Empire's Best (USA) Horse
About
Empire's Best is a 5yo from United States trained by Joe Blair Roberts. It is sired by the stallion Empire Maker out of the dam Liberty Girl. Empire's Best has won 8 races in its career. On 21st Apr 2024 at Oaklawn Park, Empire's Best earned its biggest victory to date, claiming the $35,000.00 purse.
Raced At
Turfway Park
• Churchill Downs
• Keeneland
• Canterbury Park
• Will Rogers Downs
• Sam Houston Race Park
• Remington Park
• Oaklawn Park
• Fair Grounds
• Horseshoe IndianapolisRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 28-Dec-25 1207m R9 Race 9 $17,702 (of $28,100) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.680, SP: 3.75 prompted two wide and between horses, vied in the three path around the turn, led at the quarter pole, inched clear in the final furlong and held sway. 1st Empire's Best ( W A Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Noble Jon ( V R Carrasco 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Looking GOOD Lewis ( J D Ramos 120 ) 1.60L See full results | W A Rodriguez 54.4kg | 1 (13) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Nov-25 1210m R4 Race 4 $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.890, SP: 41.00 broke outwardly, chased the leading pair from outside three to four wide, proved no match for that duo but held show honors. 1st Concrete Glory ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Wound Up ( J Ortiz 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Empire's Best ( A Poston 120 ) 5.60L See full results | A Poston 54.4kg 5.60L | 3 (8) |
| Keeneland 11-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R1 Race 1 $625 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.020, SP: 26.00 bobbled subtly at the start, advanced between rivals leaving the nine sixteenths pole, chased from the two path around the turn and tired. 1st Busk ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Shape Note ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 5.75L 3rd Born Flawless ( E Morales 121 ) 7.00L 6th Empire's Best ( E Murray 121 ) 21.00L See full results | E Murray 54.9kg 21.00L | 6 (6) |
| Canterbury Park 21-Sep-25 1010m R1 Race 1 $2,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.430, SP: 8.00 chased the early leader two deep and kept on to finish second best. 1st Pat's Paddock Pick ( C Roman 123 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Stability ( A Quinonez 121 ) 2.75L See full results | G Rodriguez 54.9kg 2.50L | 2 (6) |
| Canterbury Park 03-Aug-25 1110m FIRM R8 Race 8 $2,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.060, SP: 2.25 vied inside, drew clear entering the stretch, led to the final strides and was caught. 1st Yo Dawg ( H Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( E Lara 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Speighty War ( L Mawing 122 ) 1.25L See full results | E Lara 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 14-Jul-25 1410m FIRM R8 Race 8 $2,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.440, SP: 1.57 stalked the pace from the four path, took command of the lead at the five sixteenths, nailed by rallying foe at the wire. 1st Prince Rama ( H Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( E Lara 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Toma Todo ( A Quinonez 122 ) 6.50L See full results | E Lara 56.2kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 15-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R1 Race 1 $7,560 (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.710, SP: 2.38 was crowded, bumped on both sides and steadied after the start, stalked the pace, rallied into the turn to challenge for the lead and drew off in the drive under steady urging. 1st Empire's Best ( E Lara 122 ) 2nd Prince Rama ( H Hernandez 124 ) 7.00L 3rd Cinco Majestic ( F Valdez 122 ) 1.50L See full results | E Lara 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Canterbury Park 27-May-25 1410m FIRM R4 Race 4 $930 (of $24,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.630, SP: 4.50 Duel pace,2-3w,wknd 1st Unified Dreams ( E Murray 122 ) 2nd Tenth Street Don ( L Goncalves 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Arma D'oro ( K Lopez 122 ) 1.75L 5th Empire's Best ( E Lara 124 ) 13.50L See full results | E Lara 56.2kg 13.50L | 5 (7) |
| Will Rogers Downs 29-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $14,490 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.490, SP: 3.75 showed good early speed, assumed command then set the pace from the rail into the turn, kicked clear at the quarter pole then drew off into the upper stretch, was ridden out in the lane and won as much the best. 1st Empire's Best ( A J Triana 125 ) 2nd Golden Rebal ( A Birzer 125 ) 10.75L 3rd Galactic Core ( E Gonzalez 125 ) 1.00L See full results | A J Triana 56.7kg | 1 (7) |
| Will Rogers Downs 10-Apr-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,610 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.510, SP: 2.38 broke alertly and assumed early command, set his own pace up the backstretch then was confronted into the far turn, drifted out a path into upper stretch then dug in and met bids into the lane, stubbornly battled between rivals into the final sixteenth then yielded in deep stretch. 1st Send The Boss ( E Gonzalez 125 ) 2nd Ambiguous ( K Roman 125 ) 1.50L 3rd R Doc ( C Kimes 125 ) 2.00L 4th Empire's Best ( A T Jr 125 ) 3.00L See full results | A T Jr 56.7kg 3.00L | 4 (6) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 29-Mar-25 1310m FIRM R3 Race 3-Starter Optional Claiming $9,135 (of $14,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.980, SP: 2.75 Pace, went clear str 1st Empire's Best ( A J Triana 123 ) 2nd Prince Rama ( F J Wethey 123 ) 3rd Bandera Azteca ( I Wiseman 121 ) See full results | A J Triana 55.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 01-Mar-25 1410m FIRM R3 Race 3-Starter Optional Claiming $2,900 (of $14,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.490, SP: 13.00 Led, battld,just misse 1st Just Okie ( I Diego 123 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( A J Triana 123 ) 3rd In The Arch ( D Cabrera 121 ) See full results | A J Triana 55.8kg | 2 (9) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 01-Feb-25 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7-Claiming $100 (of $12,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:45.400, SP: 2.50 Prssd,led,faded late 1st Shamayim ( I Wiseman 121 ) 2nd Levy ( L Wade 121 ) 3rd Deanos Cape ( J Bridgmohan 121 ) 7th Empire's Best ( C Landeros 123 ) See full results | C Landeros 55.8kg | 7 (12) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 11-Jan-25 1610m GOOD R3 Race 3-Claiming $7,560 (of $11,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.430, SP: 3.50 Pace, never headed 1st Empire's Best ( C Landeros 121 ) 2nd Absolute Courage ( S Elliott 121 ) 3rd Levy ( L Wade 121 ) See full results | C Landeros 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Remington Park 01-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $1,600 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.090, SP: 2.10 Bore out, bump 10x 1st Brown Town ( O Sanchez 122 ) 2nd Levy ( L Wade 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Empire's Best ( R Diaz 122 ) 0.20L See full results | R Diaz 55.3kg 0.20L | 3 (7) |
| Remington Park 27-Oct-24 1410m FIRM R1 Race 1 $3,200 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.420, SP: 8.50 set a pressured pace while inside into the turn, was in a long drive then was two wide for the stretch drive, dug in gamely but was out finished in late stretch. 1st Seven Flat ( I Castillo 120 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( R Diaz 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Hide The Demon ( J V Bridgmohan 120 ) 7.50L See full results | R Diaz 54.4kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Remington Park 08-Sep-24 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $9,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.200 chased the early pace while two wide, was used up then gave way. 1st Absaroka ( H Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Requisition ( R E Eramia 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Jacks Spring Break ( J V Bridgmohan 120 ) 4.50L 5th Empire's Best ( R Diaz 124 ) 16.25L See full results | R Diaz 56.2kg 16.25L | 5 (6) |
| Remington Park 18-Aug-24 1670m FIRM R5 Race 5 $17,640 (of $27,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.120 broke in and bumped at the start, showed the way in the three path and went clear turning into the backstretch, was cued passing the quarter, floated out to the six path at the top of the stretch, and dug in to hold on. 1st Empire's Best ( S Barandela 120 ) 2nd Projection ( H Hernandez 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Battle Strike ( S Elliott 120 ) 1.05L See full results | S Barandela 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Lone Star Park 07-Jul-24 1610m R1 Race 1 $7,875 (of $12,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.690 broke slightly inwards and bumped foe, then moved along the rail to establish the pace down the backstretch, remained clear throughout the far turn and was kept to task down the lane unbothered. 1st Empire's Best ( E Valdez-jiminez 124 ) 2nd Hard To Come By ( F W Jr 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Crow's Nest ( R Guerra 124 ) 4.75L See full results | E Valdez-jiminez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 21-Apr-24 1610m FIRM R5 Md $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.720 took control from the outside before a half, rated into and through the second turn toward the inside, remained clear through the stretch under steady handling. 1st Empire's Best ( F Arrieta 124 ) 2nd Parisian Promise ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Phenomenal Dream ( R A Vazquez 119 ) 2.00L See full results | F Arrieta 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 24-Mar-24 1710m GOOD R4 Md (of $62,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.760, SP: 2.10 forwardly placed while three wide for six furlongs, backed up through the stretch. 1st Nyquick ( C Torres 126 ) 2nd Nullify ( R Bejarano 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Geno's Myth ( R Bowen 120 ) 2.25L 7th Empire's Best ( F Geroux 126 ) 14.10L See full results | F Geroux 57.2kg 14.10L | 7 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 23-Feb-24 1710m FIRM R8 Md $11,400 (of $57,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.060, SP: 1.50 showed the way, vied with an outer presser around the far turn, scraped the inner railing after delaying changing leads inside the quarter pole, sparred with his outer counterpart into deep stretch, brushed with that one at the sixteenth pole and gave in late. 1st Beaumont Red ( J Riquelme 125 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( C Lanerie 125 ) 1.00L 3rd Active Duty ( J Torres 125 ) 3.25L See full results | C Lanerie 56.7kg 1.00L | 2 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 26-Jan-24 1710m FIRM R6 Md $11,400 (of $57,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.150, SP: 1.50 dictated terms via a loose advantage in the three to two path around the first turn, but lugged out multiple paths around the far turn, met a challenge from an inner bidder while entering the lane in the six path, shifted down and dueled thereafter but was bested. 1st Earl Of Dassel ( J Loveberry 125 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( F Geroux 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Active Duty ( J Graham 125 ) 7.00L See full results | F Geroux 56.7kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Nov-23 1710m GOOD R3 Md $11,600 (of $58,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.210, SP: 6.00 perched himself outside of the top pair while stalking in hand, bid and vied around the far turn, led turning for home before meeting an outer challenge entering the lane, dueled gamely with that one through the lane but was bested late. 1st Dr Kringle ( C Landeros 124 ) 2nd Empire's Best ( F Geroux 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Vigano ( R Bejarano 124 ) 0.15L See full results | F Geroux 54.9kg 0.10L | 2 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 10-Oct-23 1510m GOOD R6 Md (of $34,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.040, SP: 3.80 was bumped at the start, stalked the pace in the three path, but lacked a closing bid. 1st News At Nine ( W Rodriguez 122 ) 2nd Wild Sean ( H Leahey 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Smart Prize ( A Lezcano 122 ) 1.50L 5th Empire's Best ( M J Pedroza 122 ) 4.75L See full results | M J Pedroza 55.3kg 4.75L | 5 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 10-Dec-22 1710m FIRM Md (of $50,800), Winning Time: 01:47.380, SP: 10.00 2nd flight4-3w,bst rst 1st Winters Lion ( F Arrieta 119 ) 2nd Rungius ( I Castillo 119 ) 6.50L 3rd Empire's Best ( J Talamo 119 ) 12.75L | J Talamo 54kg 12.75L | 3 (9) |
| Keeneland 22-Oct-22 1310m R4 Race 4 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.100 chased two wide and between horses, but weakened while floated three wide at the five sixteenths pole. 1st Lugan Knight ( F Geroux 119 ) 2nd Carcano ( R Bejarano 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Chance ( J Talamo 119 ) 4.50L 11th Empire's Best ( L Saez 119 ) 19.20L See full results | L Saez 54kg 19.20L | 11 (12) |
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