I Am The Empire (2019) Horse
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About
I Am The Empire is a 7yo bay gelding (male) trained by Annabel & Rob Archibald. He is by Camelot out of Close Regards. He has won seven races so far. On 5 Oct 2024 at Doomben he secured his most important victory, the $85,000 Benchmark 78 Handicap. He has consistently delivered profit for punters; a full‑career backing would have returned 21% on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 19-Aug-26 2170m GOOD 4 R3 BM70 $6,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:15.900, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st Whatjeudoin' ( C Graham 54.5 ) 2nd I Am The Empire ( B Osmond 63 , Cd 61 ) 1.13L 3rd Jemoma Alpilage ( T Marshall 58 ) 2.15L See full results | B Osmond 63kg, Cd 61kg 1.13L | 2 (7) |
| Eagle Farm 08-Aug-26 1815m GOOD 4 R1 BM70 $14,350 (of $75,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:51.980, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st Barbray ( J L Bayliss 58.5 ) 2nd I Am The Empire ( L Martyn 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.17L 3rd Amplify ( J Franklin 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.26L See full results | L Martyn 62.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 0.17L | 2 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 24-Jul-26 1030m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.400 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Walking Painting ( A B Collett ) 2nd I Am The Empire ( M Fitzgerald ) 0.24L 3rd Scripted ( N C Rawiller ) 2.12L | M Fitzgerald 0.24L | 2 (6) |
| Canterbury 08-Jul-26 1900m HEAVY 8 R6 BM72 $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:59.590, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.170 1st Captain Fenkel ( J V Overmeire 60 ) 2nd War Ribbon ( K Mcevoy 55 ) 2.06L 3rd Allegro Miss ( Z Wadick 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.11L 10th I Am The Empire ( C Keatings 62 , Cd 59 ) 7.30L See full results | C Keatings 62kg, Cd 59kg 7.30L | 10 (11) |
| Kensington 10-Jun-26 2400m SOFT 5 R6 BM78 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:30.370, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.020 1st Pinhole ( N C Rawiller 60.5 ) 2nd So Suave ( T Berry 57.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Centenario ( R Bayliss 58.5 ) 2.47L 12th I Am The Empire ( B Nock 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 16.18L See full results | B Nock 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 16.18L | 12 (12) |