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.<ref>Future Stake Races., Daily Racing Form, 1913-04-23 'Daily Racing Form'' at the University of Kentucky archives April 23, 1913] Retrieved July 18, 2018</ref> 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.Kentucky Historical Society article titled "An Early Derby Winner/Another Derby Winner" Retrieved July 16, 2018
The Aberdeen Stakes was last run in 1947, a year in which Saggy won and set a new World Record for the four-and-a-half furlong distance on dirt around one turn.
Records Time for 4.5 furlongs on dirt: 0:51.80, Saggy (1947) - New World RecordMost wins by a jockey: 2 - Willie Kelsay (1920, 1930)Most wins by a trainer: 2 - John P. "Doc" Jones (1926, 1946) 2 - Clyde Phillips (1932, 1933)Most wins by an owner:''' 2 - Harry P. Whitney (1917, 1922) 2 - William Ziegler Jr. (1932, 1933)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. Time1947SaggyAlan GrayLeonard E. OgleStanley Sagner4.5 F0:51.801946ShaffieSammy WaltersJohn P. "Doc" JonesRock Hill Farm4.5 F0:53.601943 no race1944Flying BridgeGlen SmithGeorge AlexandraWeston W. Adams4.5 F0:55.001943 no race1942True NorthAlbert SchmidlPreston M. BurchW. Deering Howe4.5 F0:53.201941Chiquita MiaLeon HaasTom SmithCharles S. Howard4.5 F0:54.001940BecomlyMax BergH. Guy BedwellHazel M. Babylon4.5 F0:54.601939ImprudentIrving AndersonJoseph Serio Jr.Ella K. Bryson4.5 F0:54.001938Charlotte GirlJohnny LongdenPhil ReuterElwood Sachsenmaier4.5 F0:53.601937BenjamWillie SaundersR. Emmett PottsBomar Stable (Bohn & Markey)4.5 F0:53.601936Goldey F.Harry RichardsW. A. BridgesMrs. W. A. Bridges4.5 F0:54.001935Wise DukeLouis SchaeferSherrill W. WardHarry H. Hector4.5 F0:53.601934StainforthJames H. BurkeWilliam IrvineSylvester W. Labrot4.5 F0:53.201933BonanzaAnthony PascumaClyde PhillipsWilliam Ziegler Jr.4.5 F0:53.001932CattailEddie WattersClyde PhillipsWilliam Ziegler Jr.4.5 F0:55.001931Fall AppleAlfred M. RobertsonT. J. HealeyC. V. Whitney4.5 F0:54.201930Vander PoolWillie KelsayD. R. (Puddin) McDanielTennessee Stable4.5 F0:53.001929Good As GoldEddie AmbroseScott P. HarlanSarah F. Jeffords4.5 F0:54.001928ClickFritz WeinerMax HirschEben M. Byers4.5 F0:55.401927Rose EternalOvila BourassaGeorge ArvinH. Teller Archibald4.5 F0:54.201926Club SteakJimmy ChalmersJohn P. "Doc" JonesJohn P. "Doc" Jones4.5 F0:54.401925Rock ManJohn MaibenJoseph H. StotlerMargaret Emerson4.5 F0:53.001924Single FootEdward ScobieHarry RitesJ. Edwin Griffith4.5 F0:53.001923June FlowerAndy SchuttingerRoy WaldronXalapa Farm (Edward F. Simms)4.5 F0:54.601922WoodlandLeslie PenmanFred HopkinsHarry P. Whitney4.5 F0:54.401921St. MauriceEverett C. HaynesJ. G. WagnonPelican Stable4.5 F0:53.401920CarefulWillie KelsayEugene WaylandWalter J. Salmon Sr.4.5 F0:54.401919Paul JonesDonald MerglerWilliam M. GarthRal Parr4.5 F0:55.601918OrmondaClarence KummerMax SmartSamuel Ross4.5 F0:55.401917Tippity WitchetFrank RobinsonJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry P. Whitney4.5 F0:54.601916NonesuchThomas ParringtonKimball PattersonJ. E. McGrath4.5 F0:54.801915George SmithJames ButwellThomas J. ShannonEddie Mcbride4.5 F0:53.801914Jesse Jr.Joe McCaheyL. BlumeJ. W. Hendrick Jr.4.5 F0:55.001913Enver BeyRoscoe TroxlerAlbert SimonsLewis S. Thompson4.5 F0:55.00
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