First Empire (AUS) Horse
About
First Empire is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Kelly Schweida at Eagle Farm. He is by the stallion Deep Field out of the mare Angel Of Heaven. So far he has recorded one win. On 3 July 2025 at Ipswich he achieved his most notable victory, capturing the $30,000 prize in the 2yo Maiden Set Weight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 12-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R8 BM70 $6,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.500, SP: 3.80 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Amuseantes ( D Moor 57.5 ) 2nd First Empire ( D Thornton 54 ) 0.10L 3rd She Ours ( A Thompson 57 ) 0.79L See full results | D Thornton 54kg 0.10L | 2 (11) |
| Doomben 06-Nov-25 850m GOOD 4 R19 3Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.820 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490 1st Pocket Dial ( R Maloney ) 2nd Icymiss ( B Thornton ) 0.87L 3rd Not Telling ( K Wilson-taylor ) 3.25L 4th First Empire ( M Rodd ) 3.98L | M Rodd 3.98L | 4 (6) |
| Ipswich 03-Jul-25 1350m SOFT 6 R2 2YO Mdn Set Weight $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.800, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.970 1st First Empire ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Saveur ( B Wheeler 56 ) 3.88L 3rd Spot The Aussie ( L Dempsey 58 ) 3.90L See full results | D Thornton 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Doomben 18-Jun-25 1350m GOOD 4 R3 2YO Open Hcp $6,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.300, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 1st Lockyer ( A Jones 55.5 ) 2nd First Empire ( M Rodd 56 ) 0.50L 3rd North Pole ( C Graham 59 ) 1.29L See full results | M Rodd 56kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 30-May-25 1000m HEAVY 9 R2 2YO C&G Mdn Set Weight $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.500, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Prestar ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Jaggery ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 4.50L 3rd First Empire ( M Rodd 58 ) 6.50L See full results | M Rodd 58kg 6.50L | 3 (11) |
| Doomben 08-May-25 840m SOFT 7 R20 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:53.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st Fort Tenedos ( G J Cartwright ) 2nd Mystic Meadow ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.20L 3rd Secret Scout ( E P Lang ) 0.40L 4th First Empire ( K Wilson-taylor ) 1.40L | K Wilson-taylor 1.40L | 4 (6) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 05-Dec-24 850m SOFT 7 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:50.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Jaggery ( N S Beriman ) 2nd First Empire ( R Maloney ) 0.50L 3rd Omphalos ( C Graham ) 1.30L | R Maloney 0.50L | 2 (7) |
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