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» I 1 TOM FOOL — Sire of Dunce and whose son, Tim Tam, won the 1958 Derby. Dunce Could Make It One for Book His Sire Tom Fool Begot 58 Winner Should Claiborne Farm Colt Follow Tim Tarns Success, It Would Mark First Repeat Never in the 84 runnings of the Kentucky Derby has a stallion sired consecutive winners, but should Dunce capture this re-" newal. his sire. Tom Fool, will make it "one for the book." for Tom Fool sent out Tim Tam, last years hero. However, Tim Tam had "more going for him" through his dam, Two Lea, than does Dunce through his dam, Ghazni. Nevertheless, he has a pedigree to respect. Tom Fool, 1953s Horse of the Year, won 21 of 30 starts in three years of campaign-! ing, earned 70,165 and was unplaced but j once. He was the "compleat" horse. At two, one of his five wins was in the Futurity Stakes at Belmont. He was voted the years best two-year-old and assigned topweight on the Experimental Free Handicap. At three, he won several stakes after being sidelined in the classic time of the year. At four, he was unbeaten, winning the Metropolitan at one mile, the Carter at 7 furlongs under 135 pounds in 1:22, the Suburban at 10 furlongs under 128 pounds, the Brooklyn Handicap at 10 furlongs under 136 pounds, the Wilson, the Whitney Stakes, the Sysonby Mile, the Pimlico Special and two other races. Given 136 in Daily Racing Form Handicap Not only was he voted Horse of the Year, but the son of Menow was assigned 136 pounds on the Daily Racing Form Free Handicap. Champion two-year-olds who win at 10 furlongs as older horses under such crushing weights are, indeed, few and far between. Tim Tam was in his first crop as was Jester, a Belmont Futurity winner. Dunces dam. Ghazni, by the excellent broodmare sire. Mahmoud, raced once and was unplaced. Ghazni has been a good, useful producer. She has foaled nine winners, including the stakes winners Ghan Fleet and Ace Destroyer. The former, by Count Fleet, showed promise of going on, but injuries obstructed his chances. Ace Destroyer was a come-from-behind sprinter. The next dam. Sun Miss, was unraced. She produced 13 foals, two of whom placed in stakes. The next dam. Missinaibi, wone one race and was related to several stakes-. producing matrons. I
