Hard Empire
(AUS)About
Hard Empire is an 11yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Toby Edmonds. He is sired by the stallion Hard Spun out of the dam Last Quill. Having won at Group Two level and earned $747,505 throughout his career, Hard Empire is considered a highly talented racehorse. On August 6, 2022, at Royal Randwick, Hard Empire, ridden by Rachel King, secured his most notable victory to date, winning the $250,000 Missile Stakes and defeating Wandabaa. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Hard Empire throughout his career, you would have achieved a 208% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Mar-23 1200m GOOD 4 R5 G3 St kingdom (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.240, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th | R Bayliss 58.5kg 7.30L | 14 (15) |
| Royal Randwick 11-Feb-23 1200m GOOD 4 R5 G3 Southcross $5,375 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.570, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 | R King 59kg 0.79L | 5 (9) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 19-Jan-23 1200m SOFT 5 R6 Mm sprint $10,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.270, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 | R King 59kg 2.60L | 7 (10) |
| Aquis Beaudesert 19-Dec-22 1050m GOOD 4 R1 Open-trl Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.030 | M Harley | 1 (7) |
| Aquis Beaudesert 28-Nov-22 1050m GOOD 4 R1 Open-trl Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.660 | M Harley 0 | 1 (7) |
| Flemington 10-Sep-22 1200m SOFT 7 R8 G2 Bobbie lewis (of $300,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:11.600, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 | B Mcdougall 57.5kg 5.45L | 12 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 06-Aug-22 1200m SOFT 6 R8 G2 Missile $142,250 (of $250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.700, SP: $71 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 | R King 56kg | 1 (12) |
| Grafton 13-Jul-22 1200m SOFT 7 R7 LR Ramornie (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.900, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 | R Fradd 57.5kg 3.23L | 11 (15) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 28-Jun-22 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Opn-trl Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 | J Byrne 0 | 1 (8) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 20-Jun-22 1000m SOFT 5 R5 Open-trl Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.600 | R Maloney 0 | 1 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 29-Jan-22 1400m SOFT 7 R8 LR Sun coast cup $1,950 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: $16 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 | B E Thompson 58kg 2.70L | 7 (14) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 15-Jan-22 1400m GOOD 4 R6 Restricted LR Mm cup $5,050 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.500, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410 | R Maloney 56.5kg 3.95L | 14 (18) |
| Doomben 26-Dec-21 1200m SOFT 6 R8 LR Falvelon $2,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.250, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 | B E Thompson 58.5kg 2.25L | 6 (13) |
| Doomben 04-Dec-21 1200m SOFT 7 R9 G3 George moore $9,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.600, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.370 | R Maloney 58.5kg 2.70L | 4 (8) |
| Doomben 23-Nov-21 1000m SOFT 6 R2 Opn-trl Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 | B Stewart 0 1.55L | 3 (7) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 09-Nov-21 1000m SOFT 6 R2 Opn-trl Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.230 | Z Lloyd 0 | 1 (8) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 19-Apr-21 1000m GOOD 4 R6 Open-trl Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.480 | J Byrne 0 | 1 (7) |
| Doomben 13-Apr-21 1000m SOFT 5 R3 Opn-trl Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 | J Byrne 0 2.20L | 4 (6) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 16-Jan-21 1200m SOFT 5 R4 Mm sprint $45,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.120, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.330 | B Stewart 58.5kg 1.70L | 4 (16) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 05-Jan-21 900m GOOD 4 R3 OPN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:51.950 | B Stewart 1.75L | 2 (7) |
| Doomben 05-Dec-20 1200m GOOD 4 R8 G3 George moore $116,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.110, SP: $4.20 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 Handy rail, clear 300m, kept coming, wanted it | B Stewart 57.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Doomben 14-Nov-20 1200m GOOD 4 R9 LR Qlty $6,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:07.830, SP: $6.50EF In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.280 Behind midfield, wide, held up 200m, unlucky | B Stewart 57.5kg 4.70L | 4 (16) |
| Doomben 03-Nov-20 1110m GOOD 4 R8 Qlty $72,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.430, SP: $14 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 Raced back, wide, big outside sprint, great win | J Byrne 58kg | 1 (11) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 12-Oct-20 1000m GOOD 4 R3 OPEN-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.740 | J Lloyd | 1 (8) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 21-Sep-20 1000m GOOD 4 R4 OPN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.950 | T Harrison | 1 (7) |
| Morphettville Parks 25-Apr-20 1400m GOOD 4 R8 LR City adelaide $8,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.930, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 604m 00:35.410 | J Toeroek 58.5kg 1.20L | 3 (14) |
| Morphettville 04-Apr-20 1100m SOFT 6 R9 LR Manihi $8,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.320, SP: $19 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 | J Toeroek 60.5kg 0.60L | 3 (15) |
| Morphettville 09-Mar-20 1200m GOOD 3 R8 LR Matrice $4,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.289, SP: $9 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 604m 00:34.270 | J Toeroek 59kg 2.00L | 4 (10) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 11-Jan-20 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Mm sprint $10,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:08.960, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 Wide no cover throughout, huge effort to go close | R Plumb 58kg 3.30L | 6 (15) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 31-Dec-19 1000m GOOD 3 R5 OPEN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.960 | R Plumb 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Morphettville 17-Aug-19 1200m SOFT 5 R7 G3 Sprng stks $1,200 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.380, SP: $19 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 609m 00:34.950 | J Toeroek 58.5kg 6.00L | 6 (9) |
| Caulfield 13-Jul-19 1100m SOFT 7 R8 G3 J monash $3,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:04.850, SP: $19 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 got back, hard ridden turn but worked home OK | J Bowditch 58.5kg 2.60L | 8 (13) |
| Flemington 22-Jun-19 1100m SOFT 7 R3 Hcp $2,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.770, SP: $8.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 4L back, under pump 400m, drove strongly to line | T Nugent 60, Cd 57kg 0.60L | 6 (13) |
| Swan Hill 07-Jun-19 1200m SOFT 5 R7 Gold topaz $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.170, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 | J Toeroek 58.5kg 2.50L | 9 (13) |
| Morphettville 18-May-19 1200m GOOD 4 R7 G1 The goodwood $30,000 (of $750,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.530, SP: $71 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 608m 00:34.150 | J Toeroek 56kg 1.50L | 4 (16) |
| Morphettville 04-May-19 1100m SOFT 5 R3 G3 D c mckay $1,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.250, SP: $8.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.120 | J Toeroek 58kg 3.80L | 7 (8) |
| Morphettville 13-Apr-19 1100m GOOD 4 R6 G3 R n irwin $77,205 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.770, SP: $7 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 610m 00:33.650 | J Toeroek 58.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Morphettville Parks 10-Dec-18 1000m GOOD 4 R3 OPN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.930 | J Toeroek | 1 (6) |
| Morphettville 08-Sep-18 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Bm90 $3,700 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.070, SP: $3F In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 609m 00:34.580 | J Huxtable 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 2.30L | 3 (11) |
| Morphettville 18-Aug-18 1200m SOFT 7 R7 G3 Sprng stks $20,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 | J Huxtable 58.5kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Morphettville Parks 04-Aug-18 1250m SOFT 7 R1 Bm75 $27,500 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.890, SP: $2.60 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 | J Huxtable 60.5kg, Cd 57.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Morphettville 14-Jul-18 1200m SOFT 6 R8 Bm70 $21,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.600, SP: $4F In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 604m 00:35.480 | J Huxtable 61kg, Cd 58kg | 1 (15) |
| Morphettville 30-Jun-18 1200m SOFT 7 R8 Bm75 $3,700 (of $45,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.380, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 | K Crowther 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 3.10L | 3 (12) |
| Morphettville 16-Jun-18 1200m HEAVY 8 R8 Bm70 $21,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.560, SP: $21 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 610m 00:36.930 | J Huxtable 59kg, Cd 56kg | 1 (13) |
| Stawell 05-Jan-18 1300m SOFT 5 R7 Bm70 $600 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.220, SP: $4.60EF In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520 | J Allen 60.5kg 3.20L | 5 (10) |
| Morphettville Parks 16-Dec-17 1250m GOOD 4 R2 Bm75 $1,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.100, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 612m 00:33.940 | D Yendall 57.5kg 2.10L | 5 (8) |
| Bendigo 06-Dec-17 1300m GOOD 4 R8 Bm70 $16,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.530, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 | J Allen 59kg | 1 (14) |
| Donald 19-Nov-17 1350m SOFT 5 R6 Bm70 $1,125 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.180, SP: $2.90F In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.780 | B Rawiller 59kg 0.70L | 4 (10) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 06-Nov-17 1400m GOOD 4 R7 Bm64 $11,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.770, SP: $4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480 | E Brown 59.5kg, Cd 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Warrnambool 20-Oct-17 1300m SOFT 5 R6 Bm70 $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:19.590, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 | J Allen 57.5kg 4.75L | 8 (11) |
| Cranbourne 20-Sep-17 1400m SOFT 5 R6 Bm70 $600 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.670, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 outside leader, under pump prior turn, stuck well | D Lane 57.5kg 1.20L | 7 (11) |
| bet365 Geelong Synthetic 08-Sep-17 1300m SYNTHETIC R8 Bm70 $900 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.660, SP: $5 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 | J Allen 57.5kg 3.95L | 5 (8) |
| Cranbourne 27-Aug-17 1200m HEAVY 9 R10 Bm70 $900 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:15.310, SP: $7 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.820 | J Mcneil 58kg 6.05L | 5 (12) |
| bet365 Geelong 09-Aug-17 1100m GOOD 4 R6 Bm70 $900 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.850, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 | M Zahra 58kg 2.75L | 5 (10) |
| St Arnaud 04-Jul-17 900m SOFT 7 R9 3YC&G-TRL, Winning Time: 00:55.910 | J Lorensini 2.00L | 2 (9) |
| Hobart 06-Jan-17 1600m GOOD 4 R8 LR Tas guineas $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.300, SP: $5.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 worse than midfield, couldn't bridge gap | L Currie 57kg 8.30L | 6 (9) |
| Launceston 21-Dec-16 1400m GOOD 4 R5 3y-sw $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.440, SP: $11.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 800m 00:47.000 midfield no cover, peeled turn, fought hard | L Currie 57kg 1.80L | 3 (10) |
| Launceston 07-Dec-16 1200m SOFT 5 R5 3y-swp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.400, SP: $4.30 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 800m 00:44.640 midfield wide throughout, ran home steadily | L Currie 57.5kg 4.40L | 6 (10) |
| Hobart 27-Nov-16 1100m GOOD 3 R3 3y hcp $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.360, SP: $3.10 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 Mid friend before running on hard late. | B Mccoull 59kg 0.60L | 3 (7) |
| Longford 15-Nov-16 700m SOFT 6 R4 3Y -TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:40.900 | B Mccoull | 1 (4) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 03-Nov-16 800m SYNTHETIC R4 3YO-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:48.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.500 | B Mccoull | 1 (6) |
| Launceston 22-May-16 1400m SOFT 6 R4 Sires prod $18,150 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.750, SP: $2.40F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 800m 00:49.670 4L back, 3 wide, tracked up 400m, too strong late | B Mccoull 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Hobart 08-May-16 1200m HEAVY 8 R5 2y-sw $16,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.870, SP: $6.20 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.960 2L back, got lead 400m, challenged, found plenty | B Mccoull 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 17-Apr-16 1000m SYNTHETIC R1 2up mdn-sw $9,100 (of $14,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.050, SP: $2.60 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 shared lead, strode away in straight, victory | S Carr 56kg | 1 (7) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 05-Apr-16 800m SYNTHETIC R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.290 | S Carr | 1 (5) |