Tom's d'Etat explained

Tom's d'Etat
Sire:Smart Strike
Grandsire:Mr. Prospector
Dam:Julia Tuttle
Damsire:Giants Causeway
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:2013
Country:United States
Color:Bay
Breeder:SF Bloodstock LLC
Owner:G M B Racing (Gayle Benson)
Trainer:Albert Stall Jr.
Record:19:11-2-2
Earnings:$1,627,272
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]

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.

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.

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!Date!Race!Racecourse !Grade!Distance !Finish!Margin !Time!Weight!Odds!Jockey !Ref
May 6, 2016Maiden Churchill Downs1 mile11(13 1/4 Lengths) 1:37.70116 lbs16.40Luis Saez
May 30, 2016MaidenChurchill Downs1 1/4 miles2(2 3/4 Lengths) 2:02.84116 lbs9.30Ricardo Santana Jr.
Aug 5, 2016MaidenSaratoga Race Course1 1/8 miles14 Lengths 1:49.66118 lbs4.80Ricardo Santana Jr.
Mar 20, 2017Allowance Fair Grounds Race Course1 mile 70 yards 13 3/4 Lengths 1:41.51119 lbs1.50David R. Flores
May 5, 2017Allowance Churchill Downs1 1/16 miles 4(2 1/4 Lengths) 1:46.19123 lbs2.30*David R. Flores
Jun 10, 2017Allowance Churchill Downs1 1/16 miles12 1/4 Lengths 1:42.46122 lbs1.00*Shaun Bridgmohan
Jul 27, 2017Allowance Saratoga Race Course1 1/8 miles19 Lengths 1:51.33124 lbs0.85*Joel Rosario
Nov 4, 2018Allowance Churchill Downs1 mile17 1/4 Lengths 1:34.85121 lbs1.00Shaun Bridgmohan
Dec 22, 2018Tenacious StakesFair Grounds Race Course1 mile 70 yards 13 1/2 Lengths 1:42.49124 lbs0.70*Shaun Bridgmohan
Jan 26, 2019Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream Park||1 1/8 miles|9|(26 1/4 Lengths) |1:47.71|124 lbs|19.50|Shaun Bridgmohan||-|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||-|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||-|Aug 2, 2019|Alydar Stakes|Saratoga Race Course| |1 1/8 miles |1|1 Length |1:47.25|122 lbs|1.00*|Joel Rosario||-|Aug 31, 2019|Woodward Stakes|Saratoga Race Course||

1 1/8 miles 41 3/4 Lengths 1:48.11118 lbs2.25Irad Ortiz Jr.
Oct 26, 2019Fayette StakesKeeneland||1 1/8 miles14 1/4 Lengths 1:49.17121 lbs1.50*Joel Rosario
Nov 29, 2019Clark HandicapChurchill Downs||1 1/8 miles|1|3 1/4 Lengths |1:48.84|123 lbs|0.90*|Joel Rosario||-|Apr 11, 2020|Oaklawn Mile Stakes|Oaklawn Park||1 mile|1|3/4 Length |1:35.83|122 lbs|0.80*|Joel Rosario||-|Jun 27, 2020|Stephen Foster Stakes|Churchill Downs|||1 1/8 miles 14 1/4 Lengths 1:47.30124 lbs1.30*Miguel Mena
Aug 1, 2020Saratoga Race Course||1 1/8 miles |3|(2 1/2 Lengths) |1:48.65|124 lbs|1.00*|Joel Rosario||-|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||}

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom's d'Etat. 9 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Tom's d'Etat's patience pays off in Tenacious Stakes. 9 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Tom's d'Etat Cruises to Victory in Alydar. 9 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Tom’s d’Etat dominates in final stakes race of Keeneland’s Fall Meet . 9 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Tom’s d’Etat Much the Best in Clark Stakes Score . 9 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Tom’s d’Etat Rallies Past Improbable In Oaklawn Mile. 9 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Tom's d'Etat, By My Standards Face Off in Foster. 9 January 2020.