More Joyous made her debut in January 2009 by winning a two-year-old fillies handicap by five and a half lengths.
When the barriers opened the saddle on More Joyous slipped and she began buckjumping for about 100 metres and took no part in the race.
Following the race, Jockey Darren Beadman was suspended for five meetings for careless riding on More Joyous.
[6] Resuming as a spring four-year-old, More Joyous won the first four starts of her campaign, including Group One wins in the George Main Stakes and Toorak Handicap.
Resuming again in the autumn, she again won her first four starts of her campaign, including the Futurity Stakes and Queen of the Turf Stakes at Group One level, before failing in the Doncaster Handicap on a heavy track.