1952 Saratoga-Allowance horse racing program TOM FOOL Hall of Fame Travers prep

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August 11, 1952 Saratoga Horse Racing Program. The great TOM FOOL as a 3 year old faces off against a field of 8. TOM FOOL loses by a nose in the slop in a photo in this Travers Stakes prep race. Amazing addition to any collection. Program is in excellent track used condition with average writing. This one has been in my personal collection for many years. Shipping in the U.S. will be .00. Always happy to combine shipping.
Tom Fool
Tom Fool
(March 31, 1949 – August 20, 1976) was a champion American
Thoroughbred
racehorse
who was the 1953
American Horse of the Year
and was inducted into the
Racing Hall of Fame
. He sired the champion racehorses
Buckpasser
and
Tim Tam
.
Background
Owned by
Greentree Stables
, Tom Fool was bred by
Duval Headley
, a Thoroughbred trainer and nephew of prominent Kentucky breeder
Hal Price Headley
. Tom Fool was a bay
colt
by the racehorse and sire
Menow
out of Gaga by
Pharamond II
.
[1]
He was a half-brother to the good two-year-old Aunt Jinny,
[2]
and was a great-grandson of the broodmare Laughing Queen, whose other descendants included the
Kentucky Derby
winner
Dust Commander
.
[3]
Greentree Stables purchased Tom Fool privately as a yearling for ,000.
Racing record
Tom Fool was trained by
John M. Gaver, Sr.
and ridden by
Ted Atkinson
. In his two-year-old season, he had five wins and two seconds in seven starts, which earned him Champion 2-Year-Old Colt honors for 1951.
After he finished second in the
Wood Memorial Stakes
at age 3, the horse's veterinarian discovered he had raced with a high fever. The illness sidelined Tom Fool for more than two months, and he missed the
Triple Crown
races. Although his 1952 season was difficult, he won the majority of his races.
In 1953, a healthy four-year-old Tom Fool was undefeated in ten races, He won at distances ranging from 5½ furlongs to 1¼ miles and became only the second horse to win
New York's
Handicap Triple Crown
: the
Metropolitan
,
Suburban
and
Brooklyn Handicaps
. Tom Fool also won the
Whitney Stakes
and captured the
Pimlico Special
by eight lengths. This final start was a win that concluded a perfect four-year-old campaign with 10 stakes wins in as many starts. The Pimlico Special was his fourth consecutive race start in a non-betting race; by this time, few horses were entered against him.
[4]
In polls to determine Horse of the Year honors, Tom Fool topped polls by the Thoroughbred Racing Association (34 of a possible 37 votes)
[5]
and Triangle Publications (30 of 31).
[6]
Tom Fool retired with a record of 30 starts for 21 wins, 7 seconds and 1 third for earnings of 0,165.
[4]
Stud career
Tom Fool was syndicated for ,750,000, as a stallion and initially stood for a ,000 service fee. He sired the winners of over 650 races in America and England, with over 30 stakes winners, including:
Buckpasser
- 1966 U.S. Horse of the Year, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee
Silly Season (USA), England’s leading two-year-old of 1964 and sire of Lunchtime, a good sire in
Australia
.
Tim Tam
- won
Kentucky Derby
,
Preakness Stakes
,
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
inductee
Tompion
- multiple stakes winner, including Grade 1
Santa Anita Derby
,
Blue Grass Stakes
and
Travers Stakes
in 1960
[4]
Tom Fool's bloodline endures in the 2015
U.S. Triple Crown
winner,
American Pharoah
, who is both a sixth- and seventh-generation descendant.
Honors
Tom Fool was inducted into the
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
in 1960.
[7]
In the
Blood-Horse magazine
ranking of the
top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century
, he was ranked #11. The
Tom Fool Handicap
, contested at
Belmont Park
, is named in his honor.
Tom Fool retired from stud duties in 1972 and died on 20 August 1976.
See also
List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
Pedigree
Tom Fool
Sire
Menow
Grandsire
Pharamond II
Dam
Gaga
Damsire
Bull Dog
Sex
Stallion
Foaled
March 31, 1949
Country
United States
Colour
Bay
Breeder
Duval A. Headley
Owner
Greentree Stables
Racing colors: Pink, black stripes on sleeves, black cap.
Trainer
John M. Gaver, Sr.
Record
30: 21-7-1
Earnings
0,165
Major wins
Belmont Futurity Stakes
(1951)
Grand Union Hotel Stakes
(1951)
East View Stakes
(1951)
Jerome Handicap
(1952)
Grey Lag Handicap
(1952)
Empire City Handicap
(1952)
Sysonby Handicap
(1952, 1953)
Wilson Stakes
(1952, 1953)
Metropolitan Handicap
(1953)
Suburban Handicap
(1953)
Brooklyn Handicap
(1953)
Whitney Handicap
(1953)
Carter Handicap
(1953)
Pimlico Special
(1953)
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)
Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland
(1965)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame
inductee (1960)
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
(1977)
#11 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Tom Fool Handicap
at
Belmont Park
Pedigree of Tom Fool
[1]
Sire
Menow
Bay 1935
Pharamond II
(GB)
Bay 1925
Phalaris
Polymelus
Bromus
Selene
Chaucer
Serenissima
Alcibiades
Chestnut 1927
Supremus
Ultimus
Mandy Hamilton
Regal Roman (GB)
Roi Herode
Lady Cicero
Dam
Gaga
Bay 1942
Bull Dog (FR)
Bay 1927
Teddy
Ajax (FR)
Rondeau
Plucky Liege
(GB)
Spearmint
Concertina
Alpoise
Bay 1937
Equipoise
Pennant
Swinging
Laughing Queen
Sun Briar
Cleopatra (Family: 3-j)
[3]