G0-00120Larkspur Farm

Midnight Spark

5-year-old bay stallion · Thoroughbred 100%

Stalker
Best 1,750 m · turf
Trainer C. Lark

Best at a mile on turf. Speed C and Stamina C are his strengths. Durability D is his weak spot.

22 runs · 2 wins · 4 2nd · 0 3rd · 5,180 earned

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

Last time out1st · Harrowgate Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Midnight Spark, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Harrowgate Handicap (50-75), 5th of 11.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Harrowgate Maiden Stakes by three-quarters of a length, his first win at start 21.
27 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Harrowgate Novice Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths, the biggest win of his career.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: CSprintAMile✓ bestCMiddleELong
Surface: ATurf✓ bestEDirtESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestESoftEHeavy
Plan: CFront-runnerAStalker✓ bestCCloser

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
587
Stamina: C
543
Burst: C
537
Durability: D
369
Adaptability: D
439
Temperament: D
447

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: Snip
Legs: sock (near hind), sock (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: long-necked, strong-headed
Size: Above average (+3%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Thoroughbredof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Thoroughbred100%

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	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	8/8	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	1:33.53	46 (+3)	+1,375
27 Oct	Harrowgate Maiden StakesHarrowgate · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	4/9	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	1:07.77	43 (+3)	+1,100
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55)Kestrel Downs · Handicap	2,200 m	GoodSynthetic	7/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	7 1/2 L	2:23.87	40 (+3)	+600
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	7/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	4 L	1:33.34	37 (+1)	+175
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	6/10	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	1/2 L	2:07.50	36 (+3)	+400
26 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	1/12	StalkerApprentice	—	11th	22 L	1:36.98	33 (-2)	—
26 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	8/9	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	5 L	1:33.54	35 (+1)	+100
26 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	7/11	CloserApprentice	—	10th	16 1/4 L	1:09.29	34 (-3)	—
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55)Kestrel Downs · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	12/12	CloserApprentice	—	8th	17 3/4 L	2:10.79	37	—
26 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodTurf	3/9	CloserApprentice	—	7th	7 L	2:09.22	37 (-2)	—

Form book

Midnight Spark: 2-4-0 from 22 · beaten 13.1 L on average

Best: turf, 1-1-0 from 6, beaten 6.8 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 0-0-0 from 4, beaten 34.7 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	0-1-0	1	2.5 L
Good	2-3-0	20	13.9 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	7.1 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	1-0-0	4	7.1 L
Mile	1-1-0	7	7.1 L
Middle	0-3-0	7	10.1 L
Longworst	0-0-0	4	34.7 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turfbest	1-1-0	6	6.8 L
Dirt	0-1-0	7	14.5 L
Synthetic	1-2-0	9	16.1 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-1-0	5	10.1 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	2	19.0 L
Harrowgate	2-1-0	8	15.6 L
Kestrel Downs	0-2-0	3	8.6 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	2	19.8 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-0	2	4.4 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-2-0	10	18.8 L
Stalker	0-2-0	5	7.2 L
Closer	2-0-0	7	9.1 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	2-4-0	22	13.1 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	9	19.7 L
Middle draw	1-2-0	7	7.3 L
High draw	1-2-0	6	9.8 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	7.1 L
Same day	1-4-0	20	14.0 L
3–6 days	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Midnight SparkG0-00120 · 2/22
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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