Tears Of Happiness (2023) Horse
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Tears Of Happiness is a 2yo bay filly trained by Clinton McDonald. She is by Pierro out of Tears of Joy. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless in two starts. In her most recent run at Mornington on 8th Jun 2026, Ben Melham rode her to an 8th‑place finish behind the winner Determined Rose.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mornington 08-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 7 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) |
| Caulfield Heath 14-May-26 800m GOOD 4 R9 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:47.760 1st Neotropical ( J Mott ) 2nd Bettylou Who ( J Childs ) 2.00L 3rd Nautique ( J B Stanley ) 4.00L 5th Tears Of Happiness ( B Melham ) 5.00L | B Melham 5.00L | 5 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 04-May-26 800m R4 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:48.500 1st Aerial Pursuit ( L Currie ) 2nd Taglow ( B Mertens ) 3rd Canticle ( B Allen ) 5th Tears Of Happiness ( D Keane ) | D Keane | 5 (10) |
| Caulfield 29-Nov-25 1000m SOFT 6 R2 LR M COOPER (of $175,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.870, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270 1st Eternal Warrior ( Z Spain 58 ) 2nd Stretan Ruler ( L J Neindorf 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Alibaba ( C Williams 58 ) 1.35L 13th Tears Of Happiness ( B Mertens 56 ) 7.51L See full results | B Mertens 56kg 7.51L | 13 (13) |
| Southside Cranbourne 17-Nov-25 800m R5 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:48.000 1st He's Regal ( B Mertens ) 2nd Golden Pulse ( L K Cartwright ) 3rd Tears Of Happiness ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 3 (5) |