Tom's d'Etat

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Tom's d'Etat
Sire Smart Strike
Grandsire Mr. Prospector
DamJulia Tuttle
Damsire Giants Causeway
Sex Stallion
Foaled2013
CountryUnited States
Color Bay
BreederSF Bloodstock LLC
OwnerG M B Racing (Gayle Benson)
Trainer Albert 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)

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]

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Career

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

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

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
DateRaceRacecourseGradeDistanceFinishMarginTimeWeightOddsJockeyRef
May 6, 2016Maiden Churchill Downs 1 mile11(13 1/4 Lengths)1:37.70116 lbs16.40Luis Saez [1]
May 30, 2016Maiden Churchill Downs 1 1/4 miles2(2 3/4 Lengths)2:02.84116 lbs9.30 Ricardo Santana Jr. [1]
Aug 5, 2016Maiden Saratoga Race Course 1 1/8 miles14 Lengths1:49.66118 lbs4.80 Ricardo Santana Jr. [1]
Mar 20, 2017Allowance Fair Grounds Race Course 1 mile 70 yards13 3/4 Lengths1:41.51119 lbs1.50 David R. Flores [1]
May 5, 2017Allowance Churchill Downs 1 1/16 miles4(2 1/4 Lengths)1:46.19123 lbs2.30* David R. Flores [1]
Jun 10, 2017Allowance Churchill Downs 1 1/16 miles12 1/4 Lengths1:42.46122 lbs1.00* Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Jul 27, 2017Allowance Saratoga Race Course 1 1/8 miles19 Lengths1:51.33124 lbs0.85* Joel Rosario [1]
Nov 4, 2018Allowance Churchill Downs 1 mile17 1/4 Lengths1:34.85121 lbs1.00 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Dec 22, 2018Tenacious Stakes Fair Grounds Race Course 1 mile 70 yards13 1/2 Lengths1:42.49124 lbs0.70* Shaun Bridgmohan [2]
Jan 26, 2019 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Gulfstream Park |1 1/8 miles9(26 1/4 Lengths)1:47.71124 lbs19.50 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
May 3, 2019 Alysheba Stakes Churchill Downs ||1 1/16 miles2(4 3/4 Lengths)1:41.10118 lbs6.00 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Jun 15, 2019 Stephen Foster Stakes Churchill Downs ||1 1/8 miles3(2 1/4 Lengths)1:49.27121 lbs4.50 Shaun Bridgmohan [1]
Aug 2, 2019 Alydar Stakes Saratoga Race Course 1 1/8 miles11 Length1:47.25122 lbs1.00* Joel Rosario [3]
Aug 31, 2019 Woodward Stakes Saratoga Race Course |1 1/8 miles41 3/4 Lengths1:48.11118 lbs2.25 Irad Ortiz Jr. [1]
Oct 26, 2019 Fayette Stakes Keeneland ||1 1/8 miles14 1/4 Lengths1:49.17121 lbs1.50* Joel Rosario [4]
Nov 29, 2019 Clark Handicap Churchill Downs |1 1/8 miles13 1/4 Lengths1:48.84123 lbs0.90* Joel Rosario [5]
Apr 11, 2020 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Oaklawn Park 1 mile13/4 Length1:35.83122 lbs0.80* Joel Rosario [6]
Jun 27, 2020 Stephen Foster Stakes Churchill Downs ||1 1/8 miles14 1/4 Lengths1:47.30124 lbs1.30* Miguel Mena [7]
Aug 1, 2020 Whitney Stakes Saratoga Race Course |1 1/8 miles3(2 1/2 Lengths)1:48.65124 lbs1.00* Joel Rosario [1]
Nov 7, 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic Keeneland I1 1/4 miles9(14 1/4 Lengths)1:59.60126 lbs4.20 Joel Rosario

Pedigree

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Tom's d'Etat" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tom's d'Etat's patience pays off in Tenacious Stakes" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Tom's d'Etat Cruises to Victory in Alydar" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Tom's d'Etat dominates in final stakes race of Keeneland's Fall Meet" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Tom's d'Etat Much the Best in Clark Stakes Score" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Tom's d'Etat Rallies Past Improbable In Oaklawn Mile" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Tom's d'Etat, By My Standards Face Off in Foster" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Tom's d'Etat" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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