Joyful Mischief (USA) Horse
About
Joyful Mischief is a 4yo dk b/br from United States trained by Melanie W. McDonald. It is sired by the stallion Stay Thirsty out of the dam Courting Mischief. Joyful Mischief has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 16 starts. In its most recent start at Los Alamitos Racecourse on 7th Dec 2025, Joyful Mischief was ridden by Leonel Camacho-flores and finished 2nd, behind winner Honey Bucket.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 07-Dec-25 1110m FIRM R3 Md $9,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.390, SP: 2.75 angled to the inside trailing the field, passed a rival on the turn while saving ground, angled out in upper stretch, loomed at the eighth pole but flattened out in deep stretch. 1st Honey Bucket ( T J Pereira 122 ) 2nd Joyful Mischief ( L Camacho-flores 122 ) 4.25L 3rd Cote Blanc ( A L Bautista 125 , Cd 130 ) 9.25L See full results | L Camacho-flores 55.3kg 4.25L | 2 (6) |
| Del Mar 24-Nov-25 1310m GOOD R6 Md $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.250, SP: 41.00 lacked early speed, trailed into the turn, passed a rival at the quarter pole, chased two wide into the lane, drifted out and passed tired rivals. 1st Nafisa ( K Kimura 124 ) 2nd Lubie's Music ( A Fresu 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Into The Hall ( H Berrios 122 ) 0.15L 4th Joyful Mischief ( L C Flores 122 ) 3.60L See full results | L C Flores 55.3kg 3.60L | 4 (8) |
| Santa Anita 19-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R2 Md $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.830, SP: 26.00 1st Timekeeper's Charm ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Joyful Mischief ( L C Flores 122 ) 5.50L 3rd Sexy Blue ( H Berrios 122 ) 1.50L See full results | L C Flores 55.3kg 5.50L | 2 (7) |
| Santa Anita 29-Sep-25 1310m FIRM R2 Md $3,500 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.040, SP: 13.00 lacked early speed under coaxing, had one rival beat entering the turn on the inside, moved into the two path outside the quarter pole, steered out further in the drive and showed a mild response to gain third and whittle the gap on the top pair. 1st Deep Blue ( A Ayuso 122 ) 2nd A Friend Of Mine ( U Rispoli 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Joyful Mischief ( L C Flores 122 ) 4.75L See full results | L C Flores 55.3kg 4.75L | 3 (5) |
| Del Mar 10-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R10 Md $1,600 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.620, SP: 26.00 raced outside a rival at the back of the pack, angled out and came four wide into the stretch, then improved position while failing to threaten. 1st Christel Clean ( H Berrios 120 ) 2nd Timekeeper's Charm ( A Fresu 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Tiger Fire ( A Ayuso 120 ) 2.75L 5th Joyful Mischief ( L C Flores 120 ) 9.00L See full results | L C Flores 54.4kg 9.00L | 5 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 06-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R4 Md $9,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.490, SP: 26.00 trailed on the inside into the turn, angled out approaching the stretch, finished well from the middle of the track but could not get by the winner. 1st Wild Cat Danzing ( K Kimura 118 ) 2nd Joyful Mischief ( L C Flores 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Calm Down Kimmie ( K Frey 118 ) 1.25L See full results | L C Flores 53.5kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 28-Jun-25 1310m FIRM R1 Md $3,150 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.620, SP: 17.00 Inside,angled out3/16 1st Tesouro De Pirata ( A Espinoza 118 ) 2nd Harmonique ( M Smith 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Lelluri ( J Hernandez 118 ) 6.00L 4th Joyful Mischief ( L C Flores 118 ) 9.75L See full results | L C Flores 53.5kg 9.75L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 09-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R1 Md $2,450 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.940, SP: 13.00 settled two wide off the speed, drew closer in the middle stages, chased two to three wide on the far turn and failed to respond when asked. 1st Time To Shine ( A Fresu 118 ) 2nd A Friend Of Mine ( R Gonzalez 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Sunset Beauty ( J Hernandez 119 ) 3.50L 4th Joyful Mischief ( H Herrera 119 ) 9.50L See full results | H Herrera 54kg 9.50L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 19-May-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.660, SP: 15.00 chased in the four path into the turn, spun three wide into the lane, failed to threaten the top pair down the stretch but finished a clear third. 1st Hurricane Layla ( R Gutierrez 118 ) 2nd Tiger Fire ( A Ayuso 118 ) 4.50L 3rd Joyful Mischief ( H Herrera 118 ) 8.00L See full results | H Herrera 53.5kg 8.00L | 3 (9) |
| Santa Anita 26-Apr-25 1610m GOOD R5 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.400, SP: 41.00 Early bmps,ins,drft2nd 1st Kikuride ( J J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Hello Kid O Kid O ( G Franco 118 ) 1.25L 3rd We The Hobby ( A Fresu 118 ) 2.75L 8th Joyful Mischief ( H Herrera 118 ) 11.75L See full results | H Herrera 53.5kg 11.75L | 8 (8) |
| Santa Anita 09-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R4 Md $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.470, SP: 26.00 bobbled leaving the gate, coaxed along early at the back, traveled along the rail then two wide into the lane, angled out and improved position. 1st Happy Sue ( A Espinoza 122 ) 2nd Maximun Gold ( S Carmona 122 , Cd 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Donttellourwives ( A Lezcano 122 ) 0.55L 5th Joyful Mischief ( H Herrera 122 ) 8.15L See full results | H Herrera 55.3kg 8.15L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 08-Feb-25 1310m FIRM R9 Md $680 (of $34,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.850, SP: 34.00 lacked early speed, traveled along the rail then in the two path on the turn and failed to rally. 1st No Bad Beats ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Maximun Gold ( S Carmona 122 , Cd 117 ) 3.25L 3rd Happy Sue ( A Espinoza 122 ) 3.75L 5th Joyful Mischief ( H Herrera 122 ) 6.50L See full results | H Herrera 55.3kg 6.50L | 5 (9) |
| Golden State Racing 08-Dec-24 1110m R3 Race 3 $3,250 (of $32,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.300 slow into stride leaving the start, lacked early speed and trailed approaching the turn, saved ground into the bend and gained at the quarter marker, saved all of the ground into upper stretch, made a sustained rally in the lane, could not impact the winner late and missed for second. 1st Heras Hope ( F Duran 120 ) 2nd Know About Autism ( L M J Aburto 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Joyful Mischief ( L Camacho-flores 120 ) 3.25L See full results | L Camacho-flores 54.4kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |
| Pleasanton 07-Dec-24 1110m FIRM R3 Md $3,900 (of $19,193) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.030, SP: 33/10 Slow early,steady gain 1st Heras Hope ( F Duran 120 ) 2nd Know About Autism ( L A Jimenez 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Joyful Mischief ( L C Flores 120 , Cd 121 ) 3.25L | L C Flores 54.4kg, Cd 54.9kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |
| Golden State Racing 17-Nov-24 1210m R8 Md $5,400 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.330, SP: 26.00 lacked early speed and was well behind the pace in the early running, was given a shake of the reins after passing the half mile pole and started to improve position racing four wide through the turn, swung six wide into the stretch and rallied boldly down the middle of the track to gain the place. 1st Space Buns ( K E Orozco 120 ) 2nd Joyful Mischief ( H Herrera 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Know About Autism ( L M J Aburto 120 ) 1.75L See full results | H Herrera 54.4kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Pleasanton 16-Nov-24 1210m R8 Pleasanton race 8 $7,020 (of $27,000) Barrier 5 1st Space Buns ( 122 ) 2nd Joyful Mischief ( 121 ) 3rd Know About Autism ( 120 ) | 54.9kg | 2 (8) |
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