Light The Way (USA) Horse
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Light The Way is a 6yo horse from United States trained by Michael J. Maker. It is sired by the stallion Justify out of the dam By The Light. The horse has secured 7 wins in its career so far. On 13 Jul 2025 at Saratoga, it claimed its most important victory to date, earning the $115000.00 purse in Race 5. It has been a profitable prospect for bettors throughout its career. Backing Light The Way across its entire career would have produced a 3% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 14-Sep-26 1509m R2 Race 2 (of $124,048) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.500, SP: 3.50 in mid pack backstretch in the two path and between horses, gave way into the turn, was taken very wide through the turn, jogged in far back. 1st Classic Car Wash ( M Murrill 121 ) 2nd Timing Difference ( B J H Jr 121 ) 4.25L 3rd Can't Hush This ( L Saez 121 ) 9.25L 7th Light The Way ( F Prat 121 ) 63.25L See full results | F Prat 54.9kg 63.2kgL | 7 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-26 1710m R1 Race 1 $12,473 (of $124,728) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.960, SP: 3.25 vied three wide around the first turn, moved to the inside entering the backstretch, vied with an outer rival shortly after, dueled with that one around the far turn and through upper stretch but got outkicked by an outer bidder at the furlong grounds, lost place while yielding in the final sixteenth yet held show. 1st Zapruder ( M Garcia 118 ) 2nd House United ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Light The Way ( F Prat 118 ) 3.50L See full results | F Prat 53.5kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Apr-26 1509m R8 Race 8 $2,550 (of $197,098) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.710, SP: 17.00 tracked two wide and between horses, chased around the bend then faded. 1st U Devil You ( J Velazquez 124 ) 2nd Owen Almighty ( J Rosario 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Furio ( J L Ortiz 124 ) 9.75L 8th Light The Way ( F Prat 122 ) 21.50L See full results | F Prat 55.3kg 21.50L | 8 (8) |
| Aqueduct 22-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $8,746 (of $124,947) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.680, SP: 6.50 1st Bramito ( K Carmouche 123 ) 2nd Ignite The Light ( M Franco 123 ) 2.75L 3rd Bartlett ( F Pennington 123 ) 3.25L 4th Light The Way ( J Rodriguez 123 ) 12.00L See full results | J Rodriguez 55.8kg 12.00L | 4 (7) |
| Aqueduct 07-Feb-26 1408m FIRM R4 Toboggan Stakes (Stakes) $15,060 (of $215,147) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.500, SP: 13.00 1st Be You ( K Carmouche 119 ) 2nd Doc Sullivan ( R J Santana 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Victory Way ( J Lezcano 119 ) 0.75L 4th Light The Way ( M Franco 119 ) 4.25L See full results | M Franco 54kg 4.25L | 4 (7) |