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 list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...

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

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Bowie Racetrack Bowie Race Track was an American horse racing track located just outside the city limits of Bowie, Maryland. It operated from 1914 through 1985. The facility is now a training center for Thoroughbred racehorses. History The one-mile oval racetra ...

. 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. They were known as selling races until 1924 after which they were relabeled claiming ...

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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