Melody Maker (USA) Horse
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Melody Maker is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Mark E. Casse. He is sired by Maclean's Music and out of Fiftyshadesofhay. He has yet to break his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his latest start at Turfway Park on 27th Feb 2026, Fernando De La Cruz rode him to a ninth‑place finish, behind the winner Flower River.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 27-Feb-26 1609m R5 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.080, SP: 13.00 tracked from the three to four path, bid outside of the top pair around the far turn then faded between horses entering the lane. 1st Flower River ( M Garcia 120 ) 2nd Island Girl ( L Machado 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Temple Goddess ( D Sheehy 120 ) 6.00L 9th Melody Maker ( F D L Cruz 120 ) 14.50L See full results | F D L Cruz 54.4kg 14.50L | 9 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Nov-25 1610m R5 Md $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.940, SP: 6.00 broke a step slow, pursued from midpack along the inside, moved out turning for home, entered the lane in the five path before tipping wider leaving upper stretch, then ran on to claim place at the wire. 1st Cat Spring ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Melody Maker ( I O Jr 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Lost Chord ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 0.20L See full results | I O Jr 54kg 3.00L | 2 (12) |
| Keeneland 10-Oct-25 1710m FIRM R7 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.500, SP: 8.50 bumped an inner foe at the start, prompted two wide, backed off to stalk between rivals with five furlongs to go, then faded between foes rounding the far turn. 1st Atropa ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Measure ( I O Jr 119 ) 10.00L 3rd Kayla's Komet ( G Saez 119 ) 4.25L 8th Melody Maker ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 58.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 54kg 58.8kgL | 8 (8) |
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1310m GOOD R1 Md $17,000 (of $170,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:15.820, SP: 15.00 1st Sadie Earp ( L Dettori 119 ) 2nd Triskelion ( F Prat 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Melody Maker ( J Ortiz 119 ) 5.50L See full results | J Ortiz 54kg 5.50L | 3 (10) |