Description
This photograph, taken in November of 1953, features American Thoroughbred Tom Fool at Belmont Park.
Tom Fool, U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1951) and U.S. Horse of the Year (1953), is widely considered one of the top American racehorses of the 20th century. He retired to a successful stud career with a record of 30 starts for 21 wins, 7 seconds, and 1 third and earnings that exceeded $570,000.