Imperatriz (horse)

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Imperatriz
Sire I Am Invincible (Aus)
Grandsire Invincible Spirit (Ire)
DamBerimbau
DamsireSharmadal
Sex Mare
Foaled16 August 2018
CountryAustralia
Colour Bay
BreederRaffles Dancers (N Z) Pty Ltd
OwnerTe Akau Invincible Empress Racing Partnership, (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM)
Trainer(1) Jamie Richards, Matamata (2) Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson, Matamata (2) Mark Walker, Cranbourne
Record24: 18–2–1
Earnings AU$5,950,167 [1]
Major wins
Levin Classic (2022)
New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (2022)
Railway Stakes (2023)
BCD Group Sprint (2023)
William Reid Stakes (2023, 2024)
Moir Stakes (2023)
Manikato Stakes (2023)
Champions Sprint (2023)
Lightning Stakes (2024)

Imperatriz (foaled 16 August 2018) is an Australian-bred and New Zealand raced Thoroughbred racehorse, notable for winning nine Group 1 races in New Zealand and Australia. Imperatriz was bred by Raffles Dancers (N Z) Pty Ltd. [2]

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Racing career

Imperatriz is raced by the Te Akau Invincible Empress Racing Partnership, managed by Karen Fenton-Ellis.

Her initial race training was at Matamata and she had her first race on 26 November 2020 at Otaki, ridden by Danielle Johnson, which she won by a short neck. She continued her career in New Zealand, initially ridden by Danielle Johnson until the end of 2021, then Michael McNab and Opie Bosson. She moved to Te Akau's Australia stables in 2023.

In the 2023 McEwen Stakes, Imperatriz ridden by Michael Dee carrying 56.5kg, broke the 1000m track record at The Valley when winning in 56.56 seconds. [3] A fortnight later with Opie Bosson aboard she bettered her own track record with a 56.47 second victory in the A J Moir Stakes. [4]

Racing career

The following are the races competed in by Imperatriz: [5]

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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