Empress New Groove (USA) Horse
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Empress New Groove is a 3yo b from the United States trained by Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. She is by the stallion Seeking The Soul out of Holy Empress. She has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in three starts. In her most recent start at Gulfstream on March 2, 2026, she was aboard Tyler Gaffalione and finished fifth, trailing winner Candy Rockette.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 02-Mar-26 1811m FIRM R11 Md (of $84,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.630, SP: 4.00 pressed the pace two wide, drew clear late on the far turn, led to midstretch and tired. 1st Candy Rockette ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Paseo ( E Perez 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Just In Touch ( P Moran 122 ) 0.75L 5th Empress New Groove ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 5.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 5.00L | 5 (10) |
| Gulfstream 08-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R11 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.950, SP: 2.63 was rated along between rivals two wide and in contention to upper stretch but faded. 1st Love And Grace ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Three To G ( K Davis 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Spicy Princess ( D Egan 120 ) 0.15L 9th Empress New Groove ( M Husbands 120 ) 3.75L See full results | M Husbands 54.4kg 3.75L | 9 (10) |
| Keeneland 04-Oct-25 1710m R10 Md $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.140, SP: 7.50 brushed with an outer rival leaving the gate, pursued from midpack in the two path before moving to the inside down the backstretch, tracked the top pair from the two to three path around the far turn, ran on to claim place at the sixteenth pole and was second best. 1st Raiding Party ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Empress New Groove ( I O Jr 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Beach Ballad ( L Dettori 119 ) 3.75L See full results | I O Jr 54kg 2.00L | 2 (12) |