Clever Mischief (USA) Horse
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Clever Mischief is a 5yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Brendan P. Walsh. He is by Into Mischief out of Suraya and has won three races to date. On 8 May 2026 at Churchill Downs, he captured his most significant win, earning the $134,000 purse in Race 6.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R9 Tapit Stakes (Stakes) $69,605 (of $696,050) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.710, SP: 6.50 settled early then pressed the pace at the top of the hill from the three path then dueled for leadership and took command in the straight away but flattened out heading towards the wire while holding on to the show award. 1st Plensa ( A Concepcion 124 ) 2nd Vote No ( U Rispoli 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 2.25L | 3 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R10 Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $1,474 (of $143,823) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.160, SP: 11.00 broke outward, angled to the four path near the quarter pole and rallied late. 1st Seminole Chief ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2nd Baby Max ( A Beschizza 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Wadsworth ( I O Jr 120 ) 0.30L 6th Clever Mischief ( A Burgos 124 ) 2.10L See full results | A Burgos 56.2kg 2.10L | 6 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 08-May-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $116,330 (of $184,651) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.380, SP: 4.00 prompted between the leaders before backing off to stalk from the two path around the first turn, closed in rounding the far turn in the three path, bid three deep at the quarter pole, forged command entering the lane, drove clear then held sway from an outer challenger late. 1st Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Esmark ( L Saez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Heart Headed ( B Curtis 122 ) 0.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $18,408 (of $184,084) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.420, SP: 4.00 settled in the four to three path, shifted five wide entering the lane, rallied to bid among foes at the furlong ground, but got outkicked at the marker, vied for place thereafter but missed between horses at the wire. 1st Capitol Hill ( J Alvarado 118 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.60L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 0.60L | 3 (11) |
| Gulfstream 25-Jan-26 1609m R3 Race 3 $1,030 (of $126,178) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:34.110, SP: 8.00 raced closest to the pacesetter two wide and weakened in the lane. 1st Mi Bago ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Risk Tolerance ( F Prat 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Battle Of Normandy ( L Saez 123 ) 0.00L 7th Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 5.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.9kg 5.75L | 7 (10) |