Black Duke (AUS) 2017
Profile
8g Fiorente (IRE) x Empress Eleven (War Pass (USA))
Foaled August 10, 2017
Career: 54 starts, 5 - 4 - 7 $372,725
Trainer: W T Wilkes, Muswellbrook
Ownership: S A Foster, Grandview Lodge Pty Ltd (Mgr: M Salameh), M G McHardy, T Kotevski, A Refai, A Tesoriero, T R Spinks, M C Purvis, J P Kazzi, T Velevski, T Dimcevski, Mrs J M Hooper & D E Atkinson
Black Duke is a 8 year old gelding by Fiorente out of the War Pass mare, Empress Eleven.
Last start was 7th at Tamworth on September 30, 2025 in the PRD Real Estate Spring Cup (Bm82) over 1200 metres.
Stakes performance:
3rd
2021 Hawkesbury Guineas (Gr.3);
Fiorente (IRE)
Empress Eleven (AUS)
Monsun (GER)
Desert Bloom (IRE)
War Pass (USA)
Ascorbic (AUS)
Konigsstuhl (GER)
Mosella (GER)
Pilsudski (IRE)
Desert Beauty (IRE)
Cherokee Run (USA)
Vue (USA)
Mister C (USA)
Lemon Role (AUS)
Dschingis Khan (GER)
Surumu (GER)
Polish Precedent (USA)
Green Desert (USA)
Runaway Groom (CAN)
Mr. Prospector (USA)
Danzig (USA)
Top Role (AUS)
Race Record
7yo
21Dec24
6th
Eagle Farm
U&U Recruitment (Bm85) 1400m
Good(4) Jake Bayliss (54.5) 9/1 - 1st: Transatlantic (6.7L)
7yo
12Oct24
7th
Eagle Farm
U&U Recruitment Hcp (C6) 1400m
Good(4) Jake Bayliss (54) 20/1 - 1st: Substantial (2.7L)
6yo
5Jan24
7th
Canterbury
Kia Evening Star (Bm72) 1550m
Good(4) K Jennings (57) 13/2 - 1st: Taraashoq (3.4L)
6yo
30Dec23
5th
Randwick
Midway (Bm72) 1400m
Good(4) Reece Jones (56.5) 20/1 - 1st: Miss Checkoni (1.3L)
6yo
11Nov23
10th
Rosehill
Midway (Bm72) 1200m
Good(4) Tom Sherry (56.5) 20/1 - 1st: Shadows Of Love (4.1L)
6yo
18Oct23
8th
Randwick-Kensington
TAB (Bm72) 1000m
Good(3) Tom Sherry (58) 50/1 - 1st: No Statement (2.5L)
5yo
23Apr23
6th
Wagga
Wagga Town Plate Prelude 1200m
Good(4) Jean Van Overmeire (59) 15/2 - 1st: Rocket Tiger (5.9L)
5yo
5Apr23
8th
Hawkesbury
The Lawn Shed (Bm72) 1300m
Heavy(8) Tom Sherry (59) 11/2 - 1st: Queen Yuna (9.3L)
5yo
14Mar23
1st
Hawkesbury
Clarendon Tavern (Bm68) 1300m
Soft(6) Tom Sherry (59) 3/1 - 2nd: The Empire (0.1L)
5yo
1Mar23
6th
Warwick Farm
Yarraman Park (Bm72) 1200m
Good(4) K Mc Evoy (58) 11/2 - 1st: Amortal (3.7L)
5yo
17Feb23
5th
Canterbury
Darby Racing (Bm72) 1100m
Soft(5) J Ford (58.5) 7/2 - 1st: Miss Kojiki (2.3L)
4yo
4Mar22
10th
Newcastle
Horsepower Newcastle Newmarket Gr3 1400m
Heavy(8) R Dolan (54) 30/1 - 1st: Wandabaa (8.3L)
4yo
28Jan22
2nd
Canterbury
Kia Shooting Star (Bm72) 1250m
Good(4) R Dolan (60) 13/4 - 1st: Land Of Valens (0.2L)
4yo
20Nov21
6th
Kembla Grange
Elite Sand & Soil (Bm78) 1200m
Soft(5) R Dolan (58) 5/1 - 1st: Ranges (1.0L)
3yo
1May21
3rd
Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury Guineas Gr3 1400m
Good(4) K S Latham (56) 60/1 - 1st: Exoboom (1.4L)
3yo
10Apr21
6th
Randwick
Fujitsu General Carbine Club Gr3 1600m
Soft(7) G Boss (56) 100/1 - 1st: Kiku (2.1L)
3yo
17Mar21
6th
Randwick-Kensington
Tab (Bm72) 1550m
Soft(6) Tom Sherry (55.5) 4/1 - 1st: Dundee Lee (5.1L)
3yo
8Mar21
5th
Canberra
Iron Jack Canberra Guineas LR 1400m
Soft(6) Tom Sherry (56) 25/1 - 1st: Equation (3.1L)
3yo
2Jan21
4th
Eagle Farm
Magic Millions Vo Rogue Plate Gr3 1400m
Good(4) N Rawiller (57) 30/1 - 1st: Apache Chase (3.5L)
3yo
19Dec20
4th
Randwick
Schweppes (Bm72) 1400m
Soft(5) Tom Sherry (54) 15/2 - 1st: Bluff 'n' Bluster (0.9L)