. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Robert Thomas \"Tom\" Smith (May 20, 1878 \u2013 January 23, 1957) was an American thoroughbred race horse 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."@en . "Tom Smith"@en . . . . . . "1878-05-20Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "1957-01-23Z"^^ . . "29"^^ .