Engaged Is Better (USA) Horse
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Engaged Is Better is a 2yo chestnut from the United States trained by Jr John Salzman. It is by the stallion Engage out of the dam She'S Mo Better. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having finished unplaced in three starts. In its most recent outing at Laurel Park on 10 Oct 2026, ridden by Leandro Briceno, Engaged Is Better finished third behind the winner Aruba Ariba.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 10-Oct-26 1106m GOOD R7 Md $5,313 (of $53,132) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.810, SP: 3.25 battled between horses for three furlongs and gave way in upper stretch. 1st Aruba Ariba ( X Perez 122 ) 2nd Foolish Lover ( T Lyapustina 122 ) 9.75L 3rd Engaged Is Better ( L Briceno 122 , Cd 115 ) 12.75L See full results | L Briceno 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg 12.75L | 3 (8) |
| Laurel Park 14-Sep-26 1006m GOOD R7 Md $10,314 (of $51,571) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.040, SP: 6.00 hugged the inner rail, disputed the pace and finished gamely. 1st Monster Mitch ( T Lyapustina 122 ) 2nd Engaged Is Better ( L M Briceno 122 , Cd 115 ) 1.50L 3rd Aruba Ariba ( X Perez 122 ) 1.75L See full results | L M Briceno 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Timonium 04-Sep-26 805m FIRM R8 Md $8,993 (of $26,980) Barrier 5, SP: 6.50 1st Metallican ( C Lopez 120 ) 2nd Engaged Is Better ( L Briceno 120 ) 3rd Pig Trail ( J Radosevich 120 ) 5.00L | L Briceno 54.4kg | 2 (5) |