Illuminare (USA) Horse
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About
Illuminare, a 5yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Todd A. Pletcher, is by City of Light out of I Still Miss You. The horse has secured five victories so far. Its most notable triumph arrived on 18 Apr 2026 at Keeneland, winning the $150000.00 Race 6. Punters have found it to be a money‑maker, delivering an estimated 14% return on investment for anyone who backed the horse throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 02-Aug-26 1408m R7 Reigh Count Stakes (Stakes) (of $142,572) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:20.140, SP: 4.00 bumped between rivals at the break while breaking flat, chased the pace from the outside and was five wide entering the turn and moved in to be four wide by the three furlong peg and in contention but then came up empty in the final quarter of a mile. 1st Verifire ( M Franco 122 ) 2nd Celtic Contender ( F Boyce 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Zero Blitz ( J Ruiz 122 ) 3.75L 6th Illuminare ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 25.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 57.2kg 25.75L | 6 (7) |
| Saratoga 07-Jun-26 1308m R8 True North Stakes (Stakes) $22,689 (of $567,215) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:14.790, SP: 13.00 bobbled at the start but broke with the body of the field, dropped back then settled on the outside, was urged along in the three path on the far turn, spun into the stretch in the four path and failed to rally. 1st Book'em Danno ( P Lopez 124 ) 2nd Bentornato ( I O Jr 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Listenupshance ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.15L 5th Illuminare ( M Franco 120 ) 6.05L See full results | M Franco 54.4kg 6.05L | 5 (6) |
| Keeneland 18-Apr-26 1207m R6 Race 6 $131,677 (of $209,011) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.190, SP: 3.50 tracked from the three path, tipped to the four path entering the lane, rallied to reel in the leader passing the furlong grounds and drew clear. 1st Illuminare ( F Prat 123 ) 2nd Durante ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 4.75L 3rd Bold Journey ( I O Jr 123 ) 4.00L See full results | F Prat 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Colonial Downs 14-Mar-26 1408m R6 Hcp $134,166 (of $212,962) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.520, SP: 5.00 chased outside, came to the top of the stretch five wide and under urging, bid in upper stretch, edged clear. 1st Illuminare ( R Maragh 118 ) 2nd Private Desire ( J Torres 116 ) 2.50L 3rd Lonesome Road ( M Sanchez 116 ) 2.25L See full results | R Maragh 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Saratoga 13-Jul-25 1410m FIRM R10 Race 10 $1,368 (of $182,409) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.410, SP: 8.50 broke out at the start trading a bump with RUNNINSONOFAGUN, who broke outwards, chased three wide coming under prolonged coaxing from the half mile pole, angled four wide into upper stretch and faltered in the drive. 1st Concrete Glory ( I O Jr 124 ) 2nd Little Ni ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Scotland ( J Alvarado 124 ) 0.75L 9th Illuminare ( L Saez 124 ) 33.25L See full results | L Saez 56.2kg 33.25L | 9 (10) |