Blues Emperor

 (IRE)
Country
Ireland
Foal Date
01-Jan-19
Colour
chestnut
Dam
Bean Uasal
Prize Money
$183323
Trainer
J P Murtagh
Owners
Mrs H M Keaveney & Mark Keaveney
About

Blues Emperor is a 6yo ch from Ireland trained by J P Murtagh. It is sired by the stallion Gleneagles out of the dam Bean Uasal. Blues Emperor has won 4 races in its career so far. On 2nd Jul 2023 at Curragh, Blues Emperor achieved its most notable victory in the $61062 Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (premier Handicap).

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Dundalk 07-Dec-24 m R3 Hcp, Winning Time: 02:18.250, SP: 10/3P Mcgettigan 63.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L7 (7)
Dundalk 09-Nov-24 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $13,200), Winning Time: 01:38.550, SP: 11/4 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to press leader 2f out, no extra over 1f outP Mcgettigan 63.5kg, Cd 0 4.50L7 (10)
Dundalk 12-Oct-24 1609m GOOD R4 Hcp $9,900 (of $9,900), Winning Time: 01:38.050, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, under pressure and led inside final 100 yards, kept on wellP Mcgettigan 63.5kg1 (9)
Leopardstown 14-Sep-24 1408m GOOD R8 Hcp $3,000 (of $90,000), Winning Time: 01:25.460, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway to lead under 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, soon no impression and no extra final 100 yardsW Joyce 59kg, Cd 0 1.75L6 (17)
Curragh 31-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $60,000), Winning Time: 01:38.500, SP: 13/2 Prominent, soon tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along to challenge in 2nd from 2f out and soon ridden, no extra from 1f out and weakened inside final furlongW Joyce 57.2kg, Cd 0 8.00L18 (24)
Galway 31-Jul-24 1721m SOFT R5 Hcp $3,600 (of $72,000), Winning Time: 01:51.130, SP: 9/1 Led and disputed, ridden to lead narrowly over 2f out, joined 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace final furlongS B Kelly 59.4kg, Cd 0 4.75L5 (18)
Leopardstown 12-Jul-24 1810m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $60,000), Winning Time: 01:55.400, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along early straight, 4th and not clear run early final furlong, no extra closing stagesS B Kelly 62.6kg, Cd 0 3.25L8 (14)
Curragh 30-Jun-24 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp $2,000 (of $60,000), Winning Time: 01:36.130, SP: 15/2 Prominent, moderate 3rd over 3f out, no impression on clear leaders 2f out, dropped to 6th inside final furlong, weakened closing stagesR M Mulligan 61.2kg, Cd 0 6.75L6 (15)
Curragh 25-May-24 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp $3,000 (of $60,000), Winning Time: 01:39.050, SP: 9/1 Led, joined and pushed along 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed under 2f out, 2nd 1f out, no extra final furlongS B Kelly 60.3kg, Cd 0 2.50L5 (14)
Doncaster 24-Mar-24 1609m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $88,906) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.000, SP: 11/1 Tracked leader centre, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlongB M Coen 56.7kg, Cd 0 22.50L17 (20)
Listowel 19-Sep-23 1810m SOFT R4 (of $24,425) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 2:58.500, SP: 9/2 Led briefly, soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2 1/2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlongB M Coen 61.2kg, Cd 0 32.75L8 (14)
Curragh 27-Aug-23 1609m GOOD R5 $16,000 (of $48,850) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 01:37.430, SP: 13/2 Soon prominent, led narrowly over 3f out, asserted over 1f out, reduced advantage final 150 yards, kept on, headed close homeW Joyce 62.1kg 0.30L2 (23)
Galway 01-Aug-23 1721m SOFT Hcp (of $73,274), Winning Time: 01:50.580, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, 6th under 1f out, kept on one paceS B Kelly 62.6kg, Cd 0 1.75L6 (18)
Curragh 02-Jul-23 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp $60,000 (of $61,062) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.780, SP: 7/1 Disputed lead, led and ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlongS B Kelly 57.6kg1 (23)
Naas 21-May-23 1609m GOOD R8 Hcp $9,600 (of $9,770) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.430, SP: 2/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway between horses to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and 2 lengths clear early final furlong, reduced advantage close homeB M Coen 63.5kg1 (14)
Limerick 22-Apr-23 1609m SOFT R5 Hcp $4,400 (of $11,681) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:49.100, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and disputed 2nd over 2f out, pressed leader 1f out, soon every chance, headed last 150 yards, kept on same paceS B Kelly 57.2kg 2.75L2 (19)
Navan 19-Oct-22 2011m HEAVY R5 CLHcp (of $15,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:26.320, SP: 7/4 Led, ran freely early, joined after 3f, headed after 4f, 2nd halfway, came centre straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlongB M Coen 60.3kg, Cd 0 7.25L7 (10)
Listowel 22-Sep-22 1609m SOFT R3 CLMd $8,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.110, SP: 13/8 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 5th entering straight, pushed along in 3rd over 1f out, ridden in 2nd on inner under 1f out, soon challenged, led final 100 yards, kept on wellB M Coen 60.8kg1 (16)
Cork 08-Sep-22 1609m HEAVY R2 CLMd $1,250 (of $12,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:44.320, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlongB M Coen 60.8kg 0.75L3 (16)
Dundalk 04-Dec-21 1609m SYNTHETIC R2 CLMd $600 (of $12,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.370, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division, 7th under 3f out, good headway under 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, dropped to 4th and no impression under 1f outB M Coen 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.00L4 (13)