I Am The Empire (2019) Horse
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About
I Am The Empire is a 7yo bay gelding trained by Annabel and Rob Archibald, based at Warwick Farm. He is by Camelot out of Close Regards. To date he has secured seven victories. His standout triumph came on 5 Oct 2024 at Doomben, where he won the $85000.00 Benchmark 78 Handicap. The horse has been a reliable money‑maker for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 30% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington 10-Jun-26 2400m SOFT 5 R6 BM78 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:30.370, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.020 1st Pinhole ( N Rawiller 60.5 ) 2nd So Suave ( T Berry 57.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Centenario ( R Bayliss 58.5 ) 2.47L 12th I Am The Empire ( B Nock 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 16.18L See full results | B Nock 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 16.18L | 12 (12) |
| Randwick 23-May-26 2000m SOFT 7 R7 BM88 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:07.880, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Tazima ( S Grima 55 , Cd 52 ) 2nd King Of The Sea ( A Farragher 54.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Starzintheireyes ( Z T Lloyd 57 ) 0.27L 10th I Am The Empire ( M Fitzgerald 56 , Cd 53 ) 5.96L See full results | M Fitzgerald 56kg, Cd 53kg 5.96L | 10 (12) |
| Gosford 09-May-26 2100m GOOD 4 R6 BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:09.060, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 1st Monopolistic ( A Adkins 53 ) 2nd King Pedro ( D Gibbons 58.5 ) 0.33L 3rd King Of The Sea ( A Farragher 58.5 ) 0.38L 13th I Am The Empire ( M Fitzgerald 62 , Cd 59 ) 10.45L See full results | M Fitzgerald 62kg, Cd 59kg 10.45L | 13 (16) |
| Canterbury 22-Apr-26 1900m GOOD 4 R4 BM78 $5,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:56.330, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Cap Saint Martin ( T Berry 58.5 ) 2nd Oso Spirited ( R King 54 ) 0.70L 3rd I Am The Empire ( M Fitzgerald 63 , Cd 60 ) 4.12L See full results | M Fitzgerald 63kg, Cd 60 4.12L | 3 (8) |
| Flemington 10-Apr-26 1000m R2 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:01.520 1st Mojave River ( F W Kersley ) 2nd Royal Maximus ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Tristate ( C Newitt ) 4th I Am The Empire ( R Houston ) | R Houston | 4 (5) |