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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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. +StatisticsDateRaceRacecourse GradeDistance FinishMargin TimeWeightOddsJockey RefMay 6, 2016Maiden Churchill Downs1 mile11(13 1/4 Lengths) 1:37.70116 lbs16.40Luis Saez May 30, 2016MaidenChurchill Downs 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. FloresMay 5, 2017Allowance Churchill Downs1 1/16 miles 4(2 1/4 Lengths) 1:46.19123 lbs2.30*David R. FloresJun 10, 2017Allowance Churchill Downs1 1/16 miles12 1/4 Lengths 1:42.46122 lbs1.00*Shaun BridgmohanJul 27, 2017Allowance Saratoga Race Course1 1/8 miles19 Lengths 1:51.33124 lbs0.85*Joel RosarioNov 4, 2018Allowance Churchill Downs1 mile17 1/4 Lengths 1:34.85121 lbs1.00Shaun BridgmohanDec 22, 2018Tenacious StakesFair Grounds Race Course1 mile 70 yards 13 1/2 Lengths 1:42.49124 lbs0.70*Shaun BridgmohanJan 26, 2019Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream Park|1 1/8 miles9(26 1/4 Lengths) 1:47.71124 lbs19.50Shaun BridgmohanMay 3, 2019Alysheba StakesChurchill Downs||1 1/16 miles2(4 3/4 Lengths)1:41.10118 lbs6.00Shaun BridgmohanJun 15, 2019Stephen Foster StakesChurchill Downs||1 1/8 miles3(2 1/4 Lengths) 1:49.27121 lbs4.50Shaun BridgmohanAug 2, 2019Alydar StakesSaratoga Race Course 1 1/8 miles 11 Length 1:47.25122 lbs1.00*Joel RosarioAug 31, 2019Woodward StakesSaratoga 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 RosarioNov 29, 2019Clark HandicapChurchill Downs|1 1/8 miles13 1/4 Lengths 1:48.84123 lbs0.90*Joel RosarioApr 11, 2020Oaklawn Mile StakesOaklawn Park1 mile13/4 Length 1:35.83122 lbs0.80*Joel RosarioJun 27, 2020Stephen Foster StakesChurchill Downs||1 1/8 miles14 1/4 Lengths 1:47.30124 lbs1.30*Miguel MenaAug 1, 2020Whitney Stakes Saratoga Race Course|1 1/8 miles 3(2 1/2 Lengths) 1:48.65124 lbs1.00*Joel RosarioNov 7, 2020Breeders' Cup ClassicKeenelandI miles9(14 1/4 Lengths) 1:59.60126 lbs4.20Joel Rosario
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