Carol'S Melody (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

18-May-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Shancelot

Dam

Empires Answer

Prize Money

126841

Owners

Foster Family Racing, R K Eckrich Racing Llc And Scates, Hugh D

About

Carol'S Melody is a 3yo from the United States, trained by Eric N. Foster. The horse is by Shancelot out of Empires Answer. So far, Carol'S Melody has won three races. On 4 Jun 2026 at Churchill Downs, it captured its biggest victory to date in the $50,000 Race 2, delivering strong returns for bettors. Backing the horse throughout its career would have yielded a 659% ROI.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Churchill Downs 04-Jun-26 1207m R2 Race 2 $31,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.830, SP: 6.00 stalked three wide, ranged up to bid turning for home, sustained her challenge through the final furlong and edged past late. 1st Carol'S Melody ( G Saez 118 ) 2nd Mascara ( E Morales 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Magic Seeker ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2.00L See full resultsG Saez 53.5kg1 (6)
Churchill Downs 23-May-26 1207m R1 Race 1 $1,890 (of $63,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.870, SP: 3.50 broke a step slow, stalked three wide, pressed within striking range turning for home but flattened out four wide in upper stretch and weakened. 1st Vicki Rose ( L Machado 123 ) 2nd Ashkenazi ( R Bejarano 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Sweet Bebsi ( A Beschizza 125 ) 2.75L 5th Carol'S Melody ( G Saez 118 ) 6.85L See full resultsG Saez 53.5kg 6.85L5 (5)
Keeneland 10-Apr-26 1408m R9 Race 9 $30,870 (of $49,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.050, SP: 51.00 tracked from the three to four path, bid four wide entering the lane, drove past then inched clear late. 1st Carol'S Melody ( G Saez 118 ) 2nd Merry Madison ( L Saez 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Mustang Lady ( D E Sheehy 124 ) 2.75L See full resultsG Saez 53.5kg1 (11)
Turfway Park 01-Mar-26 1207m R9 Race 9 $353 (of $34,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.930, SP: 15.00 raced forwardly five to four wide, chased close up to the clear leader and from the three path around the turn then weakened between horses entering the lane. 1st Tiger Division ( A Achard 124 ) 2nd Bend My Ear ( L Machado 118 ) 3.25L 3rd Ihaveissues ( W Rodriguez 124 ) 0.50L 9th Carol'S Melody ( F C L De 118 ) 14.80L See full resultsF C L De 53.5kg 14.80L9 (12)
Turfway Park 12-Feb-26 1308m R1 Race 1 $1,131 (of $39,600) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.240, SP: 15.00 bumped an outer foe at the start, got keen early on, settled tucking to the two path into the turn then stayed on but failed to threaten. 1st Special Sauce ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Diablo Shiraz ( E Morales 120 ) 5.25L 3rd Emily's Joy ( M Garcia 122 ) 0.30L 5th Carol'S Melody ( L Machado 120 ) 7.75L See full resultsL Machado 54.4kg 7.75L5 (10)
Turfway Park 18-Jan-26 1207m R2 Md $19,404 (of $30,800) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:14.240, SP: 3.75 stalked in the four to three path, bid outside of the leader passing the quarter pole, forged an advantage in upper stretch and held sway from an outer pursuer. 1st Carol'S Melody ( E Morales 120 ) 2nd Mamarsha ( J Hernandez 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Loving Mischief ( D Machado 120 ) 2.00L See full resultsE Morales 54.4kg1 (12)
Turfway Park 11-Dec-25 1010m R2 Md $3,080 (of $30,800) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:58.640, SP: 6.00 raced along evenly never far back to the stretch leveled off late. 1st Zoomaha ( J Gutierrez 120 ) 2nd Shez Twisted ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Carol'S Melody ( E Morales 120 ) 6.25L See full resultsE Morales 54.4kg 6.25L3 (11)
Ellis Park 12-Aug-25 1210m R3 Md $397 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.750, SP: 11.00 was bumped by an inner rival at the start, raced forwardly four wide and between horses, got rank while brushing with an inner counterpart at the nine sixteenths pole, dropped back shortly after and steadily faded. 1st Blazing Freedom ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Light My Flame ( G Saez 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Synoptic ( E Asmussen 119 ) 1.75L 9th Carol'S Melody ( A Murgia 119 ) 30.50L See full resultsA Murgia 54kg 30.50L9 (9)