In The Limelight (JPN) Horse
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About
The Limelight is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Yuji Wada. He is by Benbatl out of Cosmo Footlight. The horse remains maiden after eight starts, having not yet won a race. In its most recent outing at Fukushima on 12 Jul 2026, ridden by Mirco Demuro, he finished sixth behind the winner Shine For Me.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima 12-Jul-26 1200m R7 Md (of $11,050,000) 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 ) 0.60L 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) $105,000 (of $1,330,000) 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 $11,280,000) 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 $10,600,000) 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) |
| Niigata 25-Oct-25 1200m GOOD R1 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.100, SP: 81.00 1st Lateral Palm ( Y Tannai 123 ) 2nd Calendula ( J Shimada 121 ) 0.00L 3rd In The Limelight ( A Saito 121 ) 0.40L See full results | A Saito 54.9kg 0.40L | 3 (15) |