Polar Light (2022) Horse

Foal Date
23-Aug-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Erik The Red
Dam
Different Light
Prize Money
9872
Owners
Messrs E W Buhr, B C Du Plessis, C R Felix, P Geor
About

Polar Light is a 3yo trained by Paul Lafferty. He is by Erik The Red out of Different Light. To date, the horse has secured one win. On 16 February 2025 at Scottsville, Polar Light earned its biggest victory, taking home $118,770.00 in prize money. The animal has proved profitable for bettors, offering a 467% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Scottsville 14-Dec-25 1200m GOOD R8 CL4 (of $118,770) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.110, SP: 34.00 1st Fortress Of Fire ( R Venniker 128 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Maphaka ( K D Melo 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Dapper ( K Matsunyane 129 ) 1.45L 12th Polar Light ( J Botes 122 , Cd 116 ) 8.75L See full resultsJ Botes 55.3kg, Cd 52.6kg 8.75L12 (18)
Greyville 18-Nov-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 $5,233 (of $104,510) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.950, SP: 29.00 1st Buttercup Baby ( R Venniker 136 ) 2nd Light Of Gabriel ( C Zackey 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Shimmering ( B Marx-jacobson 119 ) 3.00L 4th Polar Light ( J Botes 123 , Cd 129 ) 3.80L See full resultsJ Botes 55.8kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.80L4 (8)
Greyville 03-Oct-25 1200m SOFT R8 Md $11,997 (of $151,979) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.850, SP: 13.00 1st Hierarchy ( K Matsunyane 120 ) 2nd Buttercup Baby ( R Venniker 136 ) 2.25L 3rd Lucienne ( S Hlengwa 121 ) 4.00L 5th Polar Light ( J Botes 118 , Cd 124 ) 10.25L See full resultsJ Botes 53.5kg, Cd 56.2kg 10.25L5 (7)
Greyville 05-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R9 CL4 (of $114,008) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.970, SP: 29.00 1st Golden Rule ( S Khumalo 123 ) 2nd Lucky Dollar ( M V'rensburg 133 ) 2.25L 3rd Dapper ( K Matsunyane 130 ) 1.00L 10th Polar Light ( J Botes 129 , Cd 135 ) 6.25L See full resultsJ Botes 58.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 6.25L10 (13)
Scottsville 09-Jul-25 1000m GOOD R8 Hollywoodbets Bright Future C Stakes (of $118,770) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.110, SP: 13.00 1st Lady Of Vix ( S Veale 130 ) 2nd Rafa's Boy ( S Valjalo 141 ) 1.25L 3rd Major Tommie ( G Lerena 141 ) 1.00L 8th Polar Light ( J Botes 136 , Cd 145 ) 5.00L See full resultsJ Botes 61.7kg, Cd 65.8kg 5.00L8 (10)
Scottsville 31-May-25 1200m SOFT R5 Allan Robertson Championship (Grade 1) (2yo) (of $950,014) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:08.750, SP: 81.00 1st Direct Hit ( R Fourie 132 ) 2nd Elegantrix ( G Lerena 132 ) 1.00L 3rd One Fine Winter ( C Zackey 132 ) 0.30L 11th Polar Light ( C Murray 132 ) 10.85L See full resultsC Murray 59.9kg 10.85L11 (12)
Scottsville 27-Apr-25 1100m SOFT R5 Tote Strelitzia Stakes (Grade 3) (2yo Fillies) $23,759 (of $237,516) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.010, SP: 19.00 1st Quickstepgal ( K Matsunyane 128 ) 2nd Captains Envy ( T Godden 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Polar Light ( C Habib 128 ) 3.30L See full resultsC Habib 58.1kg 3.30L3 (8)
Scottsville 16-Feb-25 1100m SOFT R1 Md $74,222 (of $118,770) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.510, SP: 51.00 1st Polar Light ( J Botes 132 ) 2nd Treasure Island ( T Godden 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Captain's Pride ( D Schwarz 132 ) 1.00L See full resultsJ Botes 59.9kg1 (9)
Scottsville 02-Feb-25 1000m SOFT R1 Md (of $118,982) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.190, SP: 29.00 1st Magical Sky ( A Mgudlwa 132 ) 2nd Mystic Dancer ( J Jacobs 132 ) 0.00L 3rd Treasure Island ( T Godden 132 ) 0.50L 11th Polar Light ( J Botes 132 , Cd 141 ) 7.75L See full resultsJ Botes 59.9kg, Cd 64kg 7.75L11 (13)