Tom's d'Etat
Tom's d'Etat (foaled March 7th, 2013) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Clark Handicap.[1]
Tom's d'Etat | |
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Sire | Smart Strike |
Grandsire | Mr. Prospector |
Dam | Julia Tuttle |
Damsire | Giants Causeway |
Foaled | March 7th, 2013 |
Country | USA |
Breeder | SF Bloodstock LLC |
Owner | G M B Racing |
Trainer | Albert M. Stall Jr. |
Jockey | Joel Rosario |
Earnings | $1,627,272 |
Major wins | |
Clark Handicap (2019) Stephen Foster Stakes (2020) |
Career
Tom's d'Etat's first race was on May 6th, 2016, at Churchill Downs, where he came in 11th. He picked up his first win on August 5th, 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 22nd, 2018, he competedin and won his first Stakes race at the age of 6, the 2018 Tenacious Stakes.[2] He was the favorite in the race at 7:10 odds.
He started off the 2019 season by competing in the Grade-1 2019 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 26th, 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 29th, 2019. He won the Grade-1 Clark Handicap. He entered the race as a 9:10 favorite and defeated Owendale and rival Mr Freeze. [5]
Tom's d'Etat started off the 2020 season on April 11th, 2020. On that day, he captured the Oaklawn Mile Stakes, beating Improbable by three-quarters of a length on a sloppy track.[6]
He then followed this victory up with a Grade-2 victory at the Stephen Foster Stakes on June 27th, 2020, by beating By My Standards. [7]
Pedigree
Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 |
Mr. Prospector (USA) b. 1970 |
Raise a Native | Native Dancer |
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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
- "Tom's d'Etat". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Tom's d'Etat's patience pays off in Tenacious Stakes". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Tom's d'Etat Cruises to Victory in Alydar". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Tom's d'Etat dominates in final stakes race of Keeneland's Fall Meet". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Tom's d'Etat Much the Best in Clark Stakes Score". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Tom's d'Etat Rallies Past Improbable In Oaklawn Mile". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Tom's d'Etat, By My Standards Face Off in Foster". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Tom's d'Etat". Retrieved 9 January 2020.