Joliestar (AUS) Horse
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Joliestar is a 6yo bay mare from Australia trained by Chris Waller on the Gold Coast. She is by Zoustar out of Jolie Bay. Having captured a Group One victory and earned $9,434,943, she is considered an elite racehorse. On 4 Apr 2026 at Randwick, James McDonald rode Joliestar to her biggest triumph, winning the $3,000,000 T J Smith Stakes over Giga Kick. Punters have found her profitable; a career‑long backing would have yielded a 63% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 19-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 4 R9 G2 THE SHORTS $190,000 (of $1,002,520) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:02.420, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.270 1st Mazu ( R King 56 ) 2nd Joliestar ( J Mcdonald 56 ) 0.32L 3rd King's Secret ( A Adkins 55 ) 0.33L See full results | J Mcdonald 56kg 0.32L | 2 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-Sep-26 900m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.050 1st Robusto ( N C Rawiller ) 2nd Jokers Grin ( A Hyeronimus ) 1.68L 3rd King Of Sparta ( K Mcevoy ) 1.71L 6th Joliestar ( J Mcdonald ) 3.44L | J Mcdonald 3.44L | 6 (9) |
| Randwick 28-Aug-26 1045m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Way To The Stars ( A R D Morgan ) 2nd Headley Grange ( A Hyeronimus ) 0.45L 3rd Plaintiff ( C Schofield ) 0.59L 5th Joliestar ( J Mcdonald ) 2.38L | J Mcdonald 2.38L | 5 (10) |
| Ascot 20-Jun-26 1207m GOOD R3 G1 CL1 $215,718 (of $2,004,812) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.820, SP: 2.88 1st Almeraq ( T A Marquand 59.5 ) 2nd Satono Reve ( R Moore 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Joliestar ( J Mcdonald 128 ) 0.25L See full results | J Mcdonald 58.1kg 0.25L | 3 (19) |
| Flemington 29-May-26 900m R1 Jump Out-G4 1st Joliestar ( J Mcdonald ) 2nd Overpass ( J Parr ) 3rd Brave Design ( J Childs ) | J Mcdonald | 1 (3) |