Shadow Of Light
Clear of the Morny winner when winning the G1 Middle Park by four lengths. Then won the G1 Darley Dewhurst in a faster time than his grandsire Shamardal. Faster, too, than his great-great-great-grandsire Storm Bird. Also won his first two starts and led the 2,000 Guineas field deep into the closing stages when third to Ruling Court and Field Of Gold. A page of early-maturing quality: four G1-winning two-year-olds under two dams and five Dewhurst winners on his five-generation chart. Both his sire and dam were also G1 juveniles.
Gallery
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Two | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Three | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
At 2 European Champion Two-Year-Old colt
- 1st
- Dewhurst S (G1), 7f, Newmarket, beating Expanded, Ancient Truth, Seagulls Eleven.
- 1st
- Middle Park S (G1), 6f, Newmarket, by 4l, beating Whistlejacket, Dash Dizzy, Black Forza, Jouncy.
- 1st
- Novice race, 6f, Newmarket, by 2l.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 6f, Yarmouth.
- 2nd
- Gimcrack S (G2), 6f, York, to Cool Hoof Luke, beating Symbol Of Strength, Big Mojo, Camille Pissarro, The Strikin Viking, Billboard Star.
At 3
- 3rd
- 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Newmarket, to Ruling Court, Field Of Gold, beating Tornado Alert, Wimbledon Hawkeye, Green Impact, Scorthy Champ, Yah Mo Be There, Expanded, Benevento, Seagulls Eleven.
- 4th
- Prix Jean Prat (G1), 7f, Deauville, to Woodshauna, Maranoa Charlie, The Lion In Winter, beating Cacofonix, Daylight, Cosmic Year, Silius, Apollo Fountain.
Timeform 120
Watch him go
Pedigree
| SHADOW OF LIGHT | LOPE DE VEGA | SHAMARDAL | GIANT'S CAUSEWAY | STORM CAT |
| MARIAH'S STORM | ||||
| HELSINKI | MACHIAVELLIAN | |||
| HELEN STREET | ||||
| LADY VETTORI | VETTORI | MACHIAVELLIAN | ||
| AIR DISTINGUE | ||||
| LADY GOLCONDA | KENDOR | |||
| LADY SHARP | ||||
| WINTERS MOON | NEW APPROACH | GALILEO | SADLER'S WELLS | |
| URBAN SEA | ||||
| PARK EXPRESS | AHONOORA | |||
| MATCHER | ||||
| SUMMERTIME LEGACY | DARSHAAN | SHIRLEY HEIGHTS | ||
| DELSY | ||||
| ZAWAAHY | EL GRAN SENOR | |||
| EXOTIC TREAT |
By LOPE DE VEGA (2007) Prix du Jockey Club (G1), Poule d'Essai des Poulains (G1), etc. Sire of 1,735 foals aged three and up, including SHADOW OF LIGHT, ARAPAHO, BELARDO, CARL SPACKLER, DUKE DE SESSA, HYPOTHETICAL, LOOK DE VEGA, LUCKY VEGA, NEWSPAPEROFRECORD, PHOENIX OF SPAIN, PROGRAM TRADING, ROUHIYA, THE RIGHT MAN, VEGA MAGIC, ZABEEL PRINCE, etc.
1st dam: Winters Moon by New Approach. Winner (7f) at 2, 3rd Fillies' Mile (G1), Sweet Solera S (G3). Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 4 winners:
SHADOW OF LIGHT (c Lope de Vega) Champion, see race record.
EARTHLIGHT (c Shamardal) Champion two-year-old colt in France, 7 wins (5½f-7f) at 2 and 3, Middle Park Stakes (G1), Prix Morny (G1), Prix de Cabourg (G3), Prix du Pin (G3), Prix Kistena. Sire.
Wild Desert (c Too Darn Hot) Winner (7f) at 2, 2025, 2nd Summer S (G1), 3rd Superlative S (G2).
2nd dam: SUMMERTIME LEGACY by Darshaan. 2 wins (7f) at 2, Prix des Reservoirs (G3), 3rd Prix Saint-Alary (G1), Prix de Lieurey. Dam of 8 winners:
WAVERING (f Refuse To Bend) 2 wins at 3, Prix Saint-Alary (G1), 3rd Prix Cléopâtre (G3). Dam of:
LIFE IN MOTION (f Sea The Stars) Prix Coronation, Prix Le Fabuleux, Prix Jacques Laffitte, 2nd Prix Rothschild (G1).
Switching (f Street Cry) 2nd Prix de Flore (G3), Prix de Liancourt.
Flowrider (f Street Cry) 3rd Prix Chloe (G3).
MANDAEAN (g Manduro) 3 wins, 2 to 4, Criterium de Saint-Cloud (G1).
Mister Green (g Green Desert) 5 wins at 2 to 7, 3rd Winter Derby Trial.
Hurricane Irene (f Green Desert) Unraced. Dam of:
Johara (f Iffraaj) 2nd Prix de la Pepiniere. Dam of: VENETIAN SUN (f Starman) Prix Morny (G1), Duchess Of Cambridge S (G2), Albany S (G3); Sir Yoshi (g Mehmas) 3rd Roses S.
Lavender And Lace (f Barathea). Dam of:
Maxi Boy (c Oasis Dream) 3rd Superlative S (G2).
3rd dam: ZAWAAHY by El Gran Senor. Winner at 3. Dam of 7 winners:
SUMMERTIME LEGACY (f Darshaan) Group winner, see above.
Lucy Cavendish (f Elusive Quality). Unraced. Dam of:
CAVERAN (f Hurricane Run) 6 wins, 2 to 4. Dam of: TELEPATIC GLANCES (f Pride Of Dubai) Champion two-year-old filly in Italy, Premio Dormello (G2).
4th dam: Exotic Treat by Vaguely Noble. Unraced. Daughter of RARE TREAT (Ladies H (G1)); half-sister to WHAT A TREAT (Champion three-year-old filly in the US, Beldame S (G1), Alabama S (G1); dam of BE MY GUEST Waterford Crystal Mile (G2). Champion Sire). Dam of 5 winners:
GOLDEN FLEECE (c Nijinsky) Champion three-year-old in Europe, Derby (G1), Ballymoss S (G2), Nijinsky S (G2). Sire.
Stud record
Shadow Of Light stands his first season in 2026.
Conformation
