G0-00015Old Vicarage Stables

Midnight Gale

2-year-old dark bay stallion · Akhal-Teke 100%

Front-runner
Best 2,550 m · dirt
Trainer T. Penrose

Best at a long trip on dirt. Stamina D and Speed D are his strengths. Temperament E: he can be keen and erratic.

5 runs · 0 wins · 1 2nd · 1 3rd · 780 earned

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

Last time out7th · Larkspur Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Made his debut in the Larkspur Maiden Stakes, 4th of 11.
26 Oct 2026Replay
2nd of 9 in the Kestrel Downs Maiden Stakes. Rated 43 afterwards, his career high.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Retired to stud after five starts and no wins.
26 Oct 2026

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ESprintDMileCMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
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: D
435
Stamina: D
460
Burst: D
416
Durability: D
396
Adaptability: D
408
Temperament: E
344

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: Star
Legs: coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: low
Build: short-necked, tall
Size: Above average (+2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Akhal-Tekeof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Akhal-Teke100%

Quirks

Late kick

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
26 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	8/8	CloserApprentice	—	7th	10 L	1:08.94	30 (-6)	—
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	2/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	8th	10 1/2 L	1:08.90	36 (-7)	—
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	2/9	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	2 L	2:08.78	43 (+4)	+400
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	1/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	18 L	2:08.86	39 (+4)	+240
26 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	HeavyDirt	10/11	StalkerApprentice	—	4th	5 1/4 L	2:14.52	35 (+5)	+140

Form book

Midnight Gale: 0-1-1 from 5 · beaten 9.1 L on average

Nothing stands out yet: best and worst need at least two conditions with 3+ runs each.

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
Good	0-1-1	4	10.1 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	5.3 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	2	10.2 L
Middle	0-1-1	3	8.4 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-0	1	10.5 L
Dirt	0-1-0	3	5.8 L
Synthetic	0-0-1	1	17.9 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Kestrel Downs	0-1-1	3	10.1 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	2	7.7 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-1	2	14.2 L
Stalker	0-1-0	2	3.7 L
Closer	0-0-0	1	10.0 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	0-1-1	5	9.1 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-1-1	3	10.1 L
High draw	0-0-0	2	7.7 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	5.3 L
Same day	0-1-1	4	10.1 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Midnight GaleG0-00015 · 0/5
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Star; coronet (off hind).