Joy Boy (JPN) Horse
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Joy Boy is a 4yo colt from Japan trained by Hirofumi Shii. He is by Rey De Oro out of Mannheim. To date, Joy Boy has won four races. On 21 Sep 2026 at Hanshin, he earned his most valuable victory, collecting ¥36,060,000 in the handicap. He has proven a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 60% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 21-Sep-26 2200m R10 Hcp $170,682 (of $323,205) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:12.400, SP: 8.00 1st Joy Boy ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 2nd FIRM Twenty ( M Sakai 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Chilcano ( Y Kitamura 117 ) 0.95L See full results | K Matsuyama 55.8kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 14-Jun-26 2400m GOOD (of $168,251) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:24.200, SP: 9.50 1st Red Teleos ( K Ogino 128 ) 2nd Ostrava ( A Tsumura 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Shadow Meteor ( T Ono 123 ) 0.75L 4th Joy Boy ( S Ishibashi 128 ) 3.00L | S Ishibashi 58.1kg 3.00L | 4 (14) |
| Kyoto 18-Oct-25 2200m R10 Kiyotaki Tokubetsu (allow) $161,187 (of $305,106) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:13.700, SP: 1.73 1st Joy Boy ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Schwarz Masamune ( Y Fujioka 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Ligilo ( A Nishimura 121 ) 3.30L See full results | M Iwata 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Hanshin 21-Sep-25 2400m R11 CL1 (of $1,023,084) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:27.300, SP: 19.00 1st Eri King ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2nd Shohei ( R Sakai 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2.05L 8th Joy Boy ( Y Fujioka 126 ) 5.40L See full results | Y Fujioka 57.2kg 5.40L | 8 (10) |
| Kokura 12-Jul-25 2600m GOOD R9 Hikosan Tokubetsu (allow) $117,386 (of $117,386) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:43.500, SP: 1.80 1st Joy Boy ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Rabuka ( D Ozawa 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Shine Baobab ( K Dazai 121 ) 2.00L See full results | R Sakai 54.9kg | 1 (11) |