Joyful Mischief (USA)
About
Joyful Mischief is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse bred in the United States and trained by Melanie W. McDonald. The colt is by Stay Thirsty out of Courting Mischief. He has yet to secure his first win, having finished unplaced in 13 starts. In his most recent outing at Santa Anita on September 29, 2025, jockey Leonel Camacho‑Flores guided him to a third‑place finish, behind the winner Deep Blue.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 29-Sep-25 1307m 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. | L Camacho-flores 55.3kg 4.75L | 3 (5) |
| Del Mar 10-Aug-25 1207m 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. | L Camacho-flores 54.4kg 9.00L | 5 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 06-Jul-25 1307m 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. | L Camacho-flores 53.5kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 28-Jun-25 1307m FIRM R1 Md $3,150 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.620, SP: 17.00 Inside,angled out3/16 | L Camacho-flores 53.5kg 9.75L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 09-Jun-25 1609m 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. | H Herrera 54kg 9.50L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 19-May-25 1207m 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. | H Herrera 53.5kg 8.00L | 3 (9) |
| Santa Anita 26-Apr-25 1609m GOOD R5 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.400, SP: 41.00 Early bmps,ins,drft2nd | H Herrera 53.5kg 11.75L | 8 (8) |
| Santa Anita 09-Mar-25 1207m 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. | H Herrera 55.3kg 8.15L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 08-Feb-25 1307m 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. | H Herrera 55.3kg 6.50L | 5 (9) |
| Golden State Racing 08-Dec-24 1106m 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. | L Camacho-flores 54.4kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |
| Pleasanton 07-Dec-24 1106m FIRM R3 Md $3,900 (of $19,193) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.030, SP: 33/10 Slow early,steady gain | L C Flores 54.4kg, Cd 54.9kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |
| Golden State Racing 17-Nov-24 1207m 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. | H Herrera 54.4kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Pleasanton 16-Nov-24 1207m R8 Pleasanton race 8 $7,020 (of $27,000) Barrier 5 | 54.9kg | 2 (8) |