First Empire (AUS) Horse
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First Empire is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Kelly Schweida. He is by Deep Field out of Angel Of Heaven. He has recorded a single win in his career. On 3 Jul 2025 at Ipswich he earned his most important victory, winning the $30000.00 2yo Maiden Set Weight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 27-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R1 BM70 $3,500 (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.590, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Bluepinot ( J Collett 57.5 ) 2nd Joppa Lane ( B Thornton 58 ) 0.26L 3rd Cheval Chic ( J A Williams 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.42L 4th First Empire ( D Thornton 54.5 ) 0.84L See full results | D Thornton 54.5kg 0.84L | 4 (12) |
| Doomben 12-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R8 BM70 $6,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.500, SP: 3.80 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Amuseantes ( D G Moor 57.5 ) 2nd First Empire ( D Thornton 54 ) 0.10L 3rd She Ours ( A M Thompson 57 ) 0.79L See full results | D Thornton 54kg 0.10L | 2 (11) |
| Doomben 06-Nov-25 850m GOOD 4 R19 3Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.820 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490 1st Pocket Dial ( R Maloney ) 2nd Icymiss ( B Thornton ) 0.87L 3rd Not Telling ( K Wilson-taylor ) 3.25L 4th First Empire ( M Rodd ) 3.98L | M Rodd 3.98L | 4 (6) |
| Ipswich 03-Jul-25 1350m SOFT 6 R2 2YO Mdn Set Weight $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.800, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.970 1st First Empire ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Saveur ( B Wheeler 56 ) 3.88L 3rd Spot The Aussie ( L Dempsey 58 ) 3.90L See full results | D Thornton 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Doomben 18-Jun-25 1350m GOOD 4 R3 2YO Open Hcp $6,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.300, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 1st Lockyer ( A Jones 55.5 ) 2nd First Empire ( M Rodd 56 ) 0.50L 3rd North Pole ( C Graham 59 ) 1.29L See full results | M Rodd 56kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 30-May-25 1000m HEAVY 9 R2 2YO C&G Mdn Set Weight $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.500, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Prestar ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Jaggery ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 4.50L 3rd First Empire ( M Rodd 58 ) 6.50L See full results | M Rodd 58kg 6.50L | 3 (11) |
| Doomben 08-May-25 840m SOFT 7 R20 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:53.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st Fort Tenedos ( G J Cartwright ) 2nd Mystic Meadow ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.20L 3rd Secret Scout ( E P Lang ) 0.40L 4th First Empire ( K Wilson-taylor ) 1.40L | K Wilson-taylor 1.40L | 4 (6) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 05-Dec-24 850m SOFT 7 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:50.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Jaggery ( N S Beriman ) 2nd First Empire ( R Maloney ) 0.50L 3rd Omphalos ( C Graham ) 1.30L | R Maloney 0.50L | 2 (7) |