Empire's Classic (USA) Horse
About
Empire's Classic is a 5yo b horse from the United States trained by Mike Puype. He is by Classic Empire out of Princess Roi. To date, Empire's Classic has won two races. On 19th Oct 2025 at Santa Anita, he captured his most important victory, earning $33,000.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 10-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $17,640 (of $28,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.310, SP: 6.00 traveled in the two path near the back, angled out on the far turn, chased four deep into the lane, closed in entering deep stretch and overhauled the top pair late. 1st Empire's Classic ( K Kimura 124 ) 2nd Tribal ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Everydayissaturday ( K Frey 124 ) 1.25L See full results | K Kimura 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Del Mar 24-Nov-25 1710m GOOD R3 Race 3 $500 (of $34,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.340, SP: 26.00 broke a step slow, moved to the inside trailing the field, went outside a rival into the far turn, angled four wide around that bend and could not be a factor down the lane. 1st Crazy Cavalier ( A Fresu 123 ) 2nd Burning Rubber ( J Hernandez 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Prince Dolce ( R Gonzalez 120 ) 2.25L 9th Empire's Classic ( K Kimura 125 ) 7.50L See full results | K Kimura 56.7kg 7.50L | 9 (10) |
| Santa Anita 19-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R7 Md $20,790 (of $33,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.260, SP: 4.50 1st Empire's Classic ( K Kimura 125 ) 2nd Sweet Odyssey ( A Fresu 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Lorenzo Bernini ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2.00L See full results | K Kimura 56.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Del Mar 02-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R11 Md $500 (of $44,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.000, SP: 4.00 angled to the inside, pulled on the first turn, tug in hand on the backstretch, chased three wide around the far turn, kept trying in the final furlong but lacked a bid while steadying late. 1st Makutu ( D Herrera 121 ) 2nd Poor Connection ( U Rispoli 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Sweet Odyssey ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.30L 6th Empire's Classic ( K Kimura 120 ) 3.25L See full results | K Kimura 54.4kg 3.25L | 6 (10) |
| Santa Anita 29-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R4 Md $6,600 (of $32,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.210, SP: 5.50 1st Spearfish ( H Berrios 122 ) 2nd Empire's Classic ( K Kimura 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Kawazaki ( J Hernandez 125 ) 0.15L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Del Mar 11-Nov-24 1710m R9 Md $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.000, SP: 6.50 bothered by outer rival leaving the gate, raced off the rail then moved inside trailing the field, found traffic behind a pair of rivals at the quarter pole, swung out leaving the far turn, closed widest of all down the lane and gained third. 1st Andreadytorumble ( B Hector 122 ) 2nd Phoenix Flying ( H Diego 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Empire's Classic ( K Kazushi 122 ) 2.00L See full results | K Kazushi 55.3kg 2.00L | 3 (9) |
| Santa Anita 14-Oct-24 1610m GOOD R5 Md $5,999 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.310 bobbled and bumped inner rival at the start, trailed early and moved inside, pulled around the first turn and tugged harder on the backstretch, went up to challenge for command four deep leaving the backstretch, fought three deep on the far turn, battled to midstretch and yielded to the winner in the last sixteenth. 1st Russells Hustle ( M Smith 125 ) 2nd Empire's Classic ( A Cedillo 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Sweet Odyssey ( J Hernandez 121 ) 0.50L See full results | A Cedillo 54.9kg 1.75L | 2 (10) |
| Del Mar 12-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R6 Md $3,900 (of $38,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.080 stalked the speed along the fence, waited for room continuing to save ground on the far turn, roused at the top of the lane, tipped off the fence, finished gamely between late and missed second. 1st Duran ( U Rispoli 125 ) 2nd Sir Maximus ( J Hernandez 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Empire's Classic ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.25L See full results | K Kimura 54.4kg 1.25L | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-24 1710m R8 Md $500 (of $53,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.150 reserved in the two path outside a rival, trailed three wide around the far turn and was done early. 1st Pony Express ( U Rispoli 118 ) 2nd Canada Gate ( J Hernandez 118 ) 9.00L 3rd Indispensable ( A Fresu 118 ) 0.15L 6th Empire's Classic ( K Frey 118 ) 43.05L See full results | K Frey 53.5kg 43.05L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 20-May-24 1810m R9 Md $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.910 Troubled trip,willngly 1st Baldoro ( M Edwin 126 ) 2nd Legitimate Target ( F Antonio 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Empire's Classic ( F Kyle 118 ) 1.05L See full results | F Kyle 53.5kg 1.05L | 3 (10) |
| Santa Anita 30-Mar-24 1610m GOOD R6 Md $2,590 (of $37,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.290 Lack room/bpd past 3/8 1st Promissio ( K Kimura 121 ) 2nd When Heroes Fly ( D V Dyke 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Bound To Succeed ( T Baze 121 ) 2.00L 4th Empire's Classic ( K Frey 121 ) 4.75L See full results | K Frey 54.9kg 4.75L | 4 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Jan-24 1670m FIRM R6 Md $2,450 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.090 laid off of the pace along the inside, pursued in the three to five path around the far turn and ran on mildly. 1st Count Dracula ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd B Fifty Two ( J Loveberry 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Sir Exton ( B Curtis 122 ) 4.00L 4th Empire's Classic ( M J Pedroza 122 ) 8.50L See full results | M J Pedroza 55.3kg 8.50L | 4 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 24-Dec-23 1810m GOOD R6 Md (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:49.880, SP: 46.00 tracked in the three to four path, but was floated to the seven path and between horses entering the lane and tired. 1st Le Gris ( C Lanerie 120 ) 2nd Ocean Victory ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Cabernaydo ( F Geroux 120 ) 4.00L 9th Empire's Classic ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 15.60L See full results | R Gutierrez 54.4kg 15.60L | 9 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 26-Nov-23 1710m GOOD R4 Md (of $52,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.830, SP: 101.00 angled in early, rated along down the backstretch, raced from the inside into the upper stretch and weakened. 1st St. Armands Key ( J Torres 120 ) 2nd Le Gris ( C Lanerie 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Ocean Victory ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 0.30L 8th Empire's Classic ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 6.00L See full results | R Gutierrez 54.4kg 6.00L | 8 (14) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Oct-23 1210m FIRM R2 Md (of $120,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.800, SP: 67.00 made little impact from the three path. 1st Bye Bye Liam ( K Asmussen 119 ) 2nd Bowstreet ( C Torres 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Orange Diablo ( F Geroux 119 ) 0.15L 7th Empire's Classic ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 15.85L See full results | R Gutierrez 54kg 15.85L | 7 (9) |
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