Excellent Empire (USA) Horse
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Excellent Empire is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by Mike Durham. He is by Bravazo out of Colonial Empress. So far, Excellent Empire has recorded three wins. On 24 Sep 2024 at Prairie Meadows, he captured his most important victory, taking the $20,197 Maiden Special Weight. The horse has proven profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 25% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Park 22-Apr-26 1006m R2 Race 2 $6,552 (of $10,400) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.870, SP: 7.00 1st Excellent Empire ( V Lara 124 , Cd 117 ) 2nd Shaggy Edge ( A O Stanley 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Xavi ( A Bendezu 124 ) 0.85L See full results | V Lara 56.2kg, Cd 53.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 05-Oct-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $221 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.580, SP: 26.00 urged along early, raced two to three wide and failed to sustain a bid. 1st Heart N Soul ( R Arrieta 124 ) 2nd GOOD To Be Prince ( O Mojica 120 ) 7.50L 3rd Govenor Hank ( J Felix 118 ) 2.25L 7th Excellent Empire ( A Gonzalez 118 ) 15.30L See full results | A Gonzalez 53.5kg 15.30L | 7 (7) |
| Prairie Meadows 15-Sep-25 1110m R7 Race 7 $7,875 (of $12,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.610 was forwardly placed in early stages, made a move for the leader late on the turn, took over the lead near the eighth pole and kept clear. 1st Excellent Empire ( K Roman 118 ) 2nd Aux Arcs ( K Tohill 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Remaining Nameless ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 2.25L See full results | K Roman 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Prairie Meadows 25-Aug-25 1110m R9 Race 9 $875 (of $12,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.440 tracked the early pace, chased in close contention around the turn, ran on three wide into the lane and flattened late. 1st Manzoni ( G Corbett 117 ) 2nd Aux Arcs ( K Tohill 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Killian ( R Huckaby 118 ) 0.75L 4th Excellent Empire ( K Roman 117 ) 3.30L See full results | K Roman 53.1kg 3.30L | 4 (4) |
| Prairie Meadows 02-Aug-25 1110m R8 Race 8 $1,428 (of $12,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.100 tracked the pace near the inside, hustled along two wide into the upper stretch and cleared the rest. 1st Nineteen Hundred ( G Corbett 118 ) 2nd Perscripture ( A J Triana 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Excellent Empire ( K Roman 117 ) 3.50L See full results | K Roman 53.1kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Prairie Meadows 01-Jul-25 1670m R4 Race 4 $300 (of $18,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.760 lacked response racing near the back and was distanced in the lane. 1st Cutlass King ( A J Triana 117 ) 2nd Come On Mulitch ( G Corbett 120 ) 0.75L 3rd As One Does ( A Birzer 125 ) 3.75L 6th Excellent Empire ( E Gonzalez 117 ) 50.50L See full results | E Gonzalez 53.1kg 50.5kgL | 6 (6) |
| Hawthorne 23-May-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $320 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.120, SP: 21.00 drifted out at the break bumping a rival and causing a bit of a jam up, corrected and moved up past the five eighths, was taken up when trying to work through a tight spot between foes near the half, dropped back some then failed to generate a stretch rally. 1st Plunder ( A Centeno 122 ) 2nd Dick Best ( F Reyes 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Baladine ( J Loveberry 122 ) 0.50L 6th Excellent Empire ( S Gonzalez 116 ) 14.10L See full results | S Gonzalez 52.6kg 14.10L | 6 (7) |
| Prairie Meadows 24-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R9 Md $20,520 (of $20,197) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.370, SP: 5.50 Vied 2w,game,edg awy 1st Excellent Empire ( A Birzer 119 ) 2nd F B I Bob ( K Jordan 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Steam Powered ( K Tohill 119 ) 4.75L | A Birzer 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Prairie Meadows 01-Sep-24 1110m FIRM R6 Md $4,104 (of $20,197) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.390, SP: 19/2 Vied early,chase 2wd 1st Time To Fly ( E Gonzalez 119 ) 2nd F B I Bob ( K Jordan 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Excellent Empire ( K Roman 119 ) 10.50L | K Roman 54kg 10.50L | 3 (6) |
| Prairie Meadows 14-Jul-24 910m FIRM R6 Md $1,680 (of $19,843) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.760, SP: 35/1 Up 1/4,vied 1/8,flatnd 1st Hey ( T Bacon 119 , Cd 114 ) 2nd F B I Bob ( K Jordan 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Big Swag ( K Tohill 119 ) 0.15L 4th Excellent Empire ( K Roman 119 ) 4.25L | K Roman 54kg 4.25L | 4 (8) |