As a daughter of Unusual Heat, she was supposed to like turf. That ended up happening, but this bay daughter of California's greatest sire showed she was fine on dirt, too.

Making her bow at Los Alamitos in the early autumn of 2015, Pacific Heat drew the rail and got Rafael Bejarano in the irons going five and one-half furlongs. After setting a quick early pace, Pacific Heat left her opponents well behind in the stretch as she romped home by double digits in a sparkling debut for trainer Peter Eurton.

The wide margin of victory sent Pacific Heat to stakes company early. Now at Del Mar, the filly went to the Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes at seven furlongs at the tail end of October. Paired with Joe Talamo and trying a longer distance, the result was the same. After tracking the leaders, Pacific Heat made a move on the outside near the top of the stretch and again won decisively by daylight. That would prompt another boost in class.

It was back to Los Al for Pacific Heat, her third start being the Grade I Starlet at a mile and one-sixteenth. Talamo stayed aboard, and Pacific Heat had top billing at about 2-1. She was in early contention and made a move for the front, but Pacific Heat did not have enough for the stretch run and finished the Starlet in eighth.

Even with that disappointing finish, Pacific Heat was recognized for her two wins in 2015. At the annual California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Awards, she was named the Champion Cal-bred Two-Year-Old Female.

Right around the close of January, Pacific Heat tried turf in the California Cup Oaks. Now being piloted by Flavien Prat, the newly turned three-year-old daughter of Unusual Heat showed she had turf pedigree. After a nice tracking trip, Pacific Heat took over before the last turn and again prevailed by a sizable margin going a mile. The class relief helped, and it was the perfect start to the new year.

A few weeks later, right before spring began, Pacific Heat tried the turf at a mile again. Leading the way for most of the China Doll Stakes, she almost won but was passed by a couple of rivals in the last jumps and had to settle for fourth place. But a return to sprinting and dirt provided a good tonic for her on Santa Anita Derby Day the following month.

The next race was the Evening Jewel Stakes. Bettors shook off the China Doll result, clearly believing that Pacific Heat would benefit cutting back to six and one-half furlongs. After getting the lead going into the far turn, Pacific Heat let no one by. She made up for the China Doll defeat as she traveled along the inside and got the win in the slop while defeating Skye Diamonds, who would go on to become a graded stakes winner and Cal-bred Champion Older Female in 2017.

Speaking of 2017, that would be when Pacific Heat raced again. Exactly one year and one week after the Evening Jewel, Pacific Heat returned to action in a one mile allowance optional claiming race on turf. Back with Bejarano after teaming with Prat, Pacific Heat turned in a good comeback effort. Serving as the pacesetter for much of the way, she did lose the lead late but still finished up in second. That was a prep for her next start, the one mile Frans Valentine on the Santa Anita turf on May 21.

Prat took over the reins again for this race, and public opinion was in favor of another Pacific Heat win. But the Frans Valentine turned out to be unusual because Pacific Heat was near the back for a while before rallying for first. But that effort was negated after Pacific Heat was disqualified for interference in the stretch and placed sixth. It was a disappointing result after Pacific Heat made that comeback in the stretch, and also because it proved to be her last career start.

Pacific Heat finished her days at the races with four wins a second in eight starts. A horse that adapted to different surfaces, Pacific Heat also managed to win races at Del Mar, Los Alamitos and Santa Anita. In what was an overall brief career, she inherited her sire's turf pedigree while at the same time showing skill on the dirt.

That ability to adapt worked out well for Pacific Heat.