# Tom's d'Etat

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.
Statistics :
| Date | Race | Racecourse | Grade | Distance | Finish | Margin | Time | Weight | Odds | Jockey |
| May 6, 2016 | Maiden | Churchill Downs | | 1 mile | 11 | (13 1/4 Lengths) | 1:37.70 | 116 lbs | 16.40 | Luis Saez |
| May 30, 2016 | Maiden | Churchill Downs | | 1 1/4 miles | 2 | (2 3/4 Lengths) | 2:02.84 | 116 lbs | 9.30 | Ricardo Santana Jr. |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Maiden | Saratoga Race Course | | 1 1/8 miles | 1 | 4 Lengths | 1:49.66 | 118 lbs | 4.80 | Ricardo Santana Jr. |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Allowance | Fair Grounds Race Course | | 1 mile 70 yards | 1 | 3 3/4 Lengths | 1:41.51 | 119 lbs | 1.50 | David R. Flores |
| May 5, 2017 | Allowance | Churchill Downs | | 1 1/16 miles | 4 | (2 1/4 Lengths) | 1:46.19 | 123 lbs | 2.30* | David R. Flores |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Allowance | Churchill Downs | | 1 1/16 miles | 1 | 2 1/4 Lengths | 1:42.46 | 122 lbs | 1.00* | Shaun Bridgmohan |
| Jul 27, 2017 | Allowance | Saratoga Race Course | | 1 1/8 miles | 1 | 9 Lengths | 1:51.33 | 124 lbs | 0.85* | Joel Rosario |
| Nov 4, 2018 | Allowance | Churchill Downs | | 1 mile | 1 | 7 1/4 Lengths | 1:34.85 | 121 lbs | 1.00 | Shaun Bridgmohan |
| Dec 22, 2018 | Tenacious Stakes | Fair Grounds Race Course | | 1 mile 70 yards | 1 | 3 1/2 Lengths | 1:42.49 | 124 lbs | 0.70* | Shaun Bridgmohan |
| Jan 26, 2019 | Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes | Gulfstream 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 | 4 | 1 3/4 Lengths | 1:48.11 | 118 lbs | 2.25 | Irad Ortiz Jr. |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Fayette Stakes | Keeneland | || | 1 1/8 miles | 1 | 4 1/4 Lengths | 1:49.17 | 121 lbs | 1.50* | Joel Rosario |
| Nov 29, 2019 | Clark Handicap | Churchill 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 | 1 | 4 1/4 Lengths | 1:47.30 | 124 lbs | 1.30* | Miguel Mena |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Whitney Stakes | Saratoga 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 |

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Tom's d'Etat (USA), 2013 :
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Mr. Prospector (USA) b. 1970 | Raise a Native | Native Dancer |
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Mr. Prospector (USA) b. 1970 | Raise a Native | Raise You |
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Mr. Prospector (USA) b. 1970 | Gold Digger | Nashua |
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Mr. Prospector (USA) b. 1970 | Gold Digger | Sequence |
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Classy 'n Smart (CAN) b. 1981 | Smarten | Cyane |
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Classy 'n Smart (CAN) b. 1981 | Smarten | Smataire |
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Classy 'n Smart (CAN) b. 1981 | No Class | Nodouble |
| Sire Smart Strike (CAN) b. 1992 | Classy 'n Smart (CAN) b. 1981 | No Class | Classy Quillo |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Giant's Causeway (USA) b. 1997 | Storm Cat | Storm Bird |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Giant's Causeway (USA) b. 1997 | Storm Cat | Terlingua |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Giant's Causeway (USA) b. 1997 | Mariah's Storm | Rahy |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Giant's Causeway (USA) b. 1997 | Mariah's Storm | Immense |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Candy Cane (ARG) b. 1997 | Ride the Rails | Cryptoclearance |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Candy Cane (ARG) b. 1997 | Ride the Rails | Herbalesian |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Candy Cane (ARG) b. 1997 | Candy Girl | Candy Stripes |
| Dam Julia Tuttle (USA) b. 2005 | Candy Cane (ARG) b. 1997 | Candy Girl | City Girl |