Romantic Encounter (2022) Horse
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Romantic Encounter is a 3yo bay or brown colt trained by Ben, Will and Jd Hayes. He is by Ghaiyyath out of Romantic Whisper. He has recorded one win, the most notable on 7 Sep 2025 at Bendigo when he took the $42500.00 3yo Maiden Set Weight. He has proved a profitable pick for bettors, delivering a 25% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield 24-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 3 R8 G3 MANFRED (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.090, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Space Rider ( E Brown 57 ) 2nd Job Done ( T Stockdale 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Salty Pearl ( B Allen 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 1.00L 9th Romantic Encounter ( L Currie 57 ) 3.03L See full results | L Currie 57kg 3.03L | 9 (9) |
| Picklebet Park Werribee 16-Jan-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4 1st Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse ) 2nd Oak Hill ( L Currie ) 3rd Diamond Virtue ( T M Nugent ) | D Stackhouse | 1 (8) |
| Flemington 02-Jan-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:50.690 1st Bardia's Dream ( T Stockdale ) 2nd The Arrow ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse ) | D Stackhouse | 3 (6) |
| Caulfield 11-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 3 R8 G1 3YO Open Set Weight (of $3,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.300, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 1st Autumn Boy ( D M Lane 57 ) 2nd Planet Red ( J Childs 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Observer ( E P Brown 57 ) 2.50L 12th Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 7.07L See full results | D Stackhouse 57kg 7.07L | 12 (15) |
| Moonee Valley 26-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $54,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.150, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 1st West Of Swindon ( B J Melham 57 ) 2nd Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Hillier ( M J Dee 57 ) 2.65L See full results | D Stackhouse 57kg 0.40L | 2 (9) |
| Bendigo 07-Sep-25 1300m HEAVY 9 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.710, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 1st Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse 58 ) 2nd Hay Street ( M J Dee 58 ) 0.15L 3rd Let It Beel ( L Nolen 58 ) 1.15L See full results | D Stackhouse 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Flemington 22-Aug-25 1000m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.680 1st El Poder Del Sol ( D M Lane ) 2nd Chase Your Dreams ( M J Dee ) 3rd Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse ) | D Stackhouse | 3 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 13-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R5 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:52.440 1st Marcola ( L J Neindorf ) 2nd Path Of Heroes ( J Mcneil ) 0.46L 3rd Numbersneverseen ( W Gordon ) 3.46L 5th Romantic Encounter ( M Dee ) 4.23L | M Dee 4.23L | 5 (11) |
| Flemington 04-Aug-25 800m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.840 1st Trapdoor ( J Mcneil ) 2nd Romantic Encounter ( C Gaudray ) 3rd Wild Roses Grow ( J B Stanley ) | C Gaudray | 2 (8) |