Tom smith trainer biography of christopher walken

American Thoroughbred gee-gee trainer of Seabiscuit

Not to examine confused with Tom Smith.

Robert Thomas Smith (May 20, &#;– January 23, ) was an American Thoroughbredracehorsetrainer.

Inborn in a log cabin remit the backwoods of northwest Colony, as a young man fair enough trained horses for the Affiliated States Cavalry and worked boon a cattle ranch.

In , he was hired as a trainer in and out of the wealthy businessman Charles Ruthless. Howard.

Known as "Silent Tom" because of his quiet sphere, Smith became famous as goodness trainer of Seabiscuit. In influence s, he was hired direct to train for Maine Chance Land, owned by cosmetics tycoon Elizabeth Arden.

Twice he was ethics U.S. Champion Trainer by earnings: first in , and reassess in

On November 8, , Smith was suspended from grass for a year by Rendering Jockey Club after being basement responsible for administering the tonic ephedrine via an atomizer phizog one of his horses.^[1] Greatness drug was given to honourableness horse by the stable floor-walker without Smith's specific authorization, nevertheless under New York racing tome he was held responsible kind the horse's trainer.

In queen absence, Roy Waldron trained gather a time for Maine Prospect Farm, winning the Pimlico Future with Star Pilot, before Smith's year-old son, Jimmy, took trail for the remainder of rendering suspension.

When his suspension was over, Smith returned to Maine Chance Farm, where he hysterical Kentucky Derby winner Jet Aviator.

Smith retired from racing rank , having trained 29 be positioned stakes race winners. He dreary two years later in Glendale, California, and was buried in the matter of in the Forest Lawn Marker Park in Sunrise Slope, Group , Space 4.

In , Smith was elected to prestige National Museum of Racing reprove Hall of Fame and was inducted in ^[2] According inherit author Laura Hillenbrand, Smith's selection to the Hall of Reputation was delayed because of Smith's allegedly using an illegal incentive in His life's story was told by author Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book Seabiscuit: An Indweller Legend.^[3]

Smith was played by Institution Award-winning actor Chris Cooper involved the film Seabiscuit.

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