Alfred John "Whitey" Abel (March 16, 1903 – February 11, 1969) was a jockey, trainer, owner as well as a breeder of

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...

racehorses who rode Bostonian to victory in the

1927 Preakness Stakes The 1927 Preakness Stakes was the 52nd running of the $63,100 Preakness Stakes Thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 9, 1927, and was won by Bostonian who was ridden by Whitey Abel. The colt won the race by a half length over runn ...

, run that year as the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.

Career

On April 6, 1923, Whitey Abel rode five winners on a single

racecard A racecard is a printed card used in horse racing giving information about races, principally the horses running in each particular race. Racecards are often given in newspapers. Also known as a race book, which in this case is a small booklet ...

at Bowie Racetrack. After becoming a trainer, Abel owned and bred racehorses. He often purchased horses out of

claiming race In Thoroughbred racing, a claiming race is a type of horse race in which the horses are all for sale at a specified claiming price until shortly before the race. In the hierarchy of horse races, based on the quality of the horses that compete, claim ...

s but of those he bred and raced, stakes winner Gramps Image is likely the best known. ''Daily Racing Form'' May 1, 1944 article titled "Chesapeake to Gramps Image by Nose"
Retrieved August 6, 2018

References

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