Romantic Encounter Racehorse Profile

Romantic Encounter is a 4-year-old Gelding, trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes, based at Flemington. With 10 career starts and 1 win, it has earned $127,075.

Age: 4
Sex: Gelding
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
Trained at: Flemington
Sire: Ghaiyyath
Dam: Romantic Whisper
Sire of dam: Medaglia D'Oro (USA)
Owner: Lindsay Park Bloodstock, K L Bamford, Mrs C O Bamford, R Smith, A Henwood, R A Frew, Mrs L A Frew & J Jacobson
Career: 10:1-2-1
Prize money: $127,075
Last start: 23 Oct 2026
Recent form: 120x949x5623

Romantic Encounter Form Guide

Romantic Encounter — last 10 starts
Date	Track	Dist	Class	Going	Bar	Wgt	Jockey	Result	Margin	Time	SP	Winner / 2nd
25 Sept 2026	Cranbourne	1400m	BM70	G4	1	60kg	Jackson Radley	2 of 12	0.8L	1:24.02	9.5	Dirty Look
9 Sept 2026	Sandown Hillside	1400m	BM78	S7	13	58.5kg	Ethan Brown	6 of 14	3.9L	1:24.48	21	Buccleuch
22 Aug 2026	Sandown Hillside	1300m	BM88	H8	2	54.5kg	Daniel Stackhouse	5 of 7	6.4L	1:19.02	12	Gold Coast Belle
28 Feb 2026	Flemington	1600m	Open	G4	5	57kg	Daniel Stackhouse	9 of 10	3.7L	1:35.70	51	Observer
14 Feb 2026	Flemington	1400m	Open	G4	3	56kg	Daniel Stackhouse	4 of 11	3L	1:22.35	15	Sixties
24 Jan 2026	Caulfield	1200m	Open	G3	1	57kg	Luke Currie	9 of 9	3L	1:10.09	13	Space Rider
11 Oct 2025	Caulfield	1600m	Open	G3	10	57kg	Daniel Stackhouse	12 of 15	7.1L	1:36.30	26	Autumn Boy
26 Sept 2025	Moonee Valley	1600m	Open	G4	4	57kg	Daniel Stackhouse	2 of 9	0.3L	1:37.15	19	God Of Pi
7 Sept 2025	Bendigo	1300m	Mdn	H9	3	58kg	Daniel Stackhouse	1 of 10	0.1L	1:21.71	5	Hay Street
13 Aug 2025	Caulfield Heath	900m	Barrier Trial	S5	12	—	Michael Dee	5 of 11	4.2L	0:52.44	—	Grouper

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
Condition	Starts	Record	Win %	Place %
This track	1	0-1-0	0%	100%
This distance	3	0-1-0	0%	33%
Good	7	0-2-1	0%	43%
Soft	1	0-0-0	0%	0%
Heavy	2	1-0-0	50%	50%
First-up	3	1-0-0	33%	33%
Second-up	3	0-1-0	0%	33%

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
Track	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Sandown-hillside	2	0	0	0%	0%
Bendigo	1	1	1	100%	100%
Moonee Valley	1	0	1	0%	100%
Caulfield	3	0	0	0%	0%
Flemington	2	0	0	0%	0%
Sandown Hillside	3	0	0	0%	0%
Cranbourne	2	0	2	0%	100%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
Jockey	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Daniel Stackhouse	8	1	2	13%	25%
Luke Currie	1	0	0	0%	0%
Blake Shinn	1	0	0	0%	0%
Ethan Brown	2	0	1	0%	50%
Jackson Radley	2	0	1	0%	50%

Career Wins

Races won
Date	Race	Event	Dist	Jockey
7 Sept 2025	R3	Budget Car and Truck Hire Mdn Plate	1300m	Daniel Stackhouse