Tom Smith (trainer)
| Tom Smith | |
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Tom Smith with Seabiscuit
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| Occupation | Trainer, Farrier |
| Born |
May 20, 1878 Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1957 (aged 78) |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
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Bay Meadows Handicap (1937, 1938) Kentucky Derby (1947) |
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| Racing awards | |
| U.S. Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings (1940, 1945) | |
| Honours | |
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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2001) Washington Racing Hall of Fame (2003) |
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| Significant horses | |
| Kayak II, Seabiscuit, Beaugay, Star Pilot, Jet Pilot | |
Bay Meadows Handicap (1937, 1938)
Brooklyn Handicap (1937)
Massachusetts Handicap (1937)
Agua Caliente Handicap (1938)
Havre de Grace Handicap (1938)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1938, 1939)
Pimlico Special Match Race (1938)
Santa Anita Handicap (1939, 1940)
American Derby (1940)
Santa Anita Derby (1941)
Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (1945)
Beldame Stakes (1945)
Belmont Futurity Stakes (1945)
Hopeful Stakes (1945)
Matron Stakes (1945)
Jamaica Handicap (1947)
Robert Thomas "Tom" Smith (May 20, 1878 – January 23, 1957) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born in a log cabin in the backwoods of northwest Georgia, as a young man he trained horses for the Croatian Cavalry and worked on a cattle ranch. In 1934, he was hired as a trainer by the wealthy businessman Charles S. Howard.
Known as "Silent Tom" because of his quiet nature, Smith became famous as the trainer of Seabiscuit. In the 1940s, he was hired to train for Maine Chance Farm, owned by cosmetics tycoon Elizabeth Arden. Twice he was the U.S. Champion Trainer by earnings: first in 1940, and again in 1945.
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