Argent Empyrean (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

26-Aug-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

grey-chestnut

Sire

Top Echelon

Prize Money

5010

Owners

S L Shepherdson, Mrs J M Shepherdson & Ms S Ferguson

About

Argent Empyrean, a 4yo grey‑chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Kathy Stabe. He is by Top Echelon out of Perisha. The horse remains a maiden after six starts. In his most recent start at Sunshine Coast on 13 Feb 2026, ridden by Julie Busuttin, he finished third behind the winner Galway Flyer.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Sunshine Coast 13-Feb-26 1800m SOFT 7 R8 MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:56.120, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310 1st Galway Flyer ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 2nd Spot The Aussie ( B E Thompson 57.5 ) 3.88L 3rd Argent Empyrean ( J Busuttin 58.5 ) 14.08L See full resultsJ Busuttin 58.5kg 14.08L3 (6)
Murwillumbah 24-Jan-26 1553m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $525 (of $16,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.980, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.850 1st Pierant ( B A Youngberry 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Escape Beach ( B S Lerena 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.53L 3rd Monte Carlo Miss ( B Baker 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2.68L 5th Argent Empyrean ( J Busuttin 59 , Cd 57 ) 7.57L See full resultsJ Busuttin 59kg, Cd 57kg 7.57L5 (8)
Kilcoy 02-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.380, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.660 1st Sweet Anthe ( O R M Webb 56.5 ) 2nd Secret Rose ( J A Williams 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Razor's Magic ( B Baker 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.96L 11th Argent Empyrean ( M Hellyer 58.5 ) 9.48L See full resultsM Hellyer 58.5kg 9.48L11 (12)
Deagon 23-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3&4Y MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 1st Boss Logic ( H E V D Hoven ) 2nd Queen Of Light ( K Wilson-taylor ) 1.25L 3rd Val De Grise ( V Duric ) 1.50L 6th Argent Empyrean ( M Hellyer ) 3.56LM Hellyer 3.56L6 (6)
Doomben 15-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R16 MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.990 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st Andi Don't Care ( A Jones ) 2nd Inquicktime ( C Vitler ) 1.95L 3rd Cliodhna Maeve ( J Guthmann-chester ) 6.01L 4th Argent Empyrean ( M Gray ) 9.58LM Gray 9.58L4 (4)
Toowoomba 12-Jul-25 1625m GOOD 4 R7 Mdn Hcp $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.640, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.910 1st Hideyo ( C Bayliss 56 ) 2nd Somethin In Orange ( N Fazackerley 59.5 ) 3.50L 3rd Life Of Tree ( H N Richardson 54 ) 5.30L 7th Argent Empyrean ( K Yoshida 58.5 ) 17.80L See full resultsK Yoshida 58.5kg 17.80L7 (10)
Gatton 28-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 3YO Mdn Hcp $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.380, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 1st Everywhere ( J H Huxtable 58.5 ) 2nd Akku ( S E Sheargold 55.5 ) 1.65L 3rd Royal Edition ( J D Molloy 59.5 ) 4.19L 10th Argent Empyrean ( C Vitler 59.5 ) 9.20L See full resultsC Vitler 59.5kg 9.20L10 (11)
Doomben 11-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.700, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st Gagnante Enchere ( T Brooker 56 ) 2nd Valencia Roc ( L Dempsey 56 ) 0.49L 3rd Lucifer's Way ( R Maloney 58 ) 3.32L 8th Argent Empyrean ( A Allen 58 ) 15.14L See full resultsA Allen 58kg 15.14L8 (8)
Deagon 13-May-25 1050m HEAVY 8 R9 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.760 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.060 1st Unega Wahy'a ( R S Wilson ) 2nd Queen Arni ( S G Rutledge ) 0.25L 3rd Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.60L 5th Argent Empyrean ( R Thorburn ) 3.31LR Thorburn 3.31L5 (6)
Gold Coast 05-Dec-24 1000m SOFT 7 R10 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.110 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st Ciphertext ( C Graham ) 2nd Haney ( B M Baker ) 4.00L 3rd Deep Drive ( M J Cahill ) 4.10L 5th Argent Empyrean ( B Lerena 0 ) 6.70LB Lerena 0 6.70L5 (6)
Gold Coast 04-Nov-24 1000m SOFT 5 R8 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.480 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st Neil ( D Thornton ) 2nd Canavese ( D L Turner ) 0.40L 3rd Cinephile ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.80L 7th Argent Empyrean ( B Lerena 0 ) 4.30LB Lerena 0 4.30L7 (7)