▁R ut ha ▁( N Z ), ▁he ▁was ▁fo aled ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁was ▁trained ▁by ▁Syd ▁Brown ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁by ▁Charlie ▁Wh itting ham ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Racing ▁record ▁A ▁b arg ain ▁buy ▁cost ing ▁only ▁$ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁year ling ▁sales , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁races ▁in ▁three ▁different ▁countries . ▁ ▁D ary l ’ s ▁Joy ▁was ▁New ▁Zealand ’ s ▁top ▁r ated ▁ju ven ile ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 - 6 9 ▁winning ▁seven ▁races ▁and ▁placing ▁seven ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁starts . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁he ▁rac ed ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁first ▁start ▁in ▁Australia ▁he ▁finished ▁third ▁behind ▁the ▁champion ▁spr inter ▁V ain ▁in ▁the ▁As cot ▁V ale ▁St akes ▁before ▁turning ▁the ▁tables ▁in ▁the ▁Mo one e ▁Valley ▁St akes . ▁V ain ▁exact ed ▁reven ge ▁in ▁the ▁Ca ul field ▁Gu ine as ▁but ▁D ary l ’ s ▁Joy ▁excel led ▁a ▁longer ▁distances ▁and ▁scored ▁h ollow ▁wins ▁in ▁the ▁C ox ▁Pl ate ▁and ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Derby . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁spring ▁car n ival , ▁D ary l ’ s ▁Joy ▁was ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Tra ined ▁by ▁Charlie ▁Wh itting