G0-00183Kestrel Downs

Paper Crown

6-year-old bay stallion · Quarter Horse 85% · Thoroughbred 15%

Front-runner
Best 1,300 m · synthetic
Trainer R. Kestrel

Best at sprints on synthetic. Temperament B and Adaptability C are his strengths. Stamina D is why longer trips find him out.

28 runs · 4 wins · 6 2nd · 3 3rd · 10,310 earned

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

Last time out3rd · Larkspur Handicap (0-55) Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Paper Crown, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes, 8th of 10.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Kestrel Downs Maiden Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths, his first win at start 3. Only 9th of 10 on ratings beforehand.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Beaten a nose by Quiet Crown in the Ashcombe Novice Stakes.
26 Oct 2026Replay
4th of 11 in the Larkspur Handicap (0-55). Rated 49 afterwards, his career high.
29 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Larkspur Handicap (0-55) by 2 lengths, the biggest win of his career.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ASprint✓ bestDMileEMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfEDirtASynthetic✓ best
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
527
Stamina: D
360
Burst: D
473
Durability: C
498
Adaptability: C
542
Temperament: B
630

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
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: Plain face
Legs: No leg markings
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: low
Build: compact, strong-headed
Size: Below average (-2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Crossbred (QH × TB)of 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Quarter Horse85%
Thoroughbred15%

Quirks

Gate-shy

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	1,200 m	HeavyTurf	3/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	1 1/4 L	1:16.68	42 (+2)	+360
30 Oct	Harrowgate Handicap (0-55)Harrowgate · Handicap	1,800 m	GoodTurf	8/9	CloserApprentice	—	8th	44 L	1:59.98	40 (-4)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	3/8	CloserApprentice	—	5th	28 1/2 L	2:11.35	44 (-1)	+120
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	1,400 m	GoodSynthetic	5/9	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:26.01	45 (+2)	+1,650
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (0-55)Saltmarsh · Handicap	1,200 m	HeavyDirt	6/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	2 1/2 L	1:17.80	43 (+2)	+600
30 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (0-55)Bellmont · Handicap	1,800 m	FirmTurf	7/10	CloserApprentice	—	7th	21 1/4 L	1:55.19	41 (-2)	—
29 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	9/12	CloserApprentice	—	10th	43 3/4 L	2:42.74	43 (-3)	—
29 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	2,400 m	GoodDirt	6/9	CloserApprentice	—	7th	32 1/2 L	2:40.75	46 (-3)	—
29 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	2,000 m	SoftTurf	1/11	CloserApprentice	—	4th	15 3/4 L	2:10.95	49 (+1)	+210
29 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	5/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:32.98	48 (+2)	+1,375

Form book

Paper Crown: 4-6-3 from 28 · beaten 15.0 L on average

Best: a mile, 3-3-0 from 7, beaten 1.8 L on average
Worst: a middle, 0-0-0 from 5, beaten 28.5 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	1-2-1	6	10.5 L
Good	3-3-1	17	19.0 L
Soft	0-0-0	1	15.7 L
Heavy	0-1-1	4	4.4 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	1-2-1	7	3.9 L
Milebest	3-3-0	7	1.8 L
Middleworst	0-0-0	5	28.5 L
Long	0-1-2	9	26.4 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	3-2-2	12	11.1 L
Dirt	0-1-1	8	23.1 L
Synthetic	1-3-0	8	12.6 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-1-0	6	16.2 L
Bellmont	0-3-0	5	8.5 L
Harrowgate	0-0-1	3	19.5 L
Kestrel Downs	1-1-0	4	22.3 L
Larkspur	2-0-1	6	16.4 L
Saltmarsh	1-1-1	4	8.3 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-3-1	7	12.6 L
Stalker	3-1-0	7	8.7 L
Closer	0-2-2	14	19.3 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	4-6-3	28	15.0 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-2-1	10	14.3 L
Middle draw	3-2-0	10	11.3 L
High draw	1-2-2	8	20.4 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	6.3 L
Same day	4-6-3	27	15.3 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Paper CrownG0-00183 · 4/28
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

No face markings; No leg markings.