Tom's d'Etat (foaled March 7, 2013, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Clark Handicap and 2020 Stephen Foster Stakes. [1]

Tom's d'Etat
SireSmart Strike
GrandsireMr. Prospector
DamJulia Tuttle
Damsire Giants Causeway
SexStallion
Foaled2013
CountryUnited States
ColorBay
BreederSF Bloodstock LLC
OwnerG M B Racing (Gayle Benson)
TrainerAlbert Stall Jr.
Record19:11-2-2
Earnings$1,627,272
Major wins
Tenacious Stakes (2018)
Alydar Stakes (2019)
Clark Handicap (2019)
Fayette Stakes (2019)
Oaklawn Mile Stakes (2020)
Stephen Foster Stakes (2020)

Career

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Tom's d'Etat's first race was on May 6, 2016, at Churchill Downs, where he came in 11th. He picked up his first win on August 5, 2016, at Saratoga.[1]

He spent 2017 and 2018 mostly competing in Allowance Optional Claiming races, picking up 4 wins in 5 races. He fractured his leg during the 2017 season, missing over a year.[2]

On December 22, 2018, he competed in and won his first stakes race at the age of 6, the Tenacious Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course.[2] He was the favorite in the race at 7:10 odds.

6-year-old season

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He started off the 2019 season by competing in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, but placed 9th. He did not pick up his first win for the 2019 season until he captured the 2019 Alydar Stakes.[3] He beat Wooderson by a length.

He finished the 2019 season with two wins. He captured the Fayette Stakes on October 26, beating Mr Freeze by over four lengths in a sloppy race. [4] Tom's d'Etat then captured the biggest win of his career on November 29, 2019, by winning the Grade 1 Clark Handicap. He entered the race as a 9:10 favorite and defeated Owendale and Mr Freeze. [5]

7-year-old season

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Tom's d'Etat started off the 2020 season on April 11 when he captured the Oaklawn Mile Stakes, beating multiple Grade 1 winner Improbable by three-quarters of a length on a sloppy track.[6]

He then followed this victory up with a Grade 2 victory in the Stephen Foster Stakes on June 27, defeating another multiple graded stakes winner By My Standards. [7]

Statistics
Date Race Racecourse Grade Distance Finish Margin Time Weight Odds Jockey Ref
May 6, 2016 Maiden Churchill Downs 1 mile 11 (13 1/4 Lengths) 1:37.70 116 lbs 16.40 Luis Saez [1]
May 30, 2016 Maiden Churchill Downs 1 1/4 miles 2 (2 3/4 Lengths) 2:02.84 116 lbs 9.30 Ricardo Santana Jr. [1]
Aug 5, 2016 Maiden Saratoga Race Course 1 1/8 miles 1 4 Lengths 1:49.66 118 lbs 4.80 Ricardo Santana Jr. [1]
Mar 20, 2017 Allowance Fair Grounds Race Course 1 mile 70 yards 1 3 3/4 Lengths 1:41.51 119 lbs 1.50 David R. Flores [1]
May 5, 2017 Allowance Churchill Downs 1 1/16 miles 4 (2 1/4 Lengths) 1:46.19 123 lbs 2.30* David R. Flores [1]
Jun 10, 2017 Allowance Churchill Downs 1 1/16 miles 1 2 1/4 Lengths 1:42.46 122 lbs 1.00* Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Jul 27, 2017 Allowance Saratoga Race Course 1 1/8 miles 1 9 Lengths 1:51.33 124 lbs 0.85* Joel Rosario [1]
Nov 4, 2018 Allowance Churchill Downs 1 mile 1 7 1/4 Lengths 1:34.85 121 lbs 1.00 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Dec 22, 2018 Tenacious Stakes Fair Grounds Race Course 1 mile 70 yards 1 3 1/2 Lengths 1:42.49 124 lbs 0.70* Shaun Bridgmohan [2]
Jan 26, 2019 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Gulfstream Park | 1 1/8 miles 9 (26 1/4 Lengths) 1:47.71 124 lbs 19.50 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
May 3, 2019 Alysheba Stakes Churchill Downs || 1 1/16 miles 2 (4 3/4 Lengths) 1:41.10 118 lbs 6.00 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Jun 15, 2019 Stephen Foster Stakes Churchill Downs || 1 1/8 miles 3 (2 1/4 Lengths) 1:49.27 121 lbs 4.50 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Aug 2, 2019 Alydar Stakes Saratoga Race Course 1 1/8 miles 1 1 Length 1:47.25 122 lbs 1.00* Joel Rosario [3]
Aug 31, 2019 Woodward Stakes Saratoga Race Course | 1 1/8 miles 4 1 3/4 Lengths 1:48.11 118 lbs 2.25 Irad Ortiz Jr. [1]
Oct 26, 2019 Fayette Stakes Keeneland || 1 1/8 miles 1 4 1/4 Lengths 1:49.17 121 lbs 1.50* Joel Rosario [4]
Nov 29, 2019 Clark Handicap Churchill Downs | 1 1/8 miles 1 3 1/4 Lengths 1:48.84 123 lbs 0.90* Joel Rosario [5]
Apr 11, 2020 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Oaklawn Park 1 mile 1 3/4 Length 1:35.83 122 lbs 0.80* Joel Rosario [6]
Jun 27, 2020 Stephen Foster Stakes Churchill Downs || 1 1/8 miles 1 4 1/4 Lengths 1:47.30 124 lbs 1.30* Miguel Mena [7]
Aug 1, 2020 Whitney Stakes Saratoga Race Course | 1 1/8 miles 3 (2 1/2 Lengths) 1:48.65 124 lbs 1.00* Joel Rosario [1]
Nov 7, 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic Keeneland I 1 1/4 miles 9 (14 1/4 Lengths) 1:59.60 126 lbs 4.20 Joel Rosario

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Tom's d'Etat (USA), 2013[8]
Sire
Smart Strike (CAN)
b. 1992
Mr. Prospector (USA)
b. 1970
Raise a Native Native Dancer
Raise You
Gold Digger Nashua
Sequence
Classy 'n Smart (CAN)
b. 1981
Smarten Cyane
Smataire
No Class Nodouble
Classy Quillo
Dam
Julia Tuttle (USA)
b. 2005
Giant's Causeway (USA)
b. 1997
Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Mariah's Storm Rahy
Immense
Candy Cane (ARG)
b. 1997
Ride the Rails Cryptoclearance
Herbalesian
Candy Girl Candy Stripes
City Girl

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Tom's d'Etat". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Tom's d'Etat's patience pays off in Tenacious Stakes". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tom's d'Etat Cruises to Victory in Alydar". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tom's d'Etat dominates in final stakes race of Keeneland's Fall Meet". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Tom's d'Etat Much the Best in Clark Stakes Score". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tom's d'Etat Rallies Past Improbable In Oaklawn Mile". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Tom's d'Etat, By My Standards Face Off in Foster". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Tom's d'Etat". Retrieved 9 January 2020.