Information AboutTom Fool |
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 , Tom Fool also won the Whitney Stakes and captured the Pimlico Special in his final race. AS A SIRE Retired to stud, with a career record of 21-7-1 in 30 starts, Tom Fool sired numerous stakes winners including:
Tom Fool is the damsire of :
Tom Fool is the grandsire of:
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. REFERENCES |
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