Breeding & Racing Magazine

More Joyous Wins Gr1 Doncaster Mile

Vinery Stud shuttler More Than Ready (Southern Halo-Woodman's Girl, by Woodman) added a Gr1 triumph when favoured 5YO mare More Joyous (More Than Ready-Sunday Joy, by Sunday Silence) notched her 3rd successive win since returning from a 21-weeks spell (& 7th career Gr1 success) with a 0.75-length victory in the $2 million Gr1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick in Sydney. More Joyous (ridden by Nash Rawiller for trainer Gai Waterhouse) defeated 5YO gelding Shoot Out (High Chaparral-Pentamerous, by Pentire) & 4YO mare Yosei (Invincible Spirit-Fuji Fairy, by Fuji Kiseki). More Joyous took her record to 18 wins (also including last start's Gr1 Inglis Queen Of The Turf Stakes over 1500m at Rosehill on April 7 & March's Gr2 Canterbury Stakes over 1300m at Rosehill, plus 2011's Gr1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes over 1500m at Rosehill, Gr1 Futurity Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield, Gr2 Canterbury Stakes over 1300m at Rosehill, Gr2 Breeders Classic over 1200m at Randwick & Gr2 Tristarc Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield, as well as 2010's Gr1 Toorak Handicap over 1600m at Caulfield, Gr1 George Main Stakes over 1600m at Randwick, Gr2 Sebring Sprint over 1400m at Rosehill, Gr2 Surround Stakes over 1400m at Warwick Farm, Gr2 Light Fingers Stakes over 1200m at Randwick & Listed Sheraco Stakes over 1100m at Rosehill, in addition to 2009's Gr1 Arrowfield Stud Flight Stakes over 1600m at Randwick & Gr2 Tea Rose Stakes over 1500m at Rosehill, plus 2008's Gr2 Perfect Vision Ilasik Stakes over 1200m at Rosehill) & 2 placings (in 2011's Gr1 Manikato Stakes over 1200m at Moonee Valley & 2009's Listed Winning Edge Presentation Stakes over 1100m at Rosehill) from 25 starts for $3,974,650 earnings. Meanwhile the victory also saw trainer Gai Waterhouse notch her 7th Doncaster winner, to equal the record set by her legendary father T.J.Smith. (Click on the link for full race details from Group Race Results at Arion Pedigrees.)