River Empress (USA) Horse
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River Empress is a 3yo b filly from United States trained by Melanie Giddings. She is by the stallion Honor A. P. out of the mare Empressof The Nile. River Empress has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In her most recent outing at Saratoga on July 5, 2026, she was ridden by Edgard J. Zayas and finished sixth behind the winner Shelzawa.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 05-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R3 Md (of $115,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.530, SP: 51.00 dropped back early, traveled around the first turn in the two path, was reserved off the pace, saved ground while roused on the far turn, spun into the stretch in the three path and lacked the needed response. 1st Shelzawa ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Nonconsecutivetrms ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Fango Creek ( J Alvarado 121 ) 2.00L 6th River Empress ( E J Zayas 121 ) 4.50L See full results | E J Zayas 54.9kg 4.50L | 6 (10) |
| Saratoga 06-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R6 Md $493 (of $115,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.460, SP: 17.00 1st New Rose ( J Morelos 120 ) 2nd Home Wrecker ( K Carmouche 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Shelzawa ( F Prat 120 ) 1.25L 9th River Empress ( J Alvarado 120 ) 8.40L See full results | J Alvarado 54.4kg 8.40L | 9 (12) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1609m R1 Md $7,700 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.250, SP: 34.00 settled along the inside, saved ground, shifted two wide in upper stretch and ran on mildly between horses. 1st Use Me ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Eat Hay Run ( L Saez 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Tulip ( J Alvarado 120 ) 1.25L 4th River Empress ( D Cannon 120 ) 0.00L See full results | D Cannon 54.4kg 0.00L | 4 (12) |
| Aqueduct 13-Nov-25 1710m R6 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.760, SP: 6.00 1st Salt Princess ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd River Empress ( L R Jr 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Mariposa Moon ( R J Santana 119 ) 0.75L See full results | L R Jr 54kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Belmont At The Big A 05-Oct-25 1710m R5 Md $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.000, SP: 15.00 1st Devilish Grin ( M Franco 119 ) 2nd Salt Princess ( J Gomez 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Pan Pan ( J Rosario 119 ) 1.75L 4th River Empress ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 2.05L See full results | R Gutierrez 54kg 2.05L | 4 (12) |