River Empress (USA) Horse
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River Empress is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by Melanie Giddings. She is by the stallion Honor A. P. out of the mare Empressof The Nile. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless in eight starts. In her latest outing at Saratoga on 23 Aug 2026, Luis Saez rode River Empress to a ninth‑place finish, trailing winner Private Property.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 23-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R5 Md (of $86,955) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.280, SP: 10.00 was hustled from the gate, saved ground under reserve at the back, moved out from the inside to the three path on the far turn, came into the stretch in the five path while under the crop and failed to threaten. 1st Private Property ( K Carmouche 126 ) 2nd Outro ( J Lezcano 121 ) 0.05L 3rd Raging Bloom ( C Elliott 121 ) 0.10L 9th River Empress ( L Saez 121 ) 7.25L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 7.25L | 9 (10) |
| Saratoga 05-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R3 Md $994 (of $165,658) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.530, SP: 51.00 dropped back early, traveled around the first turn in the two path, was reserved off the pace, saved ground while roused on the far turn, spun into the stretch in the three path and lacked the needed response. 1st Shelzawa ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Nonconsecutivetrms ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Fango Creek ( J Alvarado 121 ) 1.00L 6th River Empress ( E Zayas 121 ) 4.50L See full results | E Zayas 54.9kg 4.50L | 6 (10) |
| Saratoga 06-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R6 Md $690 (of $161,049) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.460, SP: 17.00 1st New Rose ( J Morelos 120 ) 2nd Home Wrecker ( K Carmouche 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Shelzawa ( F Prat 120 ) 1.25L 9th River Empress ( J Alvarado 120 ) 8.40L See full results | J Alvarado 54.4kg 8.40L | 9 (12) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1609m R1 Md $10,903 (of $155,763) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.250, SP: 34.00 settled along the inside, saved ground, shifted two wide in upper stretch and ran on mildly between horses. 1st Use Me ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Eat Hay Run ( L Saez 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Tulip ( J Alvarado 120 ) 1.25L 4th River Empress ( D Cannon 120 ) 0.00L See full results | D Cannon 54.4kg 0.00L | 4 (12) |
| Aqueduct 13-Nov-25 1710m R6 Md $21,402 (of $107,008) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.760, SP: 6.00 1st Salt Princess ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd River Empress ( L R Jr 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Mariposa Moon ( R J Santana 119 ) 0.75L See full results | L R Jr 54kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |