Mellifluous (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

12-Apr-21

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Coal Front

Dam

Fairy Star

Prize Money

125761

Trainer

Heather Irion

Owners

Maribel Triana

About

Oaklawn Park R3 Race 3 features Mellifluous, a 5yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Heather Irion. The horse is by Coal Front out of Fairy Star. Mellifluous has recorded one win in its career. Its most significant victory occurred on 3 Sep 2025 at Fairmount Park, where it collected $15000.00 in a Maiden.

Raced At

Fairmount Park • Hawthorne • Ellis Park • Churchill Downs • Oaklawn Park • Gulfstream • Horseshoe Indianapolis • Tampa Bay Downs

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Fairmount Park 03-Sep-25 1110m R1 Md $9,450 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.050, SP: 2.10 broke a bit slow, waited off the pace around the turn, angled out bid between runners leaving the quarter pole, full of momentum split foes through the lane, under strong handling kicked clear through the wire. 1st Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 126 ) 2nd Warrior Of Gold ( C C Herrera 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Unified Usyk ( T Wales 120 ) 2.50L See full results	R Arrieta 57.2kg	1 (6)
Hawthorne 11-Aug-25 1210m R4 Md $5,800 (of $29,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.110, SP: 11.00 very slow into stride, raced off the pace and off the rail around the turn, sustained rally leaving the quarter pole, wore down inside rival through the final stages up for the place award at the wire. 1st Oy Gevald ( O Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 124 ) 11.25L 3rd Midterm ( S Gonzalez 124 ) 12.50L See full results	R Arrieta 56.2kg 11.25L	2 (6)
Ellis Park 02-Aug-25 1410m FIRM R8 Md $1,684 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.340, SP: 17.00 laid off of the pace in the three path, swung out six wide turning for home and failed to menace. 1st Only Phil ( C J Lanerie 119 ) 2nd Clear The Beach ( A Beschizza 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Ripped ( K J Asmussen 119 ) 0.00L 5th Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 124 ) 0.00L See full results	R Arrieta 56.2kg 0.00L	5 (10)
Churchill Downs 21-Jun-25 1410m FIRM R5 Md $6,200 (of $62,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.530, SP: 21.00 bumped an inner rival at the start, trailed near the inside, rallied willingly through the lane and split foes in the final sixteenth to gain show late. 1st Mobster ( F Geroux 124 ) 2nd Ferris Star ( J C Bealmear 118 ) 3.75L 3rd Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 124 ) 6.50L See full results	R Arrieta 56.2kg 6.50L	3 (9)
Churchill Downs 31-May-25 1510m FIRM R5 Md $6,200 (of $62,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.850, SP: 17.00 raced at the rear in the three path, moved forward five wide into the lane and rallied willingly. 1st Geno's Myth ( G Saez 124 ) 2nd Did It Dialed ( M Gutierrez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 124 ) 2.50L See full results	R Arrieta 56.2kg 2.50L	3 (9)
Hawthorne 12-May-25 1210m FIRM R7 Md $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.960, SP: 6.50 off the pace to the turn, circled the field seven deep into the lane, closed in willingly for the show. 1st Brody ( A Bendezu 124 ) 2nd Taunting ( L H Colon 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 124 ) 2.00L See full results	R Arrieta 56.2kg 2.00L	3 (8)
Hawthorne 21-Apr-25 1110m GOOD R5 Md $2,100 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.890, SP: 9.00 Roughed up start 1st Mondogetsbuckets ( D Cohen 124 ) 2nd Brody ( A Bendezu 124 ) 3.50L 3rd High Probability ( O Mojica 118 ) 3.60L 4th Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 124 ) 5.10L See full results	R Arrieta 56.2kg 5.10L	4 (9)
Oaklawn Park 29-Mar-25 1710m FIRM R3 Md $600 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.670, SP: 15.00 lacked speed in trailing after a half, four to five wide second turn while just inside the winner, lacked a closing kick. 1st First Bid ( R A Vazquez 125 ) 2nd Stoke The Fire ( R Bejarano 125 ) 2.00L 3rd Seven Taylors ( E Asmussen 125 ) 3.50L 6th Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 125 ) 10.75L See full results	R Arrieta 56.7kg 10.75L	6 (9)
Oaklawn Park 08-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $2,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.200, SP: 5.50 back off the early pace two off the rail,continued in the two path through the turn, improved position slightly while not a serious threat to the top three. 1st Levee Was Dry ( R S Jr 125 ) 2nd World Fair ( R Bejarano 125 ) 1.25L 3rd My Kid Syd ( C Murphy 125 ) 1.35L 4th Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 125 ) 2.60L See full results	R Arrieta 56.7kg 2.60L	4 (9)
Gulfstream 13-Jan-25 1610m GOOD R10 Md $320 (of $41,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.740, SP: 21.00 tracked inside, tipped out to the three path turning into the lane, but faded. 1st Corruption ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Ponant ( E Gonzalez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Doctor's Orders ( D Davis 122 ) 5.00L 7th Mellifluous ( R Rojas 122 ) 8.75L See full results	R Rojas 55.3kg 8.75L	7 (10)
Gulfstream 14-Dec-24 1010m GOOD R5 Md $430 (of $59,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:54.730, SP: 26.00 played no factor while racing two wide. 1st My Voodoo Doll ( I O Jr 124 ) 2nd Mackor ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Rebel With A Clue ( J R Velazquez 122 ) 3.00L 7th Mellifluous ( R Rojas 122 ) 6.75L See full results	R Rojas 55.3kg 6.75L	7 (8)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 30-Aug-24 1210m FIRM R2 Md $4,352 (of $43,522) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.040 Brk out,bid5/8,vied3p 1st Dive Bomber ( F D L Cruz 120 ) 2nd Shallus ( E A Roman 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 120 ) 3.75L See full results	R Arrieta 54.4kg 3.75L	3 (6)
Ellis Park 29-Jul-24 1310m GOOD R2 Md $6,400 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.860 lacked speed two wide, advanced in the three path nearing the lane, tucked to the inside in upper stretch, sustained progress to offer a rail place bid at the sixteenth pole, dueled for that position and prevailed. 1st Morunning ( F Geroux 119 ) 2nd Mellifluous ( R Arrieta 119 ) 7.50L 3rd Du Monde ( D Cannon 119 ) 7.55L See full results	R Arrieta 54kg 7.50L	2 (9)
Churchill Downs 25-May-24 1310m GOOD R8 Md $11,600 (of $58,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.170 laid off of the pace four wide, inched closer to track around the turn, ranged up and offered a bid entering the lane, but chased an inner rival in upper stretch, wandered about in pursuit in the final furlong and was kept at bay. 1st Al Ameeq ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2nd Mellifluous ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Rocketeightyeight ( R Bejarano 118 ) 7.75L See full results	J L Ortiz 53.5kg 1.25L	2 (7)
Tampa Bay Downs 14-Apr-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md $10,599 (of $52,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.330, SP: 2.10 bumped with the horse to his outside leaving the gate, settled in the middle of the pack on the rail for the run up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend, began a bid passing the quarter pole and gained ground late to just miss. 1st Charlie's Express ( C Marquez 120 ) 2nd Mellifluous ( S Camacho 120 ) 0.05L 3rd D Flash ( M Meneses 120 ) 2.75L See full results	S Camacho 54.4kg 0.05L	2 (9)
Tampa Bay Downs 10-Mar-24 1210m FIRM R3 Md $10,600 (of $53,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.950, SP: 6.00 stalked the leader on the inside through the opening quarter of a mile, navigated the bend from the four path and gained ground late. 1st Snowname ( M Meneses 120 ) 2nd Mellifluous ( J Alvarado 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Ruby's Big Red ( H J Diaz 120 ) 0.15L See full results	J Alvarado 54.4kg 0.75L	2 (11)
Gulfstream 03-Feb-24 1010m GOOD R2 Md (of $89,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:54.990, SP: 10.50 trailed throughout from the two to four paths. 1st Refuel ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Test Factor ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Bourbon Boss ( J Alvarado 118 ) 0.15L 8th Mellifluous ( J Velazquez 118 ) 7.05L See full results	J Velazquez 53.5kg 7.05L	8 (8)
Gulfstream 14-Jan-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md (of $89,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.200, SP: 34.00 was outrun while racing four wide. 1st Turn Up The Trees ( J Velazquez 118 ) 2nd Celtic Pride ( J Rivera 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Maximus Speed ( I O Jr 118 ) 1.50L 7th Mellifluous ( J Bravo 118 ) 8.60L See full results	J Bravo 53.5kg 8.60L	7 (10)