Joy Of Spring (AUS) Horse
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Joy Of Spring, a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Caspar Fownes in Hong Kong. He is by Deep Field out of Certitude. To date he has recorded five victories. His biggest triumph came on 3 Dec 2025 at Happy Valley, where he won the $2,050,000 Class3 Handicap. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering an estimated 5% ROI for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 11-Jan-26 1800m FIRM R9 CL3 Hcp (of $2,050,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.420, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Money Catcher ( D Leung 52 , Cd 51 ) 2nd Stunning Peach ( H Bowman 60.5 ) 0.30L 3rd The Auspicious ( M Guyon 53.5 ) 3.30L 13th Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong 61 , Cd 59 ) 11.50L See full results | E C W Wong 61kg, Cd 59kg 11.50L | 13 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 30-Dec-25 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.600 1st Encountered ( K Teetan ) 2nd Mid Winter Wind ( L Hewitson ) 0.10L 3rd Moments In Time ( J Orman ) 0.60L 7th Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong ) 2.30L | E C W Wong 2.30L | 7 (9) |
| Happy Valley 03-Dec-25 1800m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp $1,148,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.950, SP: 6.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.550 1st Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong 61 ) 2nd Liveandletlive ( Y L Chung 57 , Cd 56 ) 0.80L 3rd Wrote A New Page ( J B Mcdonald 58.5 ) 0.90L See full results | E C W Wong 61kg | 1 (12) |
| Conghua Turf 21-Nov-25 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.200 1st Joy Of Spring ( A A Chan ) 2nd Lim's Shavano ( N S Li ) 0.10L 3rd M M Concord ( M Chadwick ) 2.10L | A A Chan | 1 (8) |
| Happy Valley 15-Oct-25 1800m FIRM R9 CL3 Hcp (of $2,050,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:48.310, SP: 8.30 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.280 1st Excellence Value ( Z Purton 56.5 ) 2nd Wrote A New Page ( H Bentley 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Charity Gain ( L Hewitson 56 ) 0.90L 9th Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong 61 , Cd 58.5 ) 3.80L See full results | E C W Wong 61kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.80L | 9 (12) |
| Sha Tin 04-Oct-25 1800m FIRM R10 CL3 Hcp (of $2,050,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.270, SP: 4.70 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.690 1st Mighty Strength ( H T Mo 52 , Cd 51.5 ) 2nd Gentlemen Legacy ( Z Purton 60 ) 0.80L 3rd Ariel ( E C W Wong 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.00L 8th Joy Of Spring ( V Ho 60.5 ) 2.30L See full results | V Ho 60.5kg 2.30L | 8 (14) |
| Sha Tin 14-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R10 CL3 Hcp $213,900 (of $1,860,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.910, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.220 1st Master Of All ( A Badel 54 ) 2nd Winning Gold ( R Kingscote 61 ) 1.30L 3rd Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong 61 ) 1.30L See full results | E C W Wong 61kg 1.30L | 3 (13) |
| Conghua Turf 01-Sep-25 1200m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.500 1st Moments In Time ( K D Melo ) 2nd Light Years Charm ( M Chui ) 0.10L 3rd Flying Knight ( K C Leung ) 1.90L 4th Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong ) 1.80L | E C W Wong 1.80L | 4 (6) |
| Sha Tin 14-Jun-25 1800m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp $1,148,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.990, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.720 1st Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong 58 ) 2nd Gentlemen Legacy ( A Badel 58 ) 1.30L 3rd Winning Wing ( H T Mo 59 , Cd 58 ) 3.10L See full results | E C W Wong 58kg | 1 (13) |
| Happy Valley 04-Jun-25 1800m SOFT R7 CL3 Hcp $1,148,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:51.770, SP: 4.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.570 1st Joy Of Spring ( A Atzeni 53.5 ) 2nd Cambridge ( J Chau 60.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Flamingo Trillion ( K C Leung 61 ) 1.30L See full results | A Atzeni 53.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Happy Valley 14-May-25 1800m FIRM R8 CL3 Hcp $123,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.240, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.430 1st Cambridge ( J Chau 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Excellence Value ( L Ferraris 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Samarkand ( L Hewitson 55.5 ) 1.00L 4th Joy Of Spring ( A Badel 55 ) 2.50L See full results | A Badel 55kg 2.50L | 4 (11) |
| Sha Tin 02-May-25 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.360 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Talents Ambition ( J Bowman ) 2nd Master Champion ( H T Mo ) 0.10L 3rd Telecom Fighters ( Y L Chung ) 0.20L 5th Joy Of Spring ( A Badel ) 1.50L | A Badel 1.50L | 5 (8) |
| Sha Tin 13-Apr-25 1800m GOOD R10 CL3 Hcp $41,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:47.040, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Winning Wing ( H T Mo 56 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Gold Master ( A Atzeni 54.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Flying Luck ( L Ferraris 56 ) 0.30L 6th Joy Of Spring ( A Badel 56 ) 3.00L See full results | A Badel 56kg 3.00L | 6 (12) |
| Sha Tin 09-Mar-25 1600m GOOD R11 CL3 Hcp $41,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:33.750, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.140 1st Patch Of Cosmo ( M Chadwick 56.5 ) 2nd Embraces ( H Bentley 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Light Years Charm ( J Bowman 59 ) 1.80L 6th Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong 54.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 3.50L See full results | E C W Wong 54.5kg, Cd 51.5kg 3.50L | 6 (14) |
| Sha Tin 23-Feb-25 1400m GOOD R8 CL3 $65,100 (of $1,860,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.930, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Juneau Pride ( B Avdulla 54 ) 2nd Armour War Eagle ( L Hewitson 53 ) 0.30L 3rd Victory Sky ( A Atzeni 54 ) 0.80L 5th Joy Of Spring ( A Badel 55 ) 1.80L See full results | A Badel 55kg 1.80L | 5 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 14-Feb-25 1200m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.970 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Joy Of Spring ( A Badel ) 2nd Positive Smile ( K H Tsang ) 0.30L 3rd Master Phoenix ( M Chui ) 2.30L | A Badel | 1 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 20-Jan-25 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.520 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.500 1st Ka Ying Radiance ( B Thompson ) 2nd Friends Of Shajing ( J Chau ) 0.10L 3rd Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong ) 0.50L | E C W Wong 0.50L | 3 (7) |
| Conghua Turf 03-Jan-25 1000m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.770 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 1st Sparkling Fellow ( P N Wong ) 2nd Brave Star ( C M Thabana ) 0.50L 3rd Rainbow Seven ( H T Mo ) 1.30L 5th Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong ) 4.30L | E C W Wong 4.30L | 5 (11) |
| Happy Valley 04-Jul-24 1800m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $655,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.940, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.710 1st Joy Of Spring ( V Ho 61 ) 2nd Me Time ( A Badel 53.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Forever Glorious ( K Teetan 59 ) 1.40L See full results | V Ho 61kg | 1 (12) |
| Sha Tin 23-Jun-24 1800m FIRM R4 CL4 Hcp $655,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:48.020, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.310 1st Joy Of Spring ( V Ho 58 ) 2nd Good Good ( A Badel 55.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Volcanic Spark ( M F Poon 58 ) 1.30L See full results | V Ho 58kg | 1 (14) |
| Sha Tin 11-Jun-24 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.290 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.400 1st Top Gun ( K Teetan ) 2nd California Spangle ( B Avdulla ) 0.10L 3rd Jubilant Winner ( J Bowman ) 0.20L 5th Joy Of Spring ( V Ho ) 12.50L | V Ho 12.50L | 5 (10) |
| Sha Tin 19-May-24 1800m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.640, SP: 4.30 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.490 1st Satirical Glory ( Z Purton 56 ) 2nd Joy Of Spring ( V Ho 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Flying Mojito ( B Avdulla 58.5 ) 2.80L See full results | V Ho 57.5kg 1.50L | 2 (14) |
| Sha Tin 05-May-24 1600m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:34.800, SP: 5.40 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.780 1st Aestheticism ( Z Purton 60.5 ) 2nd Mister Dapper ( M Chadwick 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Joy Of Spring ( V Ho 57 ) 0.40L See full results | V Ho 57kg 0.40L | 3 (14) |
| Sha Tin 20-Apr-24 1600m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.780, SP: 8.70 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.230 1st Celtic Times ( K Teetan 55.5 ) 2nd Joy Of Spring ( V Ho 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Smart Fighter ( K C Leung 55 ) 0.50L See full results | V Ho 55.5kg 0.20L | 2 (13) |
| Happy Valley 13-Mar-24 1650m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.730, SP: 6.70 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.370 1st Show Respect ( H Bentley 60.5 ) 2nd Keen Unity ( M L Yeung 53.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Joy Of Spring ( B Avdulla 57 ) 2.00L See full results | B Avdulla 57kg 2.00L | 3 (12) |
| Sha Tin 25-Feb-24 1400m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.780, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.440 1st Loyal Bo Bo ( K C Leung 56 ) 2nd Aeroinvincible ( A Atzeni 58 ) 2.80L 3rd Joy Of Spring ( H Bowman 57.5 ) 3.80L See full results | H Bowman 57.5kg 3.80L | 3 (14) |
| Sha Tin 04-Feb-24 1400m GOOD R9 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.670, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.350 1st Sunlight Power ( H Bentley 56 ) 2nd Ariel ( L Hewitson 59.5 ) 1.30L 3rd From The Block ( Z Purton 59 ) 3.10L 12th Joy Of Spring ( H Bowman 57.5 ) 6.00L See full results | H Bowman 57.5kg 6.00L | 12 (14) |
| Sha Tin 13-Jan-24 1200m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $40,950 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.130, SP: 30.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.810 1st Second To None ( C Y Ho 58.5 ) 2nd From The Block ( Z Purton 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Master Mastermind ( K Teetan 58.5 ) 1.50L 5th Joy Of Spring ( B Avdulla 59 ) 2.50L See full results | B Avdulla 59kg 2.50L | 5 (12) |
| Sha Tin 05-Jan-24 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.920 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st I Can ( A Atzeni ) 2nd Circuit Elite ( M Chadwick ) 1.00L 3rd Mighty Stride ( K Teetan ) 2.00L 10th Joy Of Spring ( V Ho ) 4.80L | V Ho 4.80L | 10 (12) |
| Conghua Turf 15-Dec-23 1200m R9 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.140 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st Frantanck ( K Teetan ) 2nd Joy Of Spring ( V Ho ) 3.80L 3rd Happy For All ( H Bentley ) 3.90L | V Ho 3.80L | 2 (8) |
| Happy Valley 18-Oct-23 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.390, SP: 9.10 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.100 1st Tattenham ( A Hamelin 55.5 ) 2nd Happy Trio ( H Bentley 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Sight Hero ( J Bowman 61 ) 1.90L 7th Joy Of Spring ( B Avdulla 58 ) 3.80L See full results | B Avdulla 58kg 3.80L | 7 (12) |
| Happy Valley 20-Sep-23 1200m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.600, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.790 1st Savvy Chic ( J Bowman 61 ) 2nd Joy Of Spring ( B Avdulla 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Wood On Fire ( K Teetan 58 ) 0.60L See full results | B Avdulla 58kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Sha Tin 04-Sep-23 1000m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.270, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.700 1st Greenwich ( Z Purton 0 ) 2nd One For All ( L Hewitson 0 ) 0.10L 3rd Dark Tszyu ( M Chadwick 0 ) 3.90L 6th Joy Of Spring ( B Avdulla 0 ) 5.50L | B Avdulla 0 5.50L | 6 (12) |
| Conghua Turf 29-Jun-23 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.830, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:24.700 1st Act Of Faith ( M Ntuli 0 ) 2nd Pins Prince ( C M Thabana 0 ) 0.50L 3rd Joy Of Spring ( R Thomas 0 ) 0.90L | R Thomas 0 0.90L | 3 (6) |
| Conghua Turf 19-Jun-23 1000m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.540, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:24.900 1st Cheval Valiant ( K H Tse 0 ) 2nd Har Har At Heart ( Z Zuriman 0 ) 2.80L 3rd GOOD Boy ( J Chau 0 ) 5.80L 4th Joy Of Spring ( R Thomas 0 ) 6.30L | R Thomas 0 6.30L | 4 (5) |