G0-00190Kestrel Downs

Velvet Comet

4-year-old buckskin colt · Thoroughbred 80% · Akhal-Teke 20%

Best at a mile on synthetic. Speed B and Burst C are his strengths. Temperament D: he can be keen and erratic.

20 runs · 2 wins · 6 2nd · 1 3rd · 7,400 earned

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

Aptitudes

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

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

Smoky Brown. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
Agouti	At/At	seal brown / dark bay
Cream	Cr/n	one dose: partial dilution (palomino, buckskin, smoky black)
Grey	n/n	won't grey out
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	n/n	no dun
Liver	l/l	no effect on non-chestnut coats(hidden copy)
Sabino	n/n	no sabino pattern

Crossbred (TB × Akhal-Teke)of 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Thoroughbred80%
Akhal-Teke20%

Quirks

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	10/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	12th	25 1/4 L	1:35.39	44 (-5)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	1/8	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	4 L	2:38.86	49 (-1)	+300
30 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	2,400 m	FirmTurf	7/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	6th	16 3/4 L	2:39.16	50 (-2)	+50
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	4/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:06.71	52 (+2)	+1,650
30 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	9/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	12 1/2 L	2:38.08	50 (+1)	+500
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	1,400 m	GoodSynthetic	2/9	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	2 L	1:26.33	49 (+1)	+600
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,200 m	GoodDirt	6/9	CloserApprentice	—	4th	15 L	2:23.57	48	+210
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	9/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	5 1/4 L	1:33.15	48 (+2)	+500
29 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	5/12	CloserApprentice	—	4th	9 L	2:38.87	46 (+1)	+175
29 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	1/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	18 L	2:41.31	45	+175

Velvet Comet: 2-6-1 from 20 · beaten 8.5 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.

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Firm	0-0-0	1	16.8 L
Good	2-6-1	19	8.0 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
Mile	0-3-0	9	8.5 L
Middle	1-0-0	3	7.4 L
Long	0-3-1	7	10.0 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turfworst	1-0-0	5	13.4 L
Dirt	0-3-1	9	7.3 L
Synthetic	1-3-0	6	6.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	2-0-0	3	5.0 L
Bellmont	0-2-1	4	5.8 L
Harrowgate	0-1-0	5	8.7 L
Kestrel Downs	0-1-0	3	13.2 L
Larkspur	0-2-0	4	10.1 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-0	1	7.2 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	2-3-0	8	10.7 L
Stalkerbest	0-1-1	4	4.8 L
Closer	0-2-0	8	8.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	2-6-1	20	8.5 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	1-1-1	7	6.8 L
Middle draw	1-2-0	6	8.5 L
High draw	0-3-0	7	10.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	7.2 L
Same day	2-6-1	19	8.5 L

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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