Grade I Winner Tom’s d’Etat Passes

Tom's d'Etat (Smart Strike), who won three graded stakes races, including the 2019 GI Clark Stakes as a 7-year-old, has passed away. The news was reported via X by Greg Bensel, who oversees and manages the GMB Racing Stable, which campaigned the earner of $1,762,272. Tom's d'Etat was 13. Bensel's tweet read: “Sad news @GMBRacing Tom's d'Etat passed away after a brief illness. Winner the G1 Clark, G2 Stephen Foster, G2 Fayette Stakes, Alydar Stakes at Saratoga and Tenacious Stakes at Fairgrounds – 11 wins from 20 starts.