Tom Fool
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| Sire: | Menow | |
| Grandsire: | Pharamond | |
| Dam: | Gaga | |
| Damsire: | Bull Dog | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1949 | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Colour: | Bay | |
| Breeder: | Duval A. Headley | |
| Owner: | Greentree Stables | |
| Trainer: | John M. Gaver, Sr. | |
| Record: | 30: 21-7-1 | |
| Earnings: | $570,165 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Futurity Stakes (1951) Metropolitan Handicap (1953) Suburban Handicap (1953) Brooklyn Handicap (1953) Whitney Handicap (1953) Carter Handicap (1953) Wilson Stakes (1953) Pimlico Special (1953) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1951) 2nd New York Handicap Triple (1953) U.S. Champion Older Horse (1953) U.S. Champion Sprint Horse (1953) United States Horse of the Year (1953) |
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| Honours | ||
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1960) Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1977) #11 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Tom Fool Handicap at Belmont Park |
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Infobox last updated on: February 7, 2007. |
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Tom Fool (1949-1976) was an American thoroughbred horse racing Champion.
Owned by Greentree Stables, the bay colt was the son of "Menow" out of the mare, "Gaga." Tom Fool was trained by John M. Gaver, Sr. and ridden by Ted Atkinson. In his first season racing as a two-year-old, he had five wins and two seconds in seven starts, a performance that earned him Champion 2-Year-Old Colt honors for 1951.
Much was expected of Tom Fool in his three-year-old season but after finishing second in the Wood Memorial Stakes, the horse's veterinarian discovered he had been running with a high fever and the illness forced the horse out racing for more than two months. While the 1952 racing season was a difficult one, the horse still managed to win the majority of his races. In 1953, a healthy four-year-old Tom Fool showed his greatness. Undefeated in ten races, he became only the second horse to win New York's Handicap Triple: the Metropolitan, Suburban, and Brooklyn Handicaps. En route to being voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year, Tom Fool also won the Whitney Stakes and captured the Pimlico Special in his final race.
Retired to stud, with a career record of 21-7-1 in 30 starts, Tom Fool sired numerous stakes winners including Hall of Famers Tim Tam and Buckpasser.
Tom Fool was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1960 and in the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, he was ranked #11.
He died in 1976.
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