Emperor Tzu (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

26-Sep-22

Sex

gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Maurice

Dam

Tzu Hsi

Prize Money

18885

Trainer

Ciaron Maher

Owners

Blueblood Thoroughbreds (Mgr: Mrs C Walsh), B B T MxTH, C M R MxTH, Ciaron Maher Racing, Roundel Racing, Three B A, C A Anson, A J Brown, B F Cotterill, W R Glynn, B R R T Racing, S K McNamara, Miss G Yick, C M Terreri, S R Niven, Mrs L Bleathman, Sandcastles, J M Simmons & Te Puke Thunder

About

Emperor Tzu is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Ciaron Maher at Warwick Farm. He is by Maurice out of Tzu Hsi. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his most recent start at Murtoa on 4 Oct 2025, Teo Nugent rode him to a fifth‑place finish behind the winner Talent Scout.

Raced At

Murtoa • Donald • Cranbourne • Geelong • Ballarat Synthetic • Ballarat • Warracknabeal

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Murtoa 04-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.790, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Talent Scout ( L Meech 57 ) 2nd Jotopeli ( R Hurdle 59.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Nikephoros ( J Hill 59.5 ) 8.25L 5th Emperor Tzu ( T Nugent 57 ) 10.50L See full results	T Nugent 57kg 10.50L	5 (12)
Donald 13-Sep-25 1620m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.740, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Oraqua ( J Fry 57.5 ) 2nd Emperor Tzu ( C Hefel 57 ) 4.50L 3rd Madesian ( R Hurdle 57 ) 7.00L See full results	C Hefel 57kg 4.50L	2 (11)
Cranbourne 01-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 7 R3 Mdn Set Weight $3,825 (of $42,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.650, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th 1st Xtra Rush ( E Brown 59.5 ) 2nd Wondering Spirit ( D Moor 59.5 ) 4.50L 3rd Emperor Tzu ( B Allen 57 ) 7.75L See full results	B Allen 57kg 7.75L	3 (14)
Geelong 11-Jul-25 1430m SOFT 7 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:28.080, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.400 1st Our Chief ( C Williams 58 ) 2nd Emperor Tzu ( B Allen 58 ) 3.75L 3rd Zuppa Inglese ( B Egan 56 ) 3.81L See full results	B Allen 58kg 3.75L	2 (7)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 11-Jun-25 1100m SYNTHETIC R5 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.270, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Chills 'N' Thrills ( D Bates 55 ) 2nd Welcometotheshow ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Brave Carol ( N Farley 57.5 ) 1.05L 4th Emperor Tzu ( T Nugent 57 ) 2.55L See full results	T Nugent 57kg 2.55L	4 (7)
Ballarat 25-May-25 1000m SOFT 5 R3 2YO Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.670, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 1st Demarcate ( J Mcneil 58 ) 2nd Miss Ellaneous ( M Aitken 56 ) 0.40L 3rd Hegely ( H Coffey 56 ) 1.15L 4th Emperor Tzu ( T Nugent 58 ) 2.90L See full results	T Nugent 58kg 2.90L	4 (10)
Warracknabeal 22-Apr-25 1000m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.250 1st Bad Blood ( H Coffey ) 2nd Romantic Miss ( H Grace ) 0.50L 3rd Emperor Tzu ( S Field ) 5.00L	S Field 5.00L	3 (6)