Close Encounter (AUS) Horse
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Close Encounter is a 6yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Kerry Parker at Kembla Grange. He is by Nicconi out of Splat and has won four races so far. On 22 Jan 2026 at Kembla Grange he earned his most important win to date, taking the $45,000 Midway Conditional Bm 68 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kembla Grange 12-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 CG&E BM64 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.220, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.780 1st Sky Deck ( M Bell 56.5 ) 2nd Bold And Blazen ( S Clipperton 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Zoukerino ( L Day 55 ) 1.20L 7th Close Encounter ( L Magorrian 57.5 ) 4.40L See full results | L Magorrian 57.5kg 4.40L | 7 (9) |
| Illawarra Grange 03-Sep-26 800m GOOD 4 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.850 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.790 1st Peleus ( J V Overmeire ) 2nd Liamena Avenue ( J Taylor ) 0.80L 3rd Dumebi ( M Wright-miller ) 2.80L 5th Close Encounter ( C Lever ) 4.30L | C Lever 4.30L | 5 (7) |
| Kembla Grange 18-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 BM64 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.350, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st Presides ( J V Overmeire 61 ) 2nd Smashing Time ( C Ramsbotham 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Divine Secrets ( K Latham 57 ) 3.90L 7th Close Encounter ( R B Prag 58 , Cd 55 ) 10.90L See full results | R B Prag 58kg, Cd 55kg 10.90L | 7 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 21-Mar-26 1300m SOFT 7 R7 CG&E BM64 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:19.960, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190 1st Cuban Cigar ( M Bell 59 ) 2nd Kirkuk ( D L Roux 58 , Cd 55 ) 1.30L 3rd Stealthfire ( K Latham 60.5 ) 2.60L 7th Close Encounter ( R B Prag 59 , Cd 56 ) 5.00L See full results | R B Prag 59kg, Cd 56kg 5.00L | 7 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 04-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 7 R8 5Y+ BM72 $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.810, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Ready To Shine ( Z T Lloyd 56.5 ) 2nd Zale ( M G Bourke 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.35L 3rd Xpresso ( A Hyeronimus 59.5 ) 0.94L 7th Close Encounter ( R B Prag 56 , Cd 53 ) 6.61L See full results | R B Prag 56kg, Cd 53kg 6.61L | 7 (7) |