Tom's d'Etat: key obituary facts
Is Tom's d'Etat dead? Yes. Tom's d'Etat died on October 11, 2026, at age 13.
Cause of death: Tom's d'Etat's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Tom's d'Etat known for?
Tom's d'Etat was an American thoroughbred racehorse.
More about Tom's d'Etat
Born: 2013.
Tom’s d’Etat, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died October 11, 2026, aged 13.
Born July 1, 2013, he made his first start at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2016, finishing 11th. He recorded his first victory at Saratoga on August 5 of that year.
During 2017 and 2018, he competed mostly in Allowance Optional Claiming races, winning four of five. His progress was interrupted by a leg fracture during the 2017 season, which kept him from racing for more than a year. Tom’s d’Etat later established his record with two major stakes victories: the 2019 Clark Handicap and the 2020 Stephen Foster Stakes. Those wins came after the early stages of his career, which had begun with a last-place finish in his first start and a Saratoga victory three months later. The available account of his racing career records the fracture and the extended absence, followed by his two successive-season stakes wins. He was born in 2013 and died at 13.