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Horse profile

Empire Seeker (USA)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2011) · Last trainer Heather Main · Last owner Highnote Thoroughbreds
by Seeking The Gold (USA) out of Lady From Shanghai (USA) (Storm Cat)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jan 2011 — 5,757 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2011 · 13th of 15 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Empire Seeker (USA) is yet to win from 15 starts.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating86↓ 2lb off peak
86 47–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 30 Jan 2011 Official rating 86 at the last jumps run, 30 Jan 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 56A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 1 Aug 2009 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 14 Jan 2010

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 88C · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm285C83.5—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m488C83.5—
Flat 10 figures · best 63C · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)460A57—
Good253A51—
Good to Firm250C49.5—
Soft263C53.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f560A56—
1m – 1m1f363C49—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Seeking The Gold (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 544 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 154. Weakest on good going: 7.3% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+7.7—
Good to Firm1641911.6%+1.10 from 4
Good12497.3%−3.20 from 3
Good to Soft44511.4%+0.90 from 1
Soft3812.6%−7.90 from 3
Heavy900%−10.5—
Standard (AW)1542113.6%+3.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f18422.2%+11.7—
6f – 7f1681710.1%−0.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f184189.8%−0.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1111311.7%+1.20 from 5
1m5f – 2m37410.8%+0.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1616.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m1000%−10.50 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady From Shanghai (USA) (Storm Cat)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Toole 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Dean 2 0 0% −2.00
Gabriel Hannon 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Warren Marston 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Doe 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Whitworth 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Hills 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
30 Jan 11+90d Hereford Lindley Catering Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 hd 11-8 8688C Jason Maguire 20/1
2010 · 4 runs
01 Nov 10+14d Plumpton At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 7/10 2½ 10-9 8877A Peter Toole 20/1
18 Oct 10+250d Plumpton totesport.com Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 10 10-11 8885C Peter Toole 66/1
10 Feb 10+27d Ludlow Onibury Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-4 —— Warren Marston 125/1
14 Jan 10+136d Lingfield (AW) Money Back If Beaten A Short Head Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-10 4755A Paul Doe 33/1
2009 · 5 runs
31 Aug 09+30d Huntingdon Under 18s Come Free At Huntingdon Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 17 10-13 —82C Noel Fehily 100/1
01 Aug 09+44d Lingfield (AW) bet totepool on 0800 221 221 Handicap (AW) Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 nk 9-1 4956A Jim Crowley 4/1J
18 Jun 09+8d Warwick Turftv Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good · 14 ran 10/14 nk 8-10 5449A Jack Dean 16/1
10 Jun 09+43d Kempton (AW) Book Kempton Tickets On 0844 579 3008 Handicap Class 6 · 1m3f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 8-13 5458A Jack Dean 16/1
28 Apr 09+278d Lingfield (AW) Derby Trial Here May 9th Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 1 9-1 5760A Simon Whitworth 66/1
2008 · 4 runs
24 Jul 08+34d Folkestone Bettercasino Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 8-13 6049C Patrick Hills 18/1
20 Jun 08+25d Goodwood Paul Smith Associates 10th Anniversary Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 9-2 6350C Darryll Holland 10/1
26 May 08+9d Chepstow Free Sports Bets At freebets.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 nk 8-8 6344C Gabriel Hannon 33/1
17 May 08+203d Newbury Olympic Coach Builders/Hendy Van And Truck Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 10/20 1¼ 8-10 5753A Gabriel Hannon 100/1
2007 · 1 run
27 Oct 07 Newbury Relyon Cleaning Newbury E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 2) Class 4 · 1m · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 9-3 —63C Stevie Donohoe 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Empire Seeker won?
Empire Seeker (USA) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2011.
Who trained Empire Seeker?
Empire Seeker (USA) was trained by Heather Main on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 30 January 2011.
Who is Empire Seeker's sire?
Empire Seeker (USA) is by Seeking The Gold (USA) out of Lady From Shanghai (USA), whose sire is Storm Cat.
What is Empire Seeker's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 30 January 2011. The highest on record is 88.
What is Empire Seeker's sire's record?
Seeking The Gold (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 544 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 154. Weakest on good going: 7.3% from 124.

Record shown from October 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.