River Empress (USA) Horse
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About
River Empress is a 3yo bay filly from the United States trained by Melanie Giddings. She is by the stallion Honor A. P. out of the mare Empressof The Nile. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in five starts. In its most recent outing at Keeneland on 13 Apr 2026, she was aboard Declan Cannon and finished fourth, behind winner Use Me.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ) 0.00L 3rd Tulip ( J Alvarado 120 ) 0.00L 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) |
| Belmont At The Big A 15-Sep-25 1710m R1 Md $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:45.170, SP: 7.50 went around the first turn in the three path, was reserved on the outside, moved closer late on the backstretch, came under urging in the three then four path on the far turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and gained with GOOD courage to get the show. 1st Miss Call ( L R Jr 119 ) 2nd Salt Princess ( J Velazquez 119 ) 0.20L 3rd River Empress ( K Carmouche 119 ) 1.35L See full results | K Carmouche 54kg 1.35L | 3 (8) |
| Saratoga 22-Aug-25 1710m GOOD R5 Race 5 $8,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.360, SP: 7.50 1st Caradise ( R J Santana 119 ) 2nd Fonzi Angel ( J Lezcano 119 ) 2.50L 3rd River Empress ( K Carmouche 119 ) 4.25L See full results | K Carmouche 54kg 4.25L | 3 (8) |