Tom Fool Handicap

The Tom Fool Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. It was formerly held at Belmont Park. The race is a Grade III event open to horses age three and up who are willing to race the six furlong distance on dirt.

The race is named for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Tom Fool who was champion two-year-old of 1951 and U.S. Horse of the Year in 1953. He is one of four horses to win the New York Handicap Triple which consists of the Metropolitan Handicap, the Suburban Handicap and the Brooklyn Handicap.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:20.17 - Left Bank (2002) (at former distance of 7 furlongs)
• 1:09.07 - Calibrachoa (2012)

Most wins:

• 2 - Calibrachoa (2011, 2012)
• 2 - Rise Jim (1981, 1982)
• 2 - Groovy (1986, 1987)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 7 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1976, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - Todd Pletcher (2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2012)
• 5 - H. Allen Jerkens (1975, 1984, 1994, 1998, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - William H. Grinold (1981, 1982)
• 2 - Hobeau Farm (1975, 2005)
• 2 - Shadwell Racing (1996, 2008)

Winners

References

• The 2008 Tom Fool Handicap at the NTRA