Happycastle (USA) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Happycastle is a 4yo dk b/br gelding from the United States trained by Rodney Faulkner. He is by Runhappy out of Reachforthecastle. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 10 starts. In its most recent start at Thistledown on 9 Oct 2026, Angel Diaz rode Happycastle to a third‑place finish behind winner Pure Grinding.
Raced At
ThistledownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 09-Oct-26 1207m FIRM R9 Md $4,873 (of $48,735) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.040, SP: 7.00 broke outward, trailed into the stretch then passed tiring rivals three wide. 1st Pure Grinding ( E Barbaran 119 ) 3rd Happycastle ( A Diaz 123 ) 10.50L See full results | A Diaz 55.8kg 10.50L | 3 (5) |
| Thistledown 22-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R6 Md $4,761 (of $47,613) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.920, SP: 6.50 trailed early and found his best stride late three wide. 1st Killa Creed ( C Keiser 119 ) 2nd Crimson Crush ( M Cedillo 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Happycastle ( A Diaz 123 ) 6.75L See full results | A Diaz 55.8kg 6.75L | 3 (6) |
| Thistledown 21-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R7 Md $484 (of $48,373) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.820, SP: 10.00 passed tiring rivals inside. 1st Lowells Gift ( K Gonzalez 119 ) 2nd Moonlighter ( E Barbaran 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Lordbetwentothorns ( D Haldar 123 ) 0.30L 7th Happycastle ( A Diaz 123 ) 4.95L See full results | A Diaz 55.8kg 4.95L | 7 (12) |
| Thistledown 04-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $473 (of $47,339) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.040, SP: 6.00 slow early, passed tiring rivals in the three path. 1st Lightning Speed ( R Bowen 119 ) 2nd Rollin In Spiders ( D Haldar 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Bukele ( B Tapara 119 ) 1.00L 5th Happycastle ( A Diaz 123 ) 10.50L See full results | A Diaz 55.8kg 10.50L | 5 (9) |
| Thistledown 17-May-26 1207m R3 Md $948 (of $47,399) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.440, SP: 2.63 stumbled badly causing his rider to lose his right iron at the start and nearly become unseated, the jockey recovered his iron quickly then had no impact. 1st Teaching Moment ( C Keiser 119 ) 2nd Rockaway Tiger ( G Terraza 119 ) 6.50L 3rd Bukele ( M Cedillo 119 ) 1.50L 5th Happycastle ( A Diaz 123 ) 10.75L See full results | A Diaz 55.8kg 10.75L | 5 (8) |