Empress New Groove (USA) Horse
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Empress New Groove is a 3yo filly from the United States trained by S Joseph Jr. She is by Seeking The Soul out of Holy Empress. The horse has yet to break her maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In her most recent outing at Keeneland on 13 Apr 2026, she was ridden by Tyler Gaffalione and finished eighth, behind the winner How About Now.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1609m R5 Md (of $110,000) 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 ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 3.25L 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 $680 (of $84,000) 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) |
| Gulfstream 08-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R11 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.950, SP: 2.63 was rated along between rivals two wide and in contention to upper stretch but faded. 1st Love And Grace ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Three To G ( K Davis 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Spicy Princess ( D Egan 120 ) 0.15L 9th Empress New Groove ( M Husbands 120 ) 3.75L See full results | M Husbands 54.4kg 3.75L | 9 (10) |
| Keeneland 04-Oct-25 1710m R10 Md $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.140, SP: 7.50 brushed with an outer rival leaving the gate, pursued from midpack in the two path before moving to the inside down the backstretch, tracked the top pair from the two to three path around the far turn, ran on to claim place at the sixteenth pole and was second best. 1st Raiding Party ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Empress New Groove ( I O Jr 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Beach Ballad ( L Dettori 119 ) 3.75L See full results | I O Jr 54kg 2.00L | 2 (12) |