)March 16, 1903
DiedFebruary 11, 1969(1969-02-11) (aged 65)
Major racing wins
Jockey wins::
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (1927)
Durham Cup Stakes (1929)
Empire City Handicap (1930)
Remsen Stakes (1930)
U.S. Triple Crown race win:
Preakness Stakes (1927)

Trainer wins:
Admiral Purse (1938)
Prince George Handicap (1938)
Ritchie Handicap (1938)
W. P. Burch Memorial Handicap (1938)
Dixie Stakes (1940)
Gittings Handicap (1940)
Rowe Memorial Handicap (1940)
Southern Maryland Handicap (1940)
King Philip Handicap (1941)
Eoinsettia Purse (1944)
Chesapeake Stakes (1944)

Significant horses
Bostonian, Gramps Image

Career

On April 6, 1923 Whitey Abel rode five winners on a single racecard at Bowie Racetrack.[4]

After becoming a trainer, Abel owned and bred racehorses. [5] He often purchased horses out of claiming races but of those he bred and raced, stakes winner Gramps Image is likely the best known.[6] [7]

References
  1. Sowers, Richard (2014-02-25). The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes: A Comprehensive History. McFarland. ISBN 9780786476985.
  2. Daily Racing Form April 5, 1935 article tiled "Turf Notes" Retrieved August 7, 2018
  3. Buffalo Courier-Express March 2, 1935 article titled St. Moritz At Hialeah Retrieved August 7, 2018
  4. Daily Racing Form, April 7, 1923: "Jockey Abels Riding: Proves the Main Feature of the Day at Bowie" Retrieved August 7, 2018
  5. The New Yorker. 1945-01-01.
  6. Daily Racing Form May 11, 1942 article titled "Abel to Sell Brood Mares" Retrieved August 6, 2018
  7. Daily Racing Form May 1, 1944 article titled "Chesapeake to Gramps Image by Nose" Retrieved August 6, 2018
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