Classic Empire
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Classic Empire is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the 2017 Arkansas Derby, and for being named the 2016 Champion Two-Year-Old Male.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American racehorse
ⓘ
Thoroughbred racehorse ⓘ |
| award |
2016 American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse
ⓘ
Eclipse Award for Champion Two-Year-Old Male (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breed | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| breeder |
Brandi Nicholson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedersCupWin | 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita Park ⓘ |
| color | bay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dam | Sambuca Classica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damsire | Cat Thief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutRace | 2016 maiden special weight at Churchill Downs ⓘ |
| distancePreference | middle distances GENERATED ⓘ |
| earnings | $2,520,220 ⓘ |
| enteredIn |
2017 Belmont Stakes (initially considered, later withdrawn)
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2017 Kentucky Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ 2017 Preakness Stakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finished |
fourth in the 2017 Kentucky Derby
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second in the 2017 Preakness Stakes ⓘ |
| foaled | 2014 ⓘ |
| foaledIn | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foalingYearCrop | 2014 North American foal crop ⓘ |
| grandsire | Empire Maker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| injury | foot abscess in early 2017 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Empire Maker (through grandsire’s name inspiration) ⓘ |
| notableProgeny |
Angel of Empire
NERFINISHED
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Classic Catch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWin |
2016 Bashford Manor Stakes
NERFINISHED
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2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile NERFINISHED ⓘ 2016 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Stakes NERFINISHED ⓘ 2017 Arkansas Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | John C. Oxley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| racedAs |
three-year-old in 2017
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two-year-old in 2016 ⓘ |
| raceRecord | 9 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, 1 third ⓘ |
| retiredToStud | 2018 ⓘ |
| sex | colt ⓘ |
| sexStatus | stallion ⓘ |
| sire | Pioneerof the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standingAtStud | Coolmore America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studFarm | Ashford Stud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studFarmLocation | Versailles, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfRunning | stalker ⓘ |
| surface | dirt specialist ⓘ |
| temperament | known for occasional gate issues ⓘ |
| trainedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainer | Mark E. Casse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonOnDebut | true ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.