Tim Tam (horse)

Tim Tam
SireTom Fool
GrandsireMenow
DamTwo Lea
DamsireBull Lea
SexStallion
Foaled1955
CountryU.S.
ColourDark Bay
BreederCalumet Farm
OwnerCalumet Farm
TrainerHorace A. Jones
RiderBill Hartack
Record14:10-1-2
Earnings$467,475
Major wins
Fountain of Youth Stakes (1958)
Florida Derby (1958)
Forerunner Stakes (1958)
Derby Trial (1958)
Everglades Stakes (1958)

American Triple Crown wins:
Kentucky Derby (1958)
Preakness Stakes (1958)

Awards
U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1958)
Honors
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1985)
Last updated on January 28, 2020

Tim Tam (April 19, 1955 – July 30, 1982) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1958 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, but fell short of winning the Triple Crown of American thoroughbred horse racing, coming in second place in the Belmont Stakes. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Derby countdown - Tim Tam, 1958". The Courier-Journal. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. ^ "Tim Tam Takes Preakness, Silky Sullivan Eighth". New York Times, Section Sports page 1. 1958-05-18. Retrieved 2020-01-23.