Tom Fool

Tom Fool
SireMenow
GrandsirePharamond II
DamGaga
DamsireBull Dog
SexStallion
FoaledMarch 31, 1949
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederDuval A. Headley
OwnerGreentree Stables
Racing colors: Pink, black stripes on sleeves, black cap.
TrainerJohn M. Gaver, Sr.
Record30: 21-7-1
Earnings$570,165
Major wins
Sanford Stakes (1951)
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
Last updated on 25 November 2023

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.