Red Cheeks (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

18-May-20

Colour

gray or roan

Sire

Mizzen Mast

Dam

Fofa Meleca

Prize Money

4458

Trainer

Luiz Antonio Arceo

Owners

Brownwood Farm, Llc

About

Red Cheeks is a 5yo gr/ro colt from the United States trained by Luiz Antonio Arceo. He is by Mizzen Mast out of Fofa Meleca. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 15 starts. In its most recent race at Fonner Park on 4 May 2025, Red Cheeks was ridden by Xavier Pickner and finished 7th, behind winner Verrazano First.

Raced At

Fonner Park • Horseshoe Indianapolis • Turfway Park

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Fonner Park 04-May-25 1210m R6 Race 6 (of $6,200) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.800 moved up inside but was not a threat in the lane. 1st Verrazano First ( K Roman 125 ) 2nd Forever Cool ( N Haar 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Knighted ( S A Bethke 125 ) 1.00L 7th Red Cheeks ( X Pickner 120 , Cd 115 ) 6.25L See full results	X Pickner 54.4kg, Cd 52.2kg 6.25L	7 (10)
Fonner Park 20-Apr-25 1310m FIRM R10 Race 10 (of $7,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.200 showed early speed three wide and tired. 1st Jacha ( N Haar 125 ) 2nd Dubaian Money ( K Roman 121 ) 6.25L 3rd Stunnem ( J A Medina 125 ) 7.75L 9th Red Cheeks ( V J Bailon 125 ) 21.85L See full results	V J Bailon 56.7kg 21.85L	9 (10)
Fonner Park 14-Apr-25 1310m FIRM R1 Race 1 $1,060 (of $10,600) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.400 chased the pace from three wide and weakened into the lane while well clear for his position. 1st Will Take Cash ( K Roman 125 ) 2nd More Than Easy ( T Cunningham 125 ) 5.75L 3rd Red Cheeks ( B Nunnally 125 ) 9.00L See full results	B Nunnally 56.7kg 9.00L	3 (6)
Fonner Park 31-Mar-25 1610m R8 Race 8 (of $7,400) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.000 stalked the pace three wide and lacked a final closing run. 1st Prince Is My Boy ( T Cunningham 125 ) 2nd Main Dude ( K Roman 125 ) 0.50L 3rd This Is A Joke ( N Haar 125 ) 1.00L 5th Red Cheeks ( B Nunnally 125 ) 3.50L See full results	B Nunnally 56.7kg 3.50L	5 (10)
Fonner Park 10-Mar-25 1210m R7 Race 7 (of $7,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.200 raced two to three wide and had no response. 1st One Last Thing ( N Haar 125 ) 2nd Sharma'd ( J R Ironeyes 125 ) 0.05L 3rd Xy Face ( K Roman 125 ) 2.05L 6th Red Cheeks ( A B Ramos 125 ) 6.85L See full results	A B Ramos 56.7kg 6.85L	6 (10)
Fonner Park 24-Feb-25 1210m R7 Race 7 (of $7,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.200 urged along early while racing off the pace, was four wide into the upper stretch and had no response. 1st This Is A Joke ( N Haar 125 ) 2nd Sharma'd ( J R Ironeyes 125 ) 3.75L 3rd Xy Face ( K Roman 125 ) 6.50L 5th Red Cheeks ( J A Medina 125 ) 20.05L See full results	J A Medina 56.7kg 20.05L	5 (7)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 07-May-24 1610m GOOD R7 Md (of $23,119) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.850 stalked the pace inside, bid at the eighth pole but faltered. 1st Couperin ( E Esquivel 120 ) 2nd Pogoeriach ( J C Bealmear 124 , Cd 117 ) 1.25L 3rd Ready To Reign ( L Machado 120 ) 2.25L 5th Red Cheeks ( A Jimenez 124 ) 7.50L See full results	A Jimenez 56.2kg 7.50L	5 (8)
Turfway Park 22-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R8 Md (of $18,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.070, SP: 8.50 off rail run to quarter pole with no late kick in the stretch run. 1st Liams Lad ( Y Correa 126 ) 2nd American Raider ( G Ashton 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Vino Fa Danza ( E Fuentes 118 ) 0.30L 5th Red Cheeks ( A Jimenez 126 ) 7.75L See full results	A Jimenez 57.2kg 7.75L	5 (12)
Turfway Park 29-Feb-24 1610m FIRM R2 Md $1,800 (of $18,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.120, SP: 8.00 chased leaders to far turn, angled out into stretch for show spot. 1st Royally Bitter ( Y Correa 126 ) 2nd Egyptian King ( A Beschizza 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Red Cheeks ( A Jimenez 126 ) 2.25L See full results	A Jimenez 57.2kg 2.25L	3 (11)
Turfway Park 26-Jan-24 1610m FIRM R10 Md (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.840, SP: 9.00 was through after the half and dropped back readily. 1st Step On It ( A Cedillo 122 ) 2nd American Raider ( E Roman 122 ) 0.15L 3rd El Cerrito ( Y Correa 122 ) 1.25L 9th Red Cheeks ( A Jimenez 122 ) 14.15L See full results	A Jimenez 55.3kg 14.15L	9 (11)
Turfway Park 17-Dec-23 1710m FIRM R3 Md (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.070, SP: 10.00 speed inside to the lead, stayed on to far turn, empty late going. 1st My Brother Keith ( D Cannon 124 ) 2nd Exemplified ( A Burgos 121 ) 0.20L 3rd American Raider ( J Ramos 121 ) 6.25L 5th Red Cheeks ( A Jimenez 121 ) 9.25L See full results	A Jimenez 54.9kg 9.25L	5 (11)
Belterra Park 03-Oct-23 1610m GOOD Md (of $8,255), Winning Time: 01:37.270, SP: 6.50 Hustled/led/no match 1st Drama Critic ( B Stillion 120 ) 2nd Red Cheeks ( A Jimenez 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Unusual Activity ( T Heard 120 ) 0.20L	A Jimenez 54.4kg 2.75L	2 (7)
Belterra Park 23-Sep-23 1710m GOOD Md (of $8,255), Winning Time: 01:42.670, SP: 16.00 Mild run for 3rd 1st Mythomania ( Y Navas 120 ) 2nd Warrior's Place ( V Lebron 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Red Cheeks ( J P Barcenas 120 ) 2.50L	J P Barcenas 54.4kg 2.50L	3 (10)
Belterra Park 13-Jul-23 1710m GOOD Md (of $9,720), Winning Time: 01:44.320, SP: 10/1 Broke tardy, no threat 1st Justiceofthepeace ( T Heard 124 ) 2nd Roenick ( A Lezcano 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Iconicus ( I Wiseman 120 ) 1.50L 9th Red Cheeks ( S Gonzalez 120 , Cd 0 ) 15.25L	S Gonzalez 54.4kg, Cd 0 15.25L	9 (10)
Belterra Park 31-May-23 1610m GOOD Md (of $162), Winning Time: 01:36.920, SP: 9/2 Broke in sharply start 1st Tarhe ( A Achard 119 ) 2nd Justiceofthepeace ( T Heard 125 ) 0.20L 9th Red Cheeks ( J P Barcenas 119 , Cd 0 ) 14.25L	J P Barcenas 54kg, Cd 0 14.25L	9 (12)