Digging in resolutely within the stretch, Take Cost Tom posted a half-length victory within the $40,000 Misplaced within the Fog Juvenile Stakes Dec. 27 at Turf Paradise to turn out to be the primary stakes winner for freshman sire Tom’s d’Etat .
A grade 1-winning son of main sire Sensible Strike, Tom’s d’Etat will stand the 2025 season for $5,000 at WinStar Farm close to Lexington. Going into Friday’s racing, Tom’s d’Etat ranked seventeenth on the freshman sires listing of 2024.
Whereas proprietor/breeder Randy Howg and coach Robertino Diodoro have been affected person with Take Cost Tom’s debut, he proved greater than prepared when referred to as upon Dec. 4, drawing off to a 9 1/4-length victory in that maiden elective claiming take a look at going six furlongs at Turf Paradise. He secured his second win in as many begins in posting a stakes victory in Friday’s 6 1/2-furlong take a look at that drew 9 runners.
Kentucky-bred Take Cost Tom is out of stakes-placed winner Beautiful Ginny, by Take Cost Indy . Out of grade 2 winner Brooke’s Halo, by Southern Halo, Beautiful Ginny has produced two winners from as many starters.
On the monitor Tom’s d’Etat earned greater than $1.7 million and gained six stakes, together with the 2019 Clark Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs. Join BloodHorse Every day
