Empire State (2018) Horse

Foal Date

22-Sep-18

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Tavistock

Dam

Midtown Manhattan

Prize Money

18129

Trainer

P Nelson & C Mcdougal

Owners

Grace Stewart, Corina McDougal, Angus Nelson & Paul Nelson

About

Empire State is a 7yo bay gelding trained by P Nelson & C Mcdougal in Hastings. He is by the stallion Tavistock out of the mare Midtown Manhattan. To date, he has secured a single win. On 5 July 2025 at Te Rapa, Empire State earned his most notable triumph, claiming the $20,000 3yo+ Maiden Hurdle Set Weight With Penalties And Allowances.

Raced At

Woodville • Te Rapa • Te Aroha • Wanganui • Arawa Park • Waverley • Trentham • Matamata • Ruakaka

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Woodville 07-Sep-25 3000m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $750 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:40.260, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th 1st The Bambino ( E Farr 66 ) 2nd Happy Star ( D Parker 69 ) 2.80L 3rd Brucie ( J Parker 66 ) 4.80L 6th Empire State ( H Mcneill 66 ) 14.00L See full results	H Mcneill 66kg 14.00L	6 (8)
Woodville 17-Aug-25 3000m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:40.500, SP: 12.90 1st The Bambino ( E Farr 66 ) 2nd Our Daymo ( E Callwood 69.5 , Cd 72.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Verry Flash ( C Wiles 69.5 , Cd 71.5 ) 2.60L 5th Empire State ( H Mcneill 66 ) 12.90L See full results	H Mcneill 66kg 12.90L	5 (7)
Te Rapa 05-Jul-25 2800m HEAVY 10 R1 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Penalties and Allowances $11,200 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:31.330, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 5th, 400m 1st 1st Empire State ( W Featherstone 69 , Cd 71 ) 2nd Fierce Flight ( J Kozaczek 69 , Cd 70 ) 2.30L 3rd Zee Heights ( E Farr 69 ) 9.30L See full results	W Featherstone 69kg, Cd 71kg	1 (12)
Te Aroha 22-Jun-25 3100m HEAVY 10 R1 Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $1,800 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:47.120, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Jerricoop ( J Parker 69 , Cd 70 ) 2nd Doctor Iris ( K Wiles 69 , Cd 71 ) 2.30L 3rd Empire State ( W Featherstone 69 , Cd 71 ) 8.60L See full results	W Featherstone 69kg, Cd 71kg 8.60L	3 (11)
Te Rapa 24-May-25 2800m SOFT 6 R1 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:19.450, SP: 12.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th 1st Catch And Release ( C Wiles 69 , Cd 72 ) 2nd Sir Maverick ( L Douglas 69 , Cd 72 ) 0.10L 3rd Countryman ( J Parker 69 , Cd 71 ) 2.60L 5th Empire State ( M Gillies 69 ) 8.20L See full results	M Gillies 69kg 8.20L	5 (8)
Wanganui 11-May-25 3000m HEAVY 8 R1 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:37.060, SP: 17.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 4th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Never Look Back ( M Roustoby 68 , Cd 69 ) 2nd Saint Bernard ( K Wiles 68 , Cd 70 ) 2.00L 3rd Catch And Release ( C Wiles 68 , Cd 70 ) 4.00L 7th Empire State ( M Gillies 68 ) 14.90L See full results	M Gillies 68kg 14.90L	7 (9)
Woodville 08-Sep-24 3000m HEAVY 10 R1 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:38.580, SP: 11.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 8th 1st Billy Boy ( J Parker 69 , Cd 71 ) 2nd Quid ( D Parker 69 ) 4.00L 3rd Red Ned ( E Farr 69 ) 8.50L FF Empire State ( H Mcneill 69 ) 0.00L See full results	H Mcneill 69kg 0.00L	UPD (10)
Arawa Park 18-Aug-24 3000m HEAVY 10 R2 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $1,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:41.210, SP: 8.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Road Runner ( J Parker 69 , Cd 71 ) 2nd Justice ( K Wiles 69 , Cd 71 ) 0.10L 3rd Rocem ( P J Matthews 67 ) 1.90L 4th Empire State ( H Mcneill 69 ) 4.90L See full results	H Mcneill 69kg 4.90L	4 (8)
Waverley 28-Jul-24 3000m SOFT 7 R2 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $1,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:29.920, SP: 19.30 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Go Butch ( J Parker 69 , Cd 72 ) 2nd Mr Fabulous ( J Kozaczek 69 , Cd 71 ) 4.80L 3rd Murphy ( D Parker 69 ) 6.60L 4th Empire State ( H Mcneill 69 ) 10.10L See full results	H Mcneill 69kg 10.10L	4 (8)
Trentham 13-Jul-24 2500m HEAVY 10 R3 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:04.630, SP: 26.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Semper Magico ( P J Matthews 69 ) 2nd Go Butch ( J Parker 69 , Cd 72 ) 7.30L 3rd Mugshot ( D Parker 69 ) 9.80L 7th Empire State ( H Mcneill 69 ) 35.40L See full results	H Mcneill 69kg 35.40L	7 (10)
Woodville 05-Oct-23 2100m SOFT 7 R4 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:19.080, SP: 7.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th 1st Maggie Ruth ( H Hassman 66.5 ) 2nd Sneeze ( S Mohammed 66.5 ) 2.30L 3rd Mugshot ( S K Macnab 68.5 ) 3.10L 7th Empire State ( L Olsen 68.5 ) 7.90L See full results	L Olsen 68.5kg 7.90L	7 (7)
Matamata 20-Sep-23 2000m GOOD 3 R9 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:06.340, SP: 21.20 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th 1st Preferential ( V A Colgan 56.5 ) 2nd Matai Bay ( S C Spratt 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Just A Karin ( L H Satherley 56.5 ) 1.70L 8th Empire State ( H Mcneill 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.90L See full results	H Mcneill 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.90L	8 (11)
Ruakaka 19-Aug-23 1600m SOFT 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.540, SP: 18.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Let Fly ( S C Spratt 56.5 ) 2nd Rum And Rumour ( J J Fawcett 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Medatsu ( M J Mcnab 56 ) 0.60L 10th Empire State ( M Hashizume 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 7.20L See full results	M Hashizume 58.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 7.20L	10 (10)
Ruakaka 05-Aug-23 1600m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.890, SP: 71.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Good Time Garry ( S R Weatherley 58.5 ) 2nd Rustic ( W B Kennedy 58.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Kereopa ( T L Newman 58.5 ) 1.50L 5th Empire State ( A Lawson-carroll 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 4.10L See full results	A Lawson-carroll 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 4.10L	5 (14)
Ruakaka 14-Dec-22 1400m GOOD 3 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $280 (of $14,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.020, SP: 30.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Kiwi Shark ( V A Colgan 57 ) 2nd Patricia ( L H Satherley 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Shirazelle ( T S Abel 56.5 , Cd 54 ) 0.90L 8th Empire State ( A Lawson-carroll 58.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 6.00L See full results	A Lawson-carroll 58.5kg, Cd 61.5kg 6.00L	8 (13)