Empire Ruler (AUS) Horse
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Empire Ruler is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Luke O'Connor. He is by Pierata out of Miss Matriarch. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in five starts. In his most recent start at Strathalbyn on 19 Aug 2026, Ben Price rode him to a third‑place finish behind the winner Winning All Round.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Strathalbyn 19-Aug-26 1350m SOFT 7 R1 3UP MDN-SW $2,450 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.030, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.170 1st Winning All Round ( J Murphy 58 ) 2nd Blazing Red ( C Murtagh 58 ) 2.00L 3rd Empire Ruler ( B Price 58 ) 2.17L See full results | B Price 58kg 2.17L | 3 (8) |
| Morphettville 21-Jul-26 600m R10 J/O 10 1st Captainwackydoodle ( I Sit ) 2nd Black Shellac ( D Caboche ) 3rd Empire Ruler ( J Murphy ) | J Murphy | 3 (3) |
| Oakbank 21-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3UP MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.320, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Impact Storm ( T J Pannell 56.5 ) 2nd I'm A Hottie ( T Voorham 56 ) 0.95L 3rd Orlova ( T Hutchinson 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2.49L 6th Empire Ruler ( R Milnes 58 ) 12.59L See full results | R Milnes 58kg 12.59L | 6 (8) |
| Gawler 03-Jan-26 1207m GOOD 4 R3 4UP MDN-SW $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.470, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710 1st Act Natural ( C Jones 58 ) 2nd Belongtojill ( E Finnegan 56 ) 0.28L 3rd Discreetly Blue ( J Holder 58 ) 1.24L 6th Empire Ruler ( R Milnes 58 ) 4.69L See full results | R Milnes 58kg 4.69L | 6 (7) |
| Morphettville 12-Dec-25 1050m GOOD 3 R2 4UP MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.510 1st So Polite ( T Voorham 56 ) 2nd Reoffer ( T M Johnstone 56 ) 3.74L 3rd Tiddy Widdy ( A Livesey 56 ) 5.37L 7th Empire Ruler ( D Caboche 58 ) 10.11L See full results | D Caboche 58kg 10.11L | 7 (10) |