In The Limelight (JPN) Horse
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In The Limelight is a 3yo colt from Japan trained by Yuji Wada. He is by Benbatl out of Cosmo Footlight. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in nine starts. In its most recent run at Niigata on 9 Aug 2026, Daichi Shibata rode In The Limelight to a 17th-place finish, behind winner Gem Silica.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Niigata 09-Aug-26 1200m R12 Md (of $99,085) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.800, SP: 34.00 1st Gem Silica ( T Eda 121 ) 2nd Serienkonigin ( R Sakai 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Rouge Filia ( D Sasaki 121 ) 0.60L 17th In The Limelight ( D Shibata 121 ) 8.55L See full results | D Shibata 54.9kg 8.55L | 17 (18) |
| Fukushima 12-Jul-26 1200m GOOD R7 Md (of $51,599) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.200, SP: 19.00 1st Shine For Me ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd L'arlesienne ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Noble Couronne ( A Nishimura 121 ) 0.30L 6th In The Limelight ( M Demuro 121 ) 2.35L See full results | M Demuro 54.9kg 2.35L | 6 (16) |
| Kasamatsu 30-Apr-26 1400m GOOD R8 Race 8 (cond) $917 (of $6,116) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.300, SP: 4.50 1st G T Ship ( Y Tsutsui 126 ) 2nd Luna Cacao ( T Watanabe 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Shinzen Ise ( T Danno 126 ) 5.00L 4th In The Limelight ( M Junki 121 ) 9.00L See full results | M Junki 54.9kg 9.00L | 4 (10) |
| Chukyo 15-Mar-26 1400m GOOD R4 Md (of $52,846) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:21.100, SP: 67.00 1st Taiki Plaisir ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Wadi Al Riyah ( G Maruyama 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Dempsey ( R Funayama 119 ) 0.30L 9th In The Limelight ( F Ishigami 115 ) 4.40L See full results | F Ishigami 52.2kg 4.40L | 9 (18) |
| Fukushima 09-Nov-25 1200m GOOD R2 Md (of $56,188) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:09.400, SP: 41.00 1st Ange Promise ( N Furukawa 115 ) 2nd Happy Lucky ( K Maruta 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Higgs Boson ( Y Tannai 123 ) 1.00L 7th In The Limelight ( A Saito 121 ) 4.70L See full results | A Saito 54.9kg 4.70L | 7 (16) |