Upstart Empress (USA) Horse
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Upstart Empress is a 2yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Christopher Davis. It is by the stallion Upstart out of the dam Conquest Dynasty. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in three starts. In its most recent outing at Churchill Downs on 26 Sep 2026, Ben Curtis rode Upstart Empress to a fifth-place finish behind winner Olympic Belle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 26-Sep-26 1710m R7 Md (of $170,772) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.430, SP: 26.00 pressed from the three path, vied two wide around the far turn, led into the lane before getting headed by an outer challenger leaving upper stretch then gave way through the final furlong. 1st Olympic Belle ( D Sheehy 119 ) 2nd Anywhere With You ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Tram Mo ( L Saez 119 ) 3.25L 5th Upstart Empress ( B Curtis 119 ) 4.85L See full results | B Curtis 54kg 4.85L | 5 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 30-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $2,014 (of $236,640) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.060, SP: 34.00 1st Dazzling ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 2nd Cherokee Purple ( D Davis 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Jazz Queen ( A Concepcion 119 ) 2.00L 7th Upstart Empress ( F Arrieta 119 ) 5.65L See full results | F Arrieta 54kg 5.65L | 7 (12) |
| Ellis Park 10-Aug-26 1408m R2 Md $1,134 (of $141,744) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.660, SP: 26.00 brushed with an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the three path whlie coming under urging nearing the turn and failed to menace. 1st Miss Anna ( C Torres 119 ) 2nd The Final Secret ( L Machado 119 ) 6.00L 3rd High Speed Reed ( F Arrieta 119 ) 0.30L 7th Upstart Empress ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 16.00L See full results | W Rodriguez 54kg 16.00L | 7 (11) |