Abercrombie
For the British general, see James Abercrombie
Abercrombie (
1975 -
2000) was a bay
harness racing horse by Silent Majority out of Bergdorf by Duane Hanover. He won the E. Roland Harriman Award for
harness horse of the year in 1978. He won 22 of his 33 races in 1978, including the
Messenger Stakes, the Prix d'Été, and the Adios Stakes. His best time for the mile was 1:53, achieved when he was four years old. He was trained and driven by Glen Garnsey.
He retired to become a major sire at Castleton Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, helping to return the Adios line to prominence. Among his get are Artsplace (Harness Horse of the Year in 1992), Life Sign, Armbro Emerson, Anniecrombie, and Armbro Dallas.
Abercrombie died in 2000 and was buried at the Castleton Farm horse cemetery.
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