The Tin Man (horse)
| The Tin Man | |
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| Sire | Affirmed |
| Grandsire | Exclusive Native |
| Dam | Lizzie Rolfe |
| Damsire | Tom Rolfe |
| Sex | gelding |
| Foaled | 1998 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Ralph and Aury Todd |
| Owner | The Todds |
| Trainer | Richard Mandella |
| Record | 30:13-7-2 |
| Earnings | $3,613,780. |
| Major wins | |
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Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes (2002, 2006) American Handicap (2002) San Luis Obispo Handicap (2003) Arlington Million (2006) American Handicap (2006) San Marcos Stakes (2006) Shoemaker Mile (2007) |
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| Last updated on August 13, 2007 | |
The Tin Man (February 18, 1998 in Kentucky – 2015) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. The gelding was sired by Affirmed, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winner, out of the unplaced Lizzie Rolfe by Tom Rolfe, who was an exceptional racehorse but a better broodmare sire.
He was retired at the age of 9 due to complications following exploratory surgery on an ankle.
A dark brown gelding, The Tin Man was bred and raced by Ralph and Aury Todd (who live in California's Santa Ynez Valley). His sire never ran on grass, but his descendants proved themselves on the turf. Affirmed's daughter Flawlessly twice earned Eclipse Awards as Champion Grass Female, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. One of his top sons, Charlie Barley, was a Canadian Turf Champion.
The Todds bought a mare called Dancin' Liz, by Northern Dancer. She became a stakes winner and a stakes producer, with foals including the Grade II winner Oraibi, by Forli. She also dropped a Skywalker foal: the stakes-placed gelding Santero. Her filly by Tom Rolfe is The Tin Man's dam.
The Tin Man was Lizzie Rolfe's ninth live foal. She died in 2000 giving birth to a full sister to The Tin Man. This sister is called She's a Rich Girl.
As a two-year-old, The Tin Man bowed both tendons, injuries that required surgical repair. This early injury sidelined him for a lengthy period. "He had some injuries that would've stopped some horses along the way," said trainer Richard Mandella,. "His body must have a great ability to overcome them." Mandella also decided to geld him. "I thought it might be a good idea to geld him for two reasons. First, it keeps them from developing that heavy chest, heavy neck, and that's 60 or 75 pounds of weight up front that you keep off. The second part was that he might behave himself better and have less chance to injure himself than a colt would."
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