Golden Joy (2019) Horse
About
Golden Joy is a 7yo bay trained by G Elliott. It is sired by the stallion Conillon out of the dam Erbalonga. Golden Joy has managed to win 2 races in its career so far. On 23rd Apr 2023 at Auteuil, Golden Joy recorded its most significant victory to date, earning $50615.00 H. It has proven a profitable horse for punters throughout its career. Backing Golden Joy across its entire career would have yielded a 163% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 03-Feb-26 3420m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpCh $20,000 (of $99,999), SP: 26.00 1st Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 162 ) 2nd Golden Joy ( D Gilligan 149 ) 5.00L 3rd Addragoole ( E Staples 161 , Cd 156 ) 7.25L See full results | D Gilligan 67.6kg 5.00L | 2 (14) |
| Naas 09-Jan-26 3219m SOFT R7 HcpCh $800 (of $15,999), SP: 15.00 1st Rockbrook ( T P Roche 148 ) 2nd Champagne Mahler ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 3.00L 3rd Park That ( S Torrens 150 ) 9.00L 4th Golden Joy ( J Kennedy 167 ) 12.75L See full results | J Kennedy 75.8kg 12.75L | 4 (11) |
| Leopardstown 26-Dec-25 3420m SOFT R6 HcpCh (of $30,000), Winning Time: 04:10.000, SP: 7.00 1st Addragoole ( K Buckley 161 ) 2nd Release The Beast ( L Mckenna 157 ) 2.25L 3rd Wonleg ( B Hayes 152 ) 2.00L Golden Joy ( J Coen 160 ) 0.00L See full results | J Coen 72.6kg 0.00L | UPD (22) |
| Cork 21-Apr-25 3440m SOFT R3 HcpCh (of $21,999), Winning Time: 04:06.400, SP: 5.00 1st Coming Up Easy ( M O'connor 158 ) 2nd Jay Pee M ( J Shinnick 148 ) 1.50L 3rd Je T'ai Porte ( S Fitzgerald 166 ) 5.50L 7th Golden Joy ( J Coen 166 , Cd 169 ) 49.20L See full results | J Coen 75.3kg, Cd 76.7kg 49.2kgL | 7 (7) |
| Leopardstown 04-Mar-25 3420m SOFT R5 Ch $9,300 (of $15,499), Winning Time: 04:13.600, SP: 5.50 Tracked leader in 2nd, led from 4th and made rest, not fluent 6th, ridden and briefly strongly pressed after 2 out, soon went clear, left further clear at last, stayed on well run-in, comfortably 1st Golden Joy ( J Gainford 166 ) 2nd Lisnagar Fortune ( D Mullins 166 ) 5.50L 3rd Black Bamboo ( S Flanagan 166 ) 0.50L See full results | J Gainford 75.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Thurles 07-Feb-25 3220m GOOD R1 Ch $330 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 04:01.900, SP: 81.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression after 2 out, mistake last, kept on one pace 1st Special Cadeau ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Westport Cove ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 2.50L 3rd What's Up Darling ( S Ewing 166 ) 4.00L 5th Golden Joy ( J Gainford 166 ) 14.00L See full results | J Gainford 75.3kg 14.00L | 5 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 30-Nov-24 4070m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $16,499), Winning Time: 04:56.800, SP: 17.00 Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, moderate 15th next, weakened 1st Farmers Lodge ( S W Flanagan 151 ) 2nd In For The Night ( C G O'dwyer 143 , Cd 138 ) 4.75L 3rd Tonaghneave Well ( K M Donoghue 160 ) 7.25L 16th Golden Joy ( S Fitzgerald 163 ) 54.40L See full results | S Fitzgerald 73.9kg 54.4kgL | 16 (24) |
| Down Royal 02-Nov-24 3390m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $40,000), Winning Time: 04:06.300, SP: 4.50 Mid-division, some headway after 4 out, soon pushed along and no impression in 9th 2 out, no extra 1st Kala Conti ( C Millar 164 ) 2nd Helvic Dream ( D Meyler 159 ) 1.75L 3rd Telecon ( R Doyle 165 ) 0.75L 9th Golden Joy ( S Ewing 159 ) 23.70L See full results | S Ewing 72.1kg 23.70L | 9 (18) |
| Naas 29-Jan-24 3120m SOFT R3 CL1 H $1,425 (of $28,500), Winning Time: 04:08.200, SP: 19.00 Rear, not fluent at 1st, took closer order after 4 out, improved to 3rd 3 out, mistake 2 out, no impression on leaders before last, weakened and dropped to moderate 4th closing stages 1st Zarak The Brave ( P Townend 157 ) 2nd Telmesomethinggirl ( R Blackmore 150 ) 1.25L 3rd Banntown Girl ( J J Slevin 150 ) 15.00L 4th Golden Joy ( J Kennedy 157 ) 19.75L See full results | J Kennedy 71.2kg 19.75L | 4 (4) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Dec-23 3220m SOFT R6 H $1,500 (of $19,274), Winning Time: 04:08.900, SP: 11/2 Tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hold early, left in front 3 out, ridden and joined entering straight, headed and dropped to 3rd 2 out, 4th at last, finished tired in moderate 4th 1st Risk Belle ( M P Walsh 150 ) 2nd Nusret ( J J Slevin 162 ) 3.50L 3rd Hypotenus ( S W Flanagan 153 ) 9.00L 4th Golden Joy ( J Kennedy 153 , Cd 0 ) 23.50L See full results | J Kennedy 69.4kg, Cd 0 23.50L | 4 (6) |
| Naas 12-Nov-23 3220m SOFT R3 NvH $2,350 (of $15,098), Winning Time: 04:15.800, SP: 11/8 Led, jumped slightly right at 1st, reminder on bend after 2nd, slow jump at 4th and reduced lead, joined 2 out, disputed last, headed run-in, no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd final stride 1st Smooth Tom ( P K Donovan 160 ) 2nd Mayor's Walk ( R Blackmore 153 ) 3.00L 3rd Golden Joy ( J W Kennedy 160 ) 3.25L See full results | J W Kennedy 72.6kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |
| Auteuil 23-Apr-23 3600m R4 H $24,380 (of $50,615), Winning Time: 04:24.450, SP: 26.00 1st Golden Joy ( L Philipperon 147 ) 2nd Jubilez ( J Reveley 152 ) 5.50L 3rd Julenaland ( G Siaffa 154 ) 11.00L See full results | L Philipperon 66.7kg | 1 (18) |