Joyful News (JPN) Horse
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Joyful News, a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Masahiro Otake, is by Lord Kanaloa out of Joy Nikita. It has recorded four wins so far. Its most notable victory occurred on 28 Dec 2025 at Nakayama, where it captured the 2025 Final Stakes (allow) and earned $35,530,000.00. The horse has been profitable for bettors; backing it throughout its career would have yielded a 14% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 15-Mar-26 1600m R10 CL1 $11,100,000 (of $52,100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.000, SP: 2.20 1st Valkyrie Birth ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Joyful News ( D Sasaki 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Regalo Del Cielo ( Y Iwata 126 ) 1.30L See full results | D Sasaki 54.9kg 0.30L | 2 (16) |
| Nakayama 28-Dec-25 1600m GOOD R12 2025 Final Stakes (allow) $18,743,000 (of $35,530,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.600, SP: 2.50 1st Joyful News ( D Sasaki 119 ) 2nd Glory Link ( Y Kitamura 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Seven Magician ( C Demuro 126 ) 0.00L See full results | D Sasaki 54kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 19-Oct-25 1800m GOOD R12 Hcp $7,520,000 (of $35,640,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.400, SP: 2.20 1st Nishino Ti Amo ( A Tsumura 119 ) 2nd Joyful News ( D Sasaki 117 ) 1.75L 3rd Ever Happiness ( T Kowata 117 ) 0.30L See full results | D Sasaki 53.1kg 1.75L | 2 (18) |
| Hakodate 19-Jul-25 1800m GOOD R10 Kamomejima Tokubetsu (allow) $15,801,000 (of $29,880,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:47.500, SP: 1.73 1st Joyful News ( D Sasaki 117 ) 2nd Lila Bonito ( Y Fujioka 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Saxon Sienne ( Y Hishida 123 ) 0.50L See full results | D Sasaki 53.1kg | 1 (14) |
| Nakayama 06-Apr-25 1600m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.200, SP: 1.67 1st Joyful News ( D Sasaki 121 ) 2nd Genji ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Cheongug ( K Maruta 126 ) 0.30L See full results | D Sasaki 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Nakayama 01-Dec-24 1600m GOOD R3 Md $5,500,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.400, SP: 2.10 1st Joyful News ( T Ono 121 ) 2nd Laila ( T Kowata 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Special Bunny ( K Ogino 121 ) 4.00L See full results | T Ono 54.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Tokyo 09-Nov-24 1600m GOOD R6 Newcomer Race (newc) $2,900,000 (of $13,720,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.000, SP: 4.00 1st Rouge Nourish ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Joyful News ( D Sasaki 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Ala Gracia ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 1.00L See full results | D Sasaki 54.9kg 1.00L | 2 (11) |