G0-00298Saltmarsh Racing

Copper Lark

3-year-old dun buckskin filly · Quarter Horse 100%

Stalker
Best 1,500 m · dirt
Trainer J. Salt

Best at a mile on dirt. Adaptability C and Durability C are her strengths. Stamina E is why longer trips find her out.

8 runs · 2 wins · 1 2nd · 0 3rd · 3,205 earned

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

Last time out2nd · Bellmont Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Copper Lark, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Larkspur Maiden Stakes, 5th of 9.
30 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Kestrel Downs Maiden Stakes by 4 lengths, her first win at start 2.
30 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Novice Stakes by a neck, the biggest win of her career. Rated 43 afterwards, her career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ASprintAMile✓ bestEMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestDSoftEHeavy
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: D
464
Stamina: E
355
Burst: D
454
Durability: C
499
Adaptability: C
528
Temperament: D
479

Genetics

Bay Dun. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/e	black pigment (carries red)(hidden copy)
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	D/n	dun dilution with primitive markings
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: Star
Legs: coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: low
Build: long-legged, 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	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	1/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	4 1/2 L	1:33.29	40 (+3)	+500
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	6/12	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	10 L	1:33.05	37 (+2)	+100
30 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	2,400 m	GoodTurf	2/12	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	32 1/2 L	2:41.14	35 (+1)	+50
30 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	9/12	CloserApprentice	—	9th	13 1/2 L	1:34.73	34 (-3)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	6/11	CloserApprentice	—	10th	15 1/2 L	1:34.64	37 (-6)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	4/10	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	2:37.40	43 (+6)	+1,375
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	5/12	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:07.03	37 (+7)	+1,100
30 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	6/9	CloserApprentice	—	5th	7 1/2 L	1:08.34	30	+80

Form book

Copper Lark: 2-1-0 from 8 · beaten 10.5 L on average

Best: synthetic, 1-0-0 from 3, beaten 7.0 L on average
Worst: turf, 1-0-0 from 4, beaten 14.5 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	0-0-0	2	12.8 L
Good	2-1-0	6	9.7 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	1-0-0	2	3.8 L
Mile	0-1-0	4	10.9 L
Long	1-0-0	2	16.2 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turfworst	1-0-0	4	14.5 L
Dirt	0-1-0	1	4.6 L
Syntheticbest	1-0-0	3	7.0 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	1-0-0	2	7.8 L
Bellmont	0-1-0	1	4.6 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	1	13.4 L
Kestrel Downs	1-0-0	2	5.0 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	2	20.0 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-1-0	1	4.6 L
Stalker	1-0-0	3	14.2 L
Closer	1-0-0	4	9.1 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	2-1-0	8	10.5 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	1-1-0	3	12.4 L
Middle draw	1-0-0	4	8.3 L
High draw	0-0-0	1	13.4 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	7.6 L
Same day	2-1-0	7	10.9 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Copper LarkG0-00298 · 2/8
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Star; coronet (off hind).