Empress New Groove (USA) Horse
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Empress New Groove is a 3yo b from the United States trained by S Joseph Jr. She is by the stallion Seeking The Soul out of the dam Holy Empress. She has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In her most recent start at Belmont Park on 5 Oct 2026, she was ridden by Paco Lopez and finished second to I Need A Miracle.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 05-Oct-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md $16,998 (of $84,990) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.260, SP: 3.25 1st I Need A Miracle ( J Castellano 123 ) 2nd Empress New Groove ( P Lopez 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Zinaida ( D Davis 123 ) 2.10L See full results | P Lopez 55.8kg 2.00L | 2 (11) |
| Saratoga 27-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R4 Md $6,423 (of $160,563) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.500, SP: 6.50 chased just off the inside under urging nearing the quarter pole, spun two to three wide into upper stretch and made no headway. 1st Vajra ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd My Divine Spirit ( J Ortiz 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Saint Tropez ( R J Santana 122 ) 0.30L 5th Empress New Groove ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 4.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 4.25L | 5 (8) |
| Saratoga 06-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R3 Md $6,523 (of $163,084) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.230, SP: 10.00 1st Maria Louise ( J Velazquez 121 ) 2nd Noble Glow ( F Prat 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Miss Twitter ( M Franco 121 ) 5.00L 5th Empress New Groove ( D Davis 121 ) 9.00L See full results | D Davis 54.9kg 9.00L | 5 (7) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1609m R5 Md $1,304 (of $155,763) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.810, SP: 9.00 tracked three to four wide, bid three wide around the far turn, floated back to the four path entering the lane, vied through upper stretch but yielded between horses leaving the furlong grounds. 1st How About Now ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Munnings Talks ( I O Jr 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Ez Connect ( J Velazquez 120 ) 0.50L 8th Empress New Groove ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 5.40L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.4kg 5.40L | 8 (12) |
| Gulfstream 02-Mar-26 1811m FIRM R11 Md $956 (of $118,044) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.630, SP: 4.00 pressed the pace two wide, drew clear late on the far turn, led to midstretch and tired. 1st Candy Rockette ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Paseo ( E Perez 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Just In Touch ( P Moran 122 ) 0.50L 5th Empress New Groove ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 5.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 5.00L | 5 (10) |