Brief Encounter (USA) Horse
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Brief Encounter is a 5yo ch from the United States trained by James Jackson. It is by National Flag out of Grand Mere. To date Brief Encounter has captured five victories. On 23 Apr 2024 at Thistledown it recorded its most important win, taking the $35800.00 Race 2 purse.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Valley 21-Oct-26 1207m R7 Race 7 (of $37,099) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.880, SP: 34.00 chased the pace then circled while five wide on the turn and made a bid but faltered in the stretch. 1st Echo Valley ( E Barbaran 121 ) 2nd Illuminate ( L Sosa 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Striking Lady ( H Haldar 121 , Cd 116 ) 7.50L 9th Brief Encounter ( L Rivera 124 ) 17.00L See full results | L Rivera 56.2kg 17.00L | 9 (10) |
| Thistledown 01-Oct-26 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $941 (of $31,367) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.740, SP: 3.00 was bumped at the start, vied for the lead along the rail while boxed in past the quarter pole, loomed boldly after the rail opened up past the three sixteenths pole then came up empty in the late stages. 1st Drill Blitz ( J Skerrett 119 ) 2nd Watch Me Daddy ( F B Salazar 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Angel I'm Not ( V Fernandez 119 ) 0.15L 5th Brief Encounter ( L Rivera 121 ) 5.05L See full results | L Rivera 54.9kg 5.05L | 5 (6) |
| Thistledown 10-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 $6,071 (of $30,353) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.220, SP: 4.00 close up from the start, slipped through along the rail to make the lead just past the quarter pole, shook clear before the furlong marker and just missed hanging on. 1st Kozy Night ( R Bowen 119 ) 2nd Brief Encounter ( L Rivera 121 ) 0.25L 3rd Drill Blitz ( J Skerrett 119 ) 0.50L See full results | L Rivera 54.9kg 0.25L | 2 (6) |
| Thistledown 20-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $3,090 (of $30,903) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.120, SP: 3.50 chased the pace into the turn, slipped through along the rail to make the lead just past the five sixteenths pole then was outfinished in the late stages. 1st Val's Twinstar ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 2nd Drill Blitz ( J Skerrett 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Brief Encounter ( H Haldar 123 , Cd 118 ) 1.75L See full results | H Haldar 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg 1.75L | 3 (5) |
| Thistledown 06-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 $19,567 (of $31,057) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:06.560, SP: 6.50 settled two wide, shifted four wide on the turn, rallied under right handed urging to make the lead inside the furlong marker and edged clear late. 1st Brief Encounter ( H Haldar 119 , Cd 112 ) 2nd Val's Twinstar ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Angel I'm Not ( V Fernandez 121 ) 0.20L See full results | H Haldar 54kg, Cd 50.8kg | 1 (7) |