Tom's d'Etat (foaled March 7, 2013, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019
Clark Handicap
The Clark Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Among the oldest races in the United States, it was first run in 1875, the year the racetrack opened for business. C ...
and 2020
Stephen Foster Stakes
The Stephen Foster Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt run annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is named in honor of famed ...
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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.
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
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at the age of 6, the Tenacious Stakes at
Fair Grounds Race Course
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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
The Alydar Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Made a Listed race in 2019, it is contested on dirt at a distance of a mile and one-eighth. It is open t ...
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He beat Wooderson by a length.
He finished the 2019 season with two wins. He captured the
Fayette Stakes
The Fayette Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meetin ...
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
The Clark Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Among the oldest races in the United States, it was first run in 1875, the year the racetrack opened for business. C ...
. 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
The Stephen Foster Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt run annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is named in honor of famed ...
on June 27, defeating another multiple graded stakes winner
By My Standards.
Pedigree
References
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American racehorses
Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Racehorses trained in the United States
Thoroughbred family 13-c