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Horse profile

Golden Empire (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer Brett Crawford · Owner Law Yung Koon
by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Pretty Paper (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO Last run 4 Jul 2026 · 5th of 14 Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile

Golden Empire is a gelding by Fastnet Rock out of a Medaglia d'Oro mare who is yet to win from three starts on turf. He has raced twice at Happy Valley and once at Sha Tin, over trips from 6f to 1m1f on good to firm, good and good to soft ground. His last run, at Sha Tin in Jul 2026, was a fifth of 14 in the Arculli Trophy, a Class 4 event, off an official rating of 52. Headgear returned that day.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 8 Nov 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fastnet Rock (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,487 runs since May 2013 (557 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−5—
Good to Firm6768712.9%+0.80 from 1
Good1,21714812.2%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft5727613.3%+1.20 from 1
Soft1,013989.7%−2.4—
Heavy3193711.6%−0.5—
Standard (AW)1,67521813%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1081513.9%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,09712611.5%−0.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,48417311.7%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,86524313%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m6778813%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f213209.4%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m4112.4%−9.7—
Over 3m200%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pretty Paper (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Bowood (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Parole D'oro (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bowood (GB)4951m–1m½fClass 5
Parole D'oro (GB)1417fClass 4
Girl On Film (FR)417fClass 4
Love And Thunder (IRE)411mClass 5
Breakwater (GB)60——
Inscription (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% —
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Happy Valley (HK) 2 0 0% −1.00
Sha Tin (HK) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jerry Chau 2 0 0% −2.00
Matthew Chadwick 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% —

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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
04 Jul 26+10d Sha Tin (HK) Arculli Trophy (Handicap) (Course C) (Turf) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 1 9-0 52 Jerry Chau 34/1
24 Jun 26+21d Happy Valley (HK) Morrison Hill Road Handicap (Course A) (Turf) Class 4 · 1m · Good · 12 ran —/12 9-1 — Matthew Chadwick —
03 Jun 26 Happy Valley (HK) Wong Nai Chung Gap Handicap (Course C) (Turf) (Div I) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran . 6/12 ¼ 9-1 54 Jerry Chau 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Empire won?
Golden Empire (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Golden Empire?
Golden Empire (FR) is trained by Brett Crawford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 July 2026.
Who is Golden Empire's sire?
Golden Empire (FR) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Pretty Paper (IRE), whose sire is Medaglia d'Oro.
What is Golden Empire's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 4 July 2026. The highest on record is 54.
What is Golden Empire's sire's record?
Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,487 runs since May 2013 (557 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Golden Empire's siblings?
Out of Pretty Paper (IRE), Golden Empire (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Bowood (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Parole D'oro (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.