He was the leading colt of his generation in the United States, winning the Preakness Stakes and being voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse in 1965.
Ridden by future Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, he ran third to winner Lucky Debonair in the 1965 Kentucky Derby.
[1] In the Belmont Stakes in June he led in the straight but was caught close to the finish and beaten a neck by Hail To All.
He disputed the lead until the closing stages and finished sixth on the grass course to Sea-Bird, but that result remains one of the best by an American-trained entry in that championship race.
[5] Retired to stud at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky, Tom Rolfe proved a successful sire.