Bay Horse
Foaled: 1949
Location: United States
Sire: Menow
Dam: Gaga
Breeder: Duval A. Headley
Owner: Greentree Stables
Trainer: John M. Gaver
Career Length: 3 years (1951 - 1953)
Career Earnings: $ 570,165
Career Results: 21(16) wins in 30 starts

Win Highlights
  • 1951 Futurity Stakes
  • 1951 Sanford Stakes
  • 1951 East View Stakes
  • 1951 Grand Union Hotel Stakes
  • 1953 Pimlico Special
  • 1953 Metropolitan Handicap
  • 1953 Whitney Stakes
  • 1953 Brooklyn Handicap
  • 1953 Suburban Handicap
Tom Fool

1951 American Champion 2 Year Old Male
1953 American Champion Sprinter
1953 American Champion Older Horse
​1953 Horse of the Year 
Elected to the National Racing Hall of Fame in 1960
Elected to the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame on January 23, 1977
photo courtesy of Greentree Farm
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