Belmont Park (WA)
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R5
10h49m
Swan Draught - Strickland Stakes Gr3
2000m | 4:44pm
RAIL POSITION
+10m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Weight For Age
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
2yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$200,000
 
 
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R5
1 - Western Empire (3)
  • 1 Western Empire (3)
  • J: W Pike 59.0kg
  • T: G & A Williams
  • 1-4-x-5-2-3-8-x-1-1
1.55 1.55 1.38 1.36 1.38
$1.55 $1.55 $1.55 $1.38 $1.36 $1.38
RACE COMMENT
Keen when lg nk win of 10 (3) $2.25 59.0 Rope Them In 1400m Belmont Park Belmont Sprint Soft(5) May 16. Keen when 1/2 hd win of 13 (13) $2.00 59.0 Hoba West 1600m Belmont Park Hyperion Stakes Soft(6) May 30. Attempting hat-trick of wins at this venue, and as a 115-rater, looks a weight special under WFA. Dream gate. Soft ok. Very hard to beat.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
6-2-1-0
SOFT
5-3-1-0
TRACK
2-0-1-0
DISTANCE
1-0-1-0
TRK / DIST
21-10-3-2
JKY RIDING
21-5-2-2
WEIGHT FOR AGE
1/10
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
35%
WIN S/RATE
62%
PLACE S/RATE
37-13-5-5
CAREER
$3,678,250
PRIZE MONEY
1100 - 2400
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 37-13-5-5 35% 62% 1
Distance 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 4
Track 5-3-1-0 60% 80% 2
Track / Dist 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 2
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 10-2-1-2 20% 50% 4
2nd up 10-4-2-0 40% 60% 2
3rd up 7-2-1-1 29% 57% 6
4th up 3-0-0-1 0% 33% 8
Group 1 9-1-2-1 11% 44% 1
Group 2 5-1-0-0 20% 20% 3
Group 3 13-7-2-0 54% 69% 1
Listed 6-3-1-2 50% 100% 1
WFA 21-5-2-2 24% 43% 1
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1100m (1), 1300m (1), 1400m (4), 1600m (4), 1800m (1), 2200m (1), 2400m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 30-11-4-5 37% 67% 1
Soft 6-2-1-0 33% 50% 1
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 7-2-1-0 29% 43% 3
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 782-202-132-99 26% 55% 1
W Pike
Trainer 12mth 418-81-64-39 19% 44% 2
G & A Williams
Trained at: Karnup
Owners: Mrs A D Williams, A Latassa & Ms S J Leury
Colours: Orange, White Checks, Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 8 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Iffraaj - Western Jewel
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 13 14
Belmont Park (Soft) 30/05/2026, Race 6, 1600m, Hyperion Stakes
Finished 1/13 0.1L, $109600, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 13, Weight 59kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.35s
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Hoba West 59kg 0.1L
3rd Rope Them In 59kg 2.6L
1 of 10 154
Belmont Park (Soft) 16/05/2026, Race 8, 1400m, Belmont Sprint
Finished 1/10 0.4L, $109600, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 3, Weight 59kg
$2.25, In-running Settled 7, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.31s
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Rope Them In 59kg 0.4L
3rd Smooth Chino 59kg 2.4L
TRIAL 142
Lark Hill (Good) 04/05/2026, Race 5, 930m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/7 1.3L, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Fast Harry 0kg 1.3L
3rd De Grandhomme 0kg 1.4L
TRIAL 128
Lark Hill (Soft) 20/04/2026, Race 7, 950m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/6 0.1L, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Fast Harry 0kg 0.1L
3rd Ginger Baker 0kg 3.4L
8 of 12 7
Ascot (Good) 13/12/2025, Race 9, 1400m, The Gold Rush
Finished 8/12 3L, $27000, Jockey W Egan, Barrier 12, Weight 59kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 12, 800m 12th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:34.49s
1st Rey Magnerio
2nd Cosmic Crusader (NZ) 59kg 0.4L
3rd Overpass 59kg 0.5L
3 of 16 14
Ascot (Good) 06/12/2025, Race 9, 1800m, Northerly Stakes
Finished 3/16 5.0L, $132000, Jockey W Egan, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.70s
1st Cosmic Crusader (NZ)
2nd Watch Me Rock 59kg 0.2L
3rd Western Empire (NZ) 59kg 5.0L
2 of 16 14
Ascot (Good) 22/11/2025, Race 9, 1600m, Railway Stakes
Finished 2/16 0.8L, $279000, Jockey W Egan, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.14s
1st Watch Me Rock
2nd Western Empire (NZ) 58kg 0.8L
3rd Sentimental Hero 54kg 2.1L
5 of 11 140
Ascot (Good) 08/11/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Lee Steere Stakes
Finished 5/11 2.2L, $8700, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 11, Weight 59kg
$2.90, In-running Settled 10, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:33.88s
1st Super Smink
2nd In Good Order 59kg 0.5L
3rd Comfort Me 59kg 1.5L
TRIAL 107
Lark Hill (Good) 06/10/2025, Race 3, 950m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/7 0.1L, Jockey Chanel Cooper, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Watch Me Rock 0kg 0.1L
3rd Bonjoy 0kg 0.3L
TRIAL 93
Lark Hill (Good) 22/09/2025, Race 14, 950m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/9 3L, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Storyville 0kg 3L
3rd Comfort Me 0kg 3.4L
4 of 9 14
Pinjarra (Heavy) 21/06/2025, Race 7, 2000m, Strickland Stakes
Finished 4/9 3.8L, $7800, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.99s
1st Admiration Express
2nd Buckets Ridge 59kg 1.5L
3rd Ginger Baker 59kg 2.0L
1 of 16 42
Pinjarra Scarpside (Good) 07/06/2025, Race 7, 1600m, Hyperion Stakes
Finished 1/16 0.2L, $109600, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 8, Weight 59kg
$3.50, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.92s
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Magnificent Andy 59kg 0.2L
3rd Triple Missile 59kg 1.5L
9 of 13 133
Ascot (Good) 26/04/2025, Race 8, 1200m, The Kia Quokka
Finished 9/13 3.9L, $190000, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 6, Weight 58.5kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.70s
1st Jokers Grin
2nd Headwall 58.5kg 0.2L
3rd Generosity 56.5kg 0.6L
TRIAL 121
Belmont Park (Good) 14/04/2025, Race 5, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/9 0.5L, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Twain's Angel 0kg 0.5L
3rd Ripcord 0kg 0.7L
TRIAL 107
Belmont Park (Good) 31/03/2025, Race 6, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/9 2.3L, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Comfort Me
2nd Western Empire (NZ) 0kg 2.3L
3rd Tycoon Harry 0kg 2.8L
1 of 16 14
Ascot (Good) 14/12/2024, Race 8, 1400m, 7plus Sport - Gold Rush
Finished 1/16 1.5L, $831200, Jockey W Egan, Barrier 12, Weight 59kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 12, 800m 12th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.46s
1st Western Empire (NZ)
2nd Magnificent Andy 59kg 1.5L
3rd Super Smink 57kg 1.7L