Tears Of Happiness (2023) Horse
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About
Tears Of Happiness, a 3yo bay filly, is trained by Clinton McDonald in Cranbourne. She is out of the dam Tears of Joy and by the stallion Pierro. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In her latest run at Geelong on 11 September 2026, Ben Melham rode her to a sixth‑place finish behind the victor Rockzino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geelong 11-Sep-26 1700m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.400, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Rockzino ( J Childs 57.5 ) 2nd Vespasian ( M Dee 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd King Snitz ( D Bates 57 ) 1.40L 6th Tears Of Happiness ( B Melham 55 , Cd 56 ) 2.66L See full results | B Melham 55kg, Cd 56kg 2.66L | 6 (9) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 24-Aug-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.430, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 1st Just Desserts ( M Dee 59.5 ) 2nd Aubaine ( B Shinn 59.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Mr Margolin ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 1.90L 5th Tears Of Happiness ( B Melham 55 , Cd 56 ) 4.40L See full results | B Melham 55kg, Cd 56kg 4.40L | 5 (12) |
| Southside Cranbourne 17-Aug-26 1000m R16 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 01:04.710 1st Russian Rock ( J Beriman ) 2nd Tears Of Happiness ( C Hollowood ) 3rd Preferable ( L J Neindorf ) | C Hollowood | 2 (9) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 29-Jun-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R4 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.850, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Shares ( D W Stackhouse 59.5 ) 2nd Soundwave ( J Mcneil 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Tears Of Happiness ( D Keane 55 ) 1.65L See full results | D Keane 55kg 1.65L | 3 (12) |
| Mornington 08-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 2Y HCP $1,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.270, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 1st Determined Rose ( C Newitt 57 ) 2nd Centenary Florin ( D Bates 58.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Adakite ( Z Spain 56.5 ) 2.50L 8th Tears Of Happiness ( B Melham 56.5 ) 8.15L See full results | B Melham 56.5kg 8.15L | 8 (10) |