G0-00209Saltmarsh Racing

Misty Heron

6-year-old chestnut mare · Quarter Horse 100%

Front-runner
Best 1,250 m · dirt
Trainer J. Salt

Best at sprints on dirt. Temperament C and Adaptability C are her strengths. Stamina D is why longer trips find her out.

25 runs · 5 wins · 0 2nd · 3 3rd · 11,315 earned

A Club horse. You’ll meet it on the card at Kestrel Downs.

Last time out8th · Ashcombe Handicap (0-55) Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Misty Heron, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Ashcombe Handicap (50-75), 10th of 12.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes by 3 lengths, her first win at start 3.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Bellmont Handicap (50-75) by 1 1/2 lengths, the biggest win of her career. Only 8th of 8 on ratings beforehand.
27 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Kestrel Downs Handicap (50-75) by 4 1/2 lengths. Only 6th of 9 on ratings beforehand.
28 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 8 in the Bellmont Handicap (50-75). Rated 62 afterwards, her career high.
28 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

How much of Misty Heron’s ability shows in each condition. A keeps it all; E loses a lot.

Trip: ASprint✓ bestDMileEMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestDSoftEHeavy
Plan: AFront-runner✓ bestCStalkerCCloser

Trip bands: Sprint 1,000–1,200 m · Mile 1,400–1,600 m · Middle 2,000 m · Long 2,400 m.

Abilities

Speed: C
514
Stamina: D
384
Burst: D
413
Durability: C
520
Adaptability: C
530
Temperament: C
557

Genetics

Chestnut. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	e/e	red factor: chestnut coats
Agouti	A/a	no effect on red coats(hidden copy)
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	n/n	won't grey out
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	n/n	no dun
Liver	L/L	no liver modifier
Sabino	n/n	no sabino pattern

Body, pattern and performance genes
Champagne	n/n	no champagne
Silver	n/n	no silver
Pearl	n/n	no pearl
Tobiano	n/n	no tobiano
Leopard complex	n/n	no leopard complex
Pattern-1	n/n	no PATN1
Splash white	n/n	no splash
Height (LCORL)	n/n	no extra height
Feathering	Fe/Fe	no feathering
Speed gene (MSTN)	C/T	miler: no shift
Big heart	n/n	no big heart
Iron legs	n/n	no iron legs
Curled ears	n/n	straight ears
Dished face	n/n	straight profile

Face: Snip
Legs: coronet (near hind), coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: deep-girthed, compact
Size: Below average (-2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Quarter Horseof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Quarter Horse100%

Quirks

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	1/8	CloserApprentice	—	8th	52 1/4 L	2:15.58	43 (-5)	—
30 Oct	Harrowgate Handicap (0-55)Harrowgate · Handicap	3,200 m	GoodTurf	4/11	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	40 L	3:44.85	48 (-1)	+120
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	1,600 m	GoodDirt	1/12	CloserApprentice	—	12th	6 1/2 L	1:41.66	49 (-6)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	2,200 m	HeavyTurf	6/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	36 L	2:36.09	55 (+3)	+480
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (50-75)Ashcombe · Handicap	1,000 m	GoodSynthetic	5/8	CloserApprentice	—	8th	5 L	1:01.51	52 (-3)	—
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (50-75)Saltmarsh · Handicap	1,200 m	GoodSynthetic	6/8	CloserApprentice	—	8th	9 L	1:14.83	55 (-4)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	2,200 m	GoodTurf	7/9	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	32 L	2:26.94	59 (-1)	+80
30 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	1,600 m	GoodSynthetic	10/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	3 3/4 L	1:39.71	60 (+2)	+480
29 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodDirt	3/10	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	31 L	2:12.28	58 (-1)	—
29 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (50-75)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,200 m	GoodSynthetic	5/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	10th	22 1/2 L	2:24.84	59 (-2)	—

Form book

Misty Heron: 5-0-3 from 25 · beaten 21.4 L on average

Best: a mile, 3-0-1 from 5, beaten 2.1 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 0-0-1 from 8, beaten 33.2 L on average

W-2-3 = wins, seconds, thirds. Btn = average distance behind the winner (winners count 0). Greyed: under 3 runs, too few to read much into.

Going

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Firm	0-0-0	2	33.8 L
Good	3-0-2	18	20.7 L
Soft	1-0-0	2	14.3 L
Heavy	1-0-1	3	22.1 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	2-0-0	4	3.5 L
Milebest	3-0-1	5	2.1 L
Middle	0-0-1	8	30.7 L
Longworst	0-0-1	8	33.2 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	1-0-1	8	28.6 L
Dirt	4-0-1	12	17.9 L
Synthetic	0-0-1	5	18.5 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	7	30.9 L
Bellmont	2-0-3	7	18.5 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	1	40.0 L
Kestrel Downs	1-0-0	2	8.5 L
Larkspur	1-0-0	3	12.3 L
Saltmarsh	1-0-0	5	19.3 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	3-0-2	9	19.3 L
Stalker	1-0-1	7	24.7 L
Closer	1-0-0	9	21.0 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	5-0-3	25	21.4 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	1-0-1	9	28.9 L
Middle draw	2-0-1	6	12.1 L
High draw	2-0-1	10	20.3 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	28.7 L
Same day	5-0-3	24	21.1 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Misty HeronG0-00209 · 5/25
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Snip; coronet (near hind), coronet (off hind).