Emperor Tzu (AUS) Horse
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Emperor Tzu is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by Maurice out of Tzu Hsi. To date, Emperor Tzu has claimed one victory. On 1 May 2026 at Pakenham, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $45000.00 Maiden Plate.
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Pakenham • Morphettville • Ballarat • Murtoa • Donald • Cranbourne • Geelong • Ballarat Synthetic • WarracknabealRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham 01-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $24,750 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Emperor Tzu ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 2nd Tagalaon ( C Newitt 59.5 ) 3.25L 3rd Mywifeisnothere ( D Dean 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.60L See full results | B Mertens 59.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Morphettville 11-Apr-26 1800m SOFT 6 R5 LR PT A GNEAS $2,460 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:52.680, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.690 1st Mcwoody ( D W Stackhouse 57.5 ) 2nd Bootlegger ( E Finnegan 57.5 ) 1.13L 3rd Cannae ( L J Neindorf 57.5 ) 1.40L 9th Emperor Tzu ( R Milnes 57.5 ) 6.76L See full results | R Milnes 57.5kg 6.76L | 9 (11) |
| Ballarat 20-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.080, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 1st Lufitaah ( D Yendall 56 ) 2nd Wonderdownunder ( L J Neindorf 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Emperor Tzu ( J Allen 58 ) 0.95L See full results | J Allen 58kg 0.95L | 3 (11) |
| Southside Cranbourne 09-Mar-26 1200m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:12.520 1st Sparkle Link ( H Durnan ) 2nd Falstaffian ( O I East ) 3rd Jackknife ( M Zahra ) 6th Emperor Tzu ( T Stockdale ) | T Stockdale | 6 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 02-Mar-26 800m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.620 1st Cabriole ( M Zahra ) 2nd Avenue Montaigne ( J Childs ) 3rd Pressure Switch ( J Mcneil ) 9th Emperor Tzu ( Z Moore ) | Z Moore | 9 (10) |
| Murtoa 04-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.790, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Talent Scout ( L Meech 57 ) 2nd Jotopeli ( R J Hurdle 59.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Nikephoros ( J D 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 MDN-SW $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 J Hurdle 57 ) 7.00L See full results | C Hefel 57kg 4.50L | 2 (11) |
| Cranbourne 01-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $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 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.440 1st Xtra Rush ( E P 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 2Y MDN-SW $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 ( W J 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 T 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 T Aitken 56 ) 0.40L 3rd Hegely ( H T 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, Winning Time: 00:59.250 1st Bad Blood ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Romantic Miss ( H Grace ) 0.50L 3rd Emperor Tzu ( S Field ) 5.00L | S Field 5.00L | 3 (6) |
| Donald 08-Apr-25 850m R8 Jump Out-G4 2nd French Reign ( T Cameron ) 3rd Pastoral King ( J Allen ) 6th Emperor Tzu ( S Field ) | S Field | 6 (8) |
| Cranbourne 02-Dec-24 800m R4 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:48.300 1st Invincible Woman ( L J Bates ) 2nd Eagerly Awaits ( J B Stanley ) 3rd Lofty Thoughts ( R Cox ) 4th Emperor Tzu ( S Osborne ) | S Osborne | 4 (6) |
| Cranbourne 18-Nov-24 800m R4 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.900 1st Wiltshire Square ( S R Osborne ) 2nd Rosangela ( B Mertens ) 3rd Best Of The Best ( M J Dee ) 4th Emperor Tzu ( J Noonan ) | J Noonan | 4 (6) |
| Cranbourne 28-Oct-24 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.000 1st Samudra ( M J Dee ) 2nd Kaleo ( M Zahra ) 3rd Hebridean Way ( B Allen ) 4th Emperor Tzu ( L Cartwright ) | L Cartwright | 4 (7) |