G0-00172Copperfield Stud

Midnight Sonnet

4-year-old dark bay stallion · Thoroughbred 70% · Quarter Horse 30%

Front-runner
Best 1,500 m · synthetic
Trainer A. Copperfield

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

17 runs · 1 win · 1 2nd · 0 3rd · 1,990 earned

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

Last time out1st · Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Made his debut in the Kestrel Downs Handicap (50-75), 7th of 8.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Beaten a head by Bold Legend in the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes.
27 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes by 2 lengths, his first win at start 17.
28 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: BSprintAMile✓ bestEMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfEDirtASynthetic✓ best
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: C
530
Stamina: D
417
Burst: C
515
Durability: D
403
Adaptability: D
445
Temperament: D
446

Genetics

Seal Brown. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
Agouti	At/At	seal brown / dark bay
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: short-legged, tall
Size: Above average (+2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Appendix Quarter Horseof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Thoroughbred70%
Quarter Horse30%

Quirks

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
28 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	6/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:07.80	35 (+4)	+1,100
28 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	9/12	CloserApprentice	—	9th	31 1/4 L	2:10.57	31 (-1)	—
28 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	4/10	CloserApprentice	—	9th	27 1/2 L	2:10.08	32 (-3)	—
27 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	2/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	6th	13 1/2 L	1:08.53	35 (-1)	+40
27 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	9/11	CloserApprentice	—	2nd	hd	2:06.92	36 (+3)	+400
27 Oct	Harrowgate Handicap (0-55)Harrowgate · Handicap	1,400 m	GoodSynthetic	10/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	8 1/2 L	1:27.34	33 (+3)	+210
27 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	3/9	CloserApprentice	—	7th	17 1/2 L	2:09.20	30 (-2)	—
27 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	8/11	CloserApprentice	—	9th	30 3/4 L	2:10.19	32 (-2)	—
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	5/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	5th	17 3/4 L	2:10.62	34	+80
26 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	4/11	StalkerApprentice	—	10th	35 L	2:13.14	34 (-3)	—

Form book

Midnight Sonnet: 1-1-0 from 17 · beaten 18.1 L on average

Best: a sprint, 1-0-0 from 3, beaten 8.0 L on average
Worst: at Larkspur, 0-0-0 from 3, beaten 28.8 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	5	20.9 L
Good	1-0-0	11	16.1 L
Soft	0-0-0	1	25.9 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprintbest	1-0-0	3	8.0 L
Mile	0-0-0	2	10.5 L
Middle	0-1-0	12	21.9 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-1-0	7	20.4 L
Dirt	0-0-0	2	20.0 L
Synthetic	1-0-0	8	15.6 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-1-0	4	12.9 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	1	17.5 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	1	8.5 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	7	20.5 L
Larkspurworst	0-0-0	3	28.8 L
Saltmarsh	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-0-0	9	13.1 L
Stalker	0-0-0	2	31.4 L
Closer	0-1-0	6	21.3 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-1-0	17	18.1 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	6	23.3 L
Middle draw	1-0-0	6	17.7 L
High draw	0-1-0	5	12.4 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	25.9 L
Same day	1-1-0	16	17.6 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Midnight SonnetG0-00172 · 1/17
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

No face markings; No leg markings.