He is a bay gelding who was foaled in New South Wales, Australia on the 20 October 2005 and sired by Mach Three, his dam Lady Joy was by Talk About Class.

Mach Three, 1:49, earned $2,376,700 and sired several other good horses including Auckland Reactor and Somebeachsomewhere.

He commenced his three-year-old season at Harold Park in late November 2008 with a win in the Listed Chokin Championship on Miracle Mile Pace night.

Over the next few months he travelled the eastern seaboard of Australia in pursuit of the Victorian, Queensland and NSW Derbies.

The Queensland Derby was notable[3] as he broke the all comers track record only to have it broken later in the night by Mr Feelgood in the Inter Dominion Grand Final.

As a four-year-old Captain Joy had just 10 starts but these races involved travel to Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Auckland, New Zealand.

Making his way back to Victoria he suffered a minor leg injury which hasn't ruined his season but did rule him out until after the Interdominions.