Bella Mela (USA) Horse
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Bella Mela is a 6yo colt from the United States trained by Javier Contreras. She is by the stallion Bustin Stones out of the mare Stone Cold Flirt. So far, Bella Mela has earned six wins. On 22nd Jan 2026 at Charles Town, she captured her most important victory, taking the $32,700 Race 4.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Town 07-Aug-26 905m SOFT R8 Race 8 $3,638 (of $51,973) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.430, SP: 21.00 broke sharp, contested the pace along the rail into the turn, no match from the furlong marker, evened out conceded the show under the wire. 1st Echo Seven ( J Stokes 124 ) 2nd Great Andrei ( X Perez 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Delightful Dixie ( A J Bocachica 122 ) 4.50L 4th Bella Mela ( R Latchman 122 ) 4.60L See full results | R Latchman 55.3kg 4.60L | 4 (8) |
| Charles Town 11-Jul-26 905m FIRM R4 Race 4 $5,266 (of $52,665) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:50.990, SP: 13.00 broke sharp, vied two wide into the turn, no match from the quarter pole, chased the leader into the lane, stayed on willingly to secure the show. 1st Redhotchiliphilly ( J Acosta 122 ) 2nd Great Andrei ( X Perez 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Bella Mela ( R Latchman 122 ) 4.50L See full results | R Latchman 55.3kg 4.50L | 3 (7) |
| Charles Town 05-Jun-26 905m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,587 (of $51,243) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:51.380, SP: 15.00 hustled up out of the chute, set the pace along the rail around the turn, under pressure inside the sixteenth marker, evened out through the wire. 1st Thelastsay ( M Santaella 124 ) 2nd Miss Menetes ( J Barbosa 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Party Time For Me ( J Stokes 122 ) 0.15L 4th Bella Mela ( R Latchman 122 ) 3.05L See full results | R Latchman 55.3kg 3.05L | 4 (9) |
| Charles Town 17-Apr-26 905m FIRM R8 Race 8 $1,020 (of $51,023) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:52.020, SP: 5.50 lacked speed out of the chute, bid six wide upper, came up empty late. 1st Delightful Dixie ( G Almodovar 126 ) 2nd Molly Factor ( M Santaella 122 ) 4.75L 3rd Ran The Red ( J Montano 122 ) 2.25L 6th Bella Mela ( S J Diaz 122 ) 10.75L See full results | S J Diaz 55.3kg 10.75L | 6 (6) |
| Charles Town 20-Mar-26 905m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,562 (of $52,254) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.860, SP: 8.00 cruised clear out of the chute, solo pace around the bend, collared nearing the furlong marker, faded under pressure through the lane. 1st Double Airo ( C Lopez 122 ) 2nd Battleshipper ( J Acosta 122 ) 3.50L 3rd Thelastsay ( M Santaella 122 ) 0.50L 5th Bella Mela ( J Nunez 122 ) 4.55L See full results | J Nunez 55.3kg 4.55L | 5 (7) |