Happycastle (USA) Horse
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Happycastle is a 4yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Rodney C. Faulkner. He is by Runhappy out of Reachforthecastle. He has yet to win, remaining winless in seven starts. In his most recent start at Thistledown on June 4, 2026, Angel I. Diaz rode him to a fifth-place finish behind winner Lightning Speed.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 04-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md (of $33,900) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.040, SP: 6.00 slow early, passed tiring rivals in the three path. 1st Lightning Speed ( R Bowen 119 ) 2nd Rollin In Spiders ( D J Haldar 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Bukele ( B Tapara 119 ) 1.25L 5th Happycastle ( A I Diaz 123 ) 10.50L See full results | A I Diaz 55.8kg 10.50L | 5 (9) |
| Thistledown 17-May-26 1207m R3 Md $678 (of $33,900) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.440, SP: 2.63 stumbled badly causing his rider to lose his right iron at the start and nearly become unseated, the jockey recovered his iron quickly then had no impact. 1st Teaching Moment ( C Keiser 119 ) 2nd Rockaway Tiger ( G Terraza 119 ) 6.50L 3rd Bukele ( M Cedillo 119 ) 1.50L 5th Happycastle ( A Diaz 123 ) 10.75L See full results | A Diaz 55.8kg 10.75L | 5 (8) |
| Thistledown 30-Apr-26 1106m SOFT R6 Md $6,780 (of $33,900) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.200, SP: 5.00 chased the winner from the start, drifted to the middle of the racetrack entering the stretch, rallied to gain a slim advantage inside the sixteenth marker then was denied. 1st Quick Ship ( D Haldar 119 ) 2nd Happycastle ( A Diaz 123 ) 0.10L 3rd Lightning Speed ( R Bowen 119 ) 0.20L See full results | A Diaz 55.8kg 0.10L | 2 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 07-Apr-26 1207m R5 Md $318 (of $31,800) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:14.120, SP: 7.00 tracked the early pace from the outside, chased the dueling pacesetters three wide heading to the quarter pole, was outkicked to upper stretch then gave way in the drive. 1st Machico Madeira ( L Rivera 118 ) 2nd Leftitforyou ( B Tapara 118 ) 3.50L 3rd Doin Mischief ( L Batista 118 ) 2.25L 6th Happycastle ( D Haldar 126 ) 11.75L See full results | D Haldar 57.2kg 11.75L | 6 (10) |
| Mahoning Valley 20-Mar-26 1207m R8 Md $3,180 (of $31,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.390, SP: 5.00 tracked inside, moved up three wide on the turn, came four wide into the lane and lacked a stretch rally. 1st Run Bobby Run ( V Fernandez 118 ) 2nd Leftitforyou ( B Tapara 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Happycastle ( D Haldar 126 ) 7.00L See full results | D Haldar 57.2kg 7.00L | 3 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 04-Mar-26 1207m R1 Md $6,360 (of $31,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.830, SP: 15.00 1st Sun Of War ( L Rivera 118 ) 2nd Happycastle ( B Tapara 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Lordbetwentothorns ( J Bracho 126 ) 0.00L See full results | B Tapara 57.2kg 4.00L | 2 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 31-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R2 Md $636 (of $31,800) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.140, SP: 15.00 had good early speed two wide and retreated on the turn. 1st Little Shance ( A Chavez 118 ) 2nd Mor Stormy ( V Fernandez 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Runaway Power ( L Perez 118 ) 0.00L 6th Happycastle ( J Stokes 118 ) 37.25L See full results | J Stokes 53.5kg 37.25L | 6 (6) |