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American Empire: horse profile, stats, records and next races

American Empire is a 6-year-old gelding by Australia, trained by Donald McCain. He has won 1 of 12 starts and placed in 7 more, for £9,906 in prize money. He has won 1 of 7 on good ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 3:30 at Sedgefield on 9 September. His best performance rating is 109, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 12
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 8%
  • Prize money £9,906
  • Best rating 109
  • Official rating 94

Where American Empire runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:30 Sedgefield Winning Connections Conference Hire Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) —

American Empire form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
28 Aug 26 Sedgefield MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 2m 4f Good 5 10.25 14/1 Theo Gillard 94
24 Jul 26 Uttoxeter Bridal Rooms Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I) Class 5 2m Good 7 15 16/1 Theo Gillard 97
26 Jun 26 Bangor-on-Dee Rachel Jones Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Good 3 29.75 11/2 Theo Gillard 100
5 May 26 Hereford Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 3 28.5 5/2 Theo Gillard 102
16 Apr 26 Hereford Richard Layton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 3 8.5 15/2 Theo Gillard 103
29 Oct 25 Fakenham racingtv.com Free One Month Trial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 4 24.5 4/1 Theo Gillard 103
1 Oct 25 Warwick Intuit Quickbooks - Power Your Possible 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 2 6.5 17/2 Theo Gillard –
15 Sep 25 Worcester BetWright Bangers N'Cash Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 3 8.25 17/2 Theo Gillard –
3 Aug 25 Galway Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m Good To Yielding 6 17.75 40/1 Toby McCain-Mitchell –
20 Apr 25 Market Rasen Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 0.5f Good 1 — 3/1 Ben Bromley –
10 Feb 25 Catterick RacingTV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 7.5f Good To Soft 3 8.75 17/2 Ben Bromley –
9 Dec 24 Lingfield (AW) Check Our Prices At BetMGM Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (AWT) Class 5 2m Standard To Slow 3 8.25 15/2 Ben Bromley –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race at Sedgefield on 28 August 2026. Sat close to the pace - pushed along after the second-last - dropped back in the closing stages to finish 5th.

American Empire by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
16f 8 0 0%
16.5f 2 1 50%
20f 1 0 0%
15.5f 1 0 0%

American Empire by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 7 1 14%
Good To Soft 3 0 0%
Good To Yielding 1 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%

American Empire by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Hereford 2 0 0%
Sedgefield 1 0 0%
Uttoxeter 1 0 0%
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0%
Fakenham 1 0 0%
Warwick 1 0 0%
Worcester 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%
Market Rasen 1 1 100%
Catterick 1 0 0%

American Empire breeding

  • Sire Australia (GB)
  • Dam Rivers Of Babylon (IRE)
  • Damsire Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
  • Breeder Exors Of The Late Mr G J Freyne
  • Foaled 25 April 2020

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