Empire Sky (USA) Horse
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Empire Sky is a 7yo gray/roan gelding from the United States trained by John T. Kirby. He is by the stallion Klimt out of the mare Illusional Sky. To date, Empire Sky has won 4 races. On 15 Jul 2023 at Saratoga, he captured his biggest victory, earning $88,000.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 10-Aug-26 1408m FIRM R9 Race 9 (of $148,831) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.540, SP: 13.00 broke out and bumped with a rival, dropped to the rear of the field then angled in under urging, went around most of the turn in the two path then shifted to the rail and failed to threaten. 1st Onebigbeautfulbill ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 2nd Tricky Business ( M Franco 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Mo For The King ( F Prat 126 ) 6.00L 5th Empire Sky ( J Hernandez 126 ) 10.35L See full results | J Hernandez 57.2kg 10.35L | 5 (7) |
| Philadelphia Park 14-Jul-26 1207m FIRM R6 Philadelphia Park Race 6 $27,654 (of $27,654) Barrier 5, SP: 2.60 1st Empire Sky ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Smokin Holiday ( F Martinez 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Fine Diamond ( R Silvera 120 ) 7.00L | J Hernandez 55.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 01-Feb-26 1408m FIRM R8 Race 8 $7,929 (of $79,292) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.830, SP: 26.00 raced off the pace on the inside up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the two path, began a bid entering the stretch and gained ground late. 1st Disruptor ( R Maragh 118 ) 2nd Little Thunder ( C Gil 122 ) 3.50L 3rd Empire Sky ( R Rodriguez 118 , Cd 111 ) 4.00L See full results | R Rodriguez 53.5kg, Cd 50.3kg 4.00L | 3 (11) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 04-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R9 Race 9 $486 (of $82,935) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.790, SP: 8.50 1st Gianluca Be Lucky ( D Centeno 122 ) 2nd P Four ( S Golibrzuch 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Swaggish ( C Gil 118 ) 0.50L 7th Empire Sky ( R Rodriguez 118 , Cd 111 ) 3.75L See full results | R Rodriguez 53.5kg, Cd 50.3kg 3.75L | 7 (12) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 11-Dec-25 1410m FIRM R9 Race 9 $489 (of $83,546) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.710, SP: 2.75 broke a step slow, raced off of the pace along the inside, brushed an outer rival while moving to the two path around the turn then chased evenly. 1st Icelander ( C Gil 122 ) 2nd Gianluca Be Lucky ( D Centeno 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Uranium ( A Gonzalez 120 ) 0.50L 5th Empire Sky ( S Marin 120 ) 4.75L See full results | S Marin 54.4kg 4.75L | 5 (9) |