Moments Of Joy (USA) Horse
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Moments Of Joy is a three-year-old chestnut filly bred in the United States, by Justify out of Shell House. She is trained by A P O'Brien and owned by Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith. In ten starts she has secured a win, a second‑place and a third‑place, earning $146,788 in prize money. Her most recent start was at Naas on 11 October 2026, finishing 6th of 16 runners. Her previous victory came at Leopardstown on 5 June 2025.
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Doncaster • Naas • Deauville • Goodwood • Chantilly • Curragh • Newmarket • Royal Ascot • LeopardstownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 07-Nov-26 2051m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R5 Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Irish EBF Gillies Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed), SP: 15.00 | R L Moore 1L | 7 (17) |
| Naas 11-Oct-26 2398m SOFT R5 CL1 $1,608 (of $80,502) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:38.010, SP: 29.00 1st Snapretend ( J Powell 133 ) 2nd Beset ( J M Sheridan 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Capichera ( K Shoemark 127 ) 1.00L 6th Moments Of Joy ( R L Moore 127 ) 3.30L See full results | R L Moore 57.6kg 3.30L | 6 (16) |
| Deauville 23-Aug-26 2000m GOOD R5 CL1 (of $374,656) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:09.060, SP: 101.00 1st Aventure ( M Guyon 130 ) 2nd Diamond Necklace ( R L Moore 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Timeforshowcasing ( J Mitchell 123 ) 0.20L 10th Moments Of Joy ( W Lordan 123 ) 13.60L See full results | W Lordan 55.8kg 13.60L | 10 (11) |
| GOODwood 30-Jul-26 1991m GOOD R4 CL1 $30,904 (of $675,089) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:04.400, SP: 67.00 1st Diamond Necklace ( R L Moore 126 ) 2nd Friendly Soul ( W Buick 135 ) 2.75L 3rd See The Fire ( O Murphy 135 ) 5.00L 5th Moments Of Joy ( W Lordan 126 ) 14.25L See full results | W Lordan 57.2kg 14.25L | 5 (5) |
| Chantilly 14-Jun-26 2099m SOFT R5 CL1 (of $1,034,604) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:03.780, SP: 81.00 1st Diamond Necklace ( R L Moore 125 ) 2nd Pink Panthera ( T Piccone 125 ) 0.15L 3rd Inis Mor ( O Murphy 125 ) 2.00L 10th Moments Of Joy ( W Lordan 125 ) 27.60L See full results | W Lordan 56.7kg 27.60L | 10 (11) |
| York 13-May-26 2063m GOOD R5 CL1 $13,046 (of $144,976) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:11.150, SP: 3.75 1st Legacy Link ( C Keane 128 ) 2nd Felicitas ( K Shoemark 128 ) 0.75L 3rd K Sarra ( R Ryan 128 ) 1.50L 4th Moments Of Joy ( R L Moore 128 ) 9.25L See full results | R L Moore 58.1kg 9.25L | 4 (6) |
| Curragh 03-Apr-26 1609m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 9/2 Led, headed after 2f, pushed along to regain lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra in 4th over 1f out, lost a further place inside final furlong | R L Moore 55.3kg Short Head | 6 (10) |
| Newmarket 10-Oct-25 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 16/1 Led centre group and 2nd overall, lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | Tom Marquand 58.1kg 2l | 5 (10) |
| Curragh 30-Aug-25 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 9/2 Chased leader, headway to briefly dispute 2f out, pushed along and dropped to 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Ronan Whelan 58.1kg 2 1/4l | 2 (6) |
| Royal Ascot 21-Jun-25 1408m GOOD TO FIRM CL1 Flat, SP: 10/3 Raced centre towards far side until switched centre over 5f out, prominent, challenged over 2f out, 3rd and held inside final 100 yards | R L Moore 57.2kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (9) |
| Leopardstown 05-Jun-25 1463m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 3/1 Broke well to lead, headed after 1f, 3rd after 2f, effort over 2f out, improved to 2nd 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final 100 yards, kept on best closing stages | Wayne Lordan 58.1kg | 1 (6) |