Romantic Encounter (2022) Horse
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About
Romantic Encounter is a 4yo bay or brown gelding trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes in Flemington. He is by the stallion Ghaiyyath out of the dam Romantic Whisper. He has recorded one win in his career. On 7 Sep 2025 at Bendigo, he earned his most important victory, collecting the $42500.00 prize in the 3-y-o Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown Hillside 09-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 7 R10 BM78 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:24.480, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Buccleuch ( B Egan 61 ) 2nd Prestige Forever ( C Hollowood 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Fear No Evil ( J Childs 57 ) 3.00L 6th Romantic Encounter ( E Brown 58.5 ) 3.91L See full results | E Brown 58.5kg 3.91L | 6 (14) |
| Sandown Hillside 22-Aug-26 1300m HEAVY 8 R8 BM88 $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:19.020, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Gold Coast Belle ( L J Bates 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Tennessee Bound ( J A Johnstone 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Moby Dick ( J Mott 56 ) 2.60L 5th Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.35L See full results | D Stackhouse 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 6.35L | 5 (7) |
| Flemington 14-Aug-26 1000m R4 Jump Out-S5 1st Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse ) 2nd Tan Tat Vixen ( D M Lane ) 3rd Hot Spirit ( R K Houston ) | D Stackhouse | 1 (6) |
| Flemington 07-Aug-26 800m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.740 1st Superliv ( B Allen ) 2nd Chapados ( J Childs ) 3rd Azorian ( L Currie ) 4th Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse ) | D Stackhouse | 4 (5) |
| Flemington 28-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G1 AUST GNS $2,600 (of $1,005,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.700, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 1st Observer ( E P Brown 57 ) 2nd Planet Red ( J L Melham 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Sixties ( D M Lane 57 ) 0.65L 9th Romantic Encounter ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 3.67L See full results | D Stackhouse 57kg 3.67L | 9 (10) |