Joy Of Spring (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
03-Nov-19
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Dam
Certitude
Prize Money
1251504
Owners
Mr & Mrs Edward Hung and Doris Hung
About

Joy Of Spring is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Caspar Fownes in Hong Kong. He is by Deep Field out of Certitude and has tallied five wins in his career. On 3 Dec 2025 at Happy Valley, he secured his most important triumph, taking the $2,050,000 Class 3 Handicap. The horse has delivered steady profits for bettors; wagering on him throughout his career would have generated a 10% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
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 1st Joy Of Spring ( E C W Wong 61 , Cd 63.5 ) 2nd Liveandletlive ( A Chung 57 , Cd 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Wrote A New Page ( J Mcdonald 58.5 ) 0.80L See full resultsE C W Wong 61kg, Cd 63.5kg1 (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 ) 2.10LA A Chan1 (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 resultsE C W Wong 61kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.80L9 (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 resultsV Ho 60.5kg 2.30L8 (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 resultsE C W Wong 61kg 1.30L3 (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 ) 1.80LE C W Wong 1.80L4 (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 resultsE C W Wong 58kg1 (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 resultsA Atzeni 53.5kg1 (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 resultsA Badel 55kg 2.50L4 (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 ) 1.50LA Badel 1.50L5 (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 resultsA Badel 56kg 3.00L6 (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 resultsE C W Wong 54.5kg, Cd 51.5kg 3.50L6 (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 resultsA Badel 55kg 1.80L5 (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 ) 2.30LA Badel1 (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 ) 0.50LE C W Wong 0.50L3 (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 ) 4.30LE C W Wong 4.30L5 (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 resultsV Ho 61kg1 (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 resultsV Ho 58kg1 (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 ) 12.50LV Ho 12.50L5 (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 resultsV Ho 57.5kg 1.50L2 (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 resultsV Ho 57kg 0.40L3 (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 resultsV Ho 55.5kg 0.20L2 (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 resultsB Avdulla 57kg 2.00L3 (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 resultsH Bowman 57.5kg 3.80L3 (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 resultsH Bowman 57.5kg 6.00L12 (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 resultsB Avdulla 59kg 2.50L5 (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 ) 4.80LV Ho 4.80L10 (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 ) 3.90LV Ho 3.80L2 (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 resultsB Avdulla 58kg 3.80L7 (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 resultsB Avdulla 58kg 0.50L2 (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 Dream Winner ( M Chadwick 0 ) 3.90L 6th Joy Of Spring ( B Avdulla 0 ) 5.50LB Avdulla 0 5.50L6 (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 ) 0.90LR Thomas 0 0.90L3 (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 ) 6.30LR Thomas 0 6.30L4 (5)