G0-00303Kestrel Downs

Western Rumour

3-year-old bay colt · Quarter Horse 75% · Akhal-Teke 25%

Front-runner
Best 2,050 m · dirt
Trainer R. Kestrel

Best at middle distances on dirt. Durability C and Burst C are his strengths. Stamina E is why longer trips find him out.

8 runs · 0 wins · 3 2nd · 0 3rd · 1,600 earned

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

Last time out2nd · Bellmont Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Western Rumour, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Harrowgate Maiden Stakes, 7th of 10.
30 Oct 2026Replay
2nd of 11 in the Larkspur Handicap (0-55). Rated 32 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay
Beaten a nose by Misty Meadow in the Bellmont Maiden Stakes.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ASprintAMileAMiddle✓ bestELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestESoftEHeavy
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: D
399
Stamina: E
311
Burst: C
484
Durability: C
516
Adaptability: D
407
Temperament: D
425

Genetics

Bay. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
Agouti	A/a	bay: black kept to the points (carries black)(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	Sb1/n	one copy: white face and leg markings

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 (off fore), sock (near hind), coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/Sb1
White tendency: medium
Build: narrow-bodied, long-legged
Size: Average (-1%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Crossbred (QH × Akhal-Teke)of 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Quarter Horse75%
Akhal-Teke25%

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	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	7/8	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	nose	1:08.03	30 (+2)	+400
30 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	4/8	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	38 L	2:45.05	28 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	6/8	CloserApprentice	—	2nd	13 1/4 L	2:08.82	30 (+4)	+600
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	1,100 m	FirmTurf	12/12	CloserApprentice	—	10th	10 1/2 L	1:08.21	26 (-6)	—
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodDirt	6/11	CloserApprentice	—	2nd	2 1/4 L	2:07.66	32 (+9)	+600
30 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	4/11	StalkerApprentice	—	9th	10 1/4 L	1:34.35	23 (-1)	—
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	1,400 m	GoodSynthetic	8/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	17 1/4 L	1:28.59	24 (-4)	—
30 Oct	Harrowgate Maiden StakesHarrowgate · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodTurf	5/10	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	16 L	2:10.91	28 (-2)	—

Form book

Western Rumour: 0-3-0 from 8 · beaten 13.5 L on average

Best: riding as a closer, 0-2-0 from 3, beaten 8.7 L on average
Worst: a middle draw, 0-2-0 from 4, beaten 17.4 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	1	10.4 L
Good	0-3-0	7	13.9 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-1-0	2	5.2 L
Mile	0-0-0	2	13.8 L
Middle	0-2-0	3	10.6 L
Long	0-0-0	1	38.1 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-0	2	13.2 L
Dirt	0-1-0	2	20.2 L
Synthetic	0-2-0	4	10.2 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-1-0	1	13.4 L
Bellmont	0-1-0	2	19.0 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	1	16.1 L
Larkspur	0-1-0	3	9.9 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-0	1	10.4 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-0	1	17.2 L
Stalker	0-1-0	4	16.1 L
Closerbest	0-2-0	3	8.7 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	0-3-0	8	13.5 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	1	10.4 L
Middle drawworst	0-2-0	4	17.4 L
High draw	0-1-0	3	9.2 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	16.1 L
Same day	0-3-0	7	13.1 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Western RumourG0-00303 · 0/8
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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