Encouraged (AUS) Horse
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Encouraged is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Darryl Hansen on the Sunshine Coast. He is by Smart Missile out of Be Happy. To date he has recorded two wins. On 16th Mar 2025 at Sunshine Coast he earned his most notable victory, collecting the $30000.00 Ch&g Maiden Set Weight prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 21-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 7 R7 BM58 $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.910, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.890 1st Moonan Quartz ( B Youngberry 61 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Custo ( O Kendal 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 2.94L 3rd El Centro ( B Lerena 59 ) 3.20L 5th Encouraged ( C Sutherland 60.5 , Cd 59 ) 4.06L See full results | C Sutherland 60.5kg, Cd 59kg 4.06L | 5 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 24-May-26 1000m SOFT 7 R5 CL2 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.220, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.770 1st Point Vega ( M Rodd 60 ) 2nd Ekhidna ( A Sewell 56.5 ) 2.31L 3rd Hurricane Lu ( T Brooker 58.5 ) 2.55L 6th Encouraged ( B Youngberry 58 , Cd 56 ) 4.89L See full results | B Youngberry 58kg, Cd 56kg 4.89L | 6 (7) |
| Doomben 17-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CG&E BM68 $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.530, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.230 1st The Gambling Greek ( B S Lerena 58 ) 2nd Broken Hero ( P F Hamblin 60.5 ) 2.69L 3rd Super Quick ( S N Cormack 61 ) 3.10L 7th Encouraged ( T Fenlon 56 , Cd 54 ) 5.70L See full results | T Fenlon 56kg, Cd 54kg 5.70L | 7 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 01-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R8 BM68 $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 00:57.680, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.770 1st Break Free ( D G Moor 58 ) 2nd Greyzous ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 0.84L 3rd Belle Affair ( G J Cartwright 55 ) 0.85L 9th Encouraged ( C Collis 56.5 ) 2.79L See full results | C Collis 56.5kg 2.79L | 9 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 14-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 CL3 $2,650 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.870, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.670 1st King Of The Jungle ( C Graham 55 ) 2nd Giliana ( B E Thompson 57 ) 1.18L 3rd Encouraged ( M Philpot 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.57L See full results | M Philpot 56kg, Cd 54kg 1.57L | 3 (5) |