{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse | horsename = R. Thomas | image = | caption = | sire = Nadir | grandsire = Nasrullah | dam = Fleet Flight | damsire = Count Fleet | sex = Gelding | foaled = 1961 | country = United States | colour = Bay | breeder = Claiborne Farm | owner = Roger W. Wilson | trainer = David Erb | record = 65: 20-11-14 | earnings = US$381,809 | race = Skaal Handicap (1964)<br>Vosburgh Handicap (1965)<br>Westchester Handicap (1966, 1968)<br>Carousel Handicap (1967)<br>Sport Page Handicap (1967)<br>Sysonby Handicap (1967)<br>Equipoise Mile Handicap (1968)<br>Salvator Mile Handicap (1968) | awards = | honours = | updated= }} '''R. Thomas''' (March 13, 1961 &ndash; 1971) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Kentucky by Bull Hancock at his renowned Claiborne Farm. Sired by Nadir, the 1957 American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, his dam was Fleet Flight, a daughter of 1948 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Count Fleet.<ref>[http://www.pedigreequery.com/r+thomas R. Thomas pedigree]</ref>

Raced by Roger W. Wilson, and trained by former jockey David Erb, R. Thomas was a top handicap horse in American middle distance racing during the mid 1960s. Among his wins, the bay gelding captured two editions of the Westchester Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/03/archives/cupid-finishes-2d-r-thomas-adams-up-wins-57500-race-by-1-lengths-r.html ''New York Times'' - Apr 3, 1966]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1968/03/31/archives/favored-r-thomas-wins-at-aqueduct-r-thomas-victor-in-westchester.html ''New York Times'' - March 31, 1968]</ref>

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Category:1961 racehorse births Category:1971 racehorse deaths Category:Thoroughbred family 16-g Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky Category:Racehorses trained in the United States