Happy Encounter (USA) Horse
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Happy Encounter, a 2yo b bred in the United States and trained by Jonathan Maldonado, is by Happy Saver out of Encounter. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, remaining winless in four starts. In its latest start at Delaware Park on 17 Oct 2026, Jorge A. Vargas Jr. rode Happy Encounter to a third‑place finish, trailing winner Its My Decision.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 17-Oct-26 1609m FIRM R9 Md $2,305 (of $23,050) Barrier 7, SP: 2.10 bobbled at the start, rated along the rail, moved up to vied for the lead passing the half, battled under a drive around the turn, fought on into the stretch, evened out in the final sixteenth. 1st Its My Decision ( M Fernandez 120 , Cd 113 ) 2nd Doncella ( A Williams 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Happy Encounter ( J A V Jr 120 ) 2.25L See full results | J A V Jr 54.4kg 2.25L | 3 (6) |
| Laurel Park 05-Oct-26 1207m SOFT R3 Md $3,457 (of $34,572) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.800, SP: 15.00 1st Brown Sugar Betty ( J Rodriguez 118 ) 2nd Paris By Night ( J Barbosa 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Happy Encounter ( W Corujo 122 ) 6.25L See full results | W Corujo 55.3kg 6.25L | 3 (8) |
| Delaware Park 24-Sep-26 1207m SOFT R2 Md $4,511 (of $22,554) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.630, SP: 7.50 rated in the middle of the pack early while saving ground through the turn then altered off the rail into the stretch and rallied late for place. 1st Kwan ( P Lopez 120 ) 2nd Happy Encounter ( W Corujo 120 ) 6.75L 3rd Hey Sara Yougotit ( S Hess 120 ) 0.50L See full results | W Corujo 54.4kg 6.75L | 2 (7) |
| Delaware Park 13-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R1 Md $697 (of $41,790) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.240 broke slowly, was hustled along, taken outside and was outrun in an even effort. 1st We Goin ( J Batista 119 ) 2nd Brown Sugar Betty ( M Chuan 117 ) 3.75L 3rd Doncella ( A Williams 117 ) 1.50L 6th Happy Encounter ( W Corujo 117 ) 9.80L See full results | W Corujo 53.1kg 9.80L | 6 (9) |