The first reported foal by dual G1 winner and Champion juvenile Earthlight was born at Plantation Stud in Newmarket on Sunday, 16 January. A
Earthlight
Champion Two-Year-Old by champion Shamardal. He was an unbeaten dual G1-winning two-year-old who displayed blistering speed to record five from five at two from 1,100m to 1,200m.
Produced a track-record time winning the G1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket, also won by Dark Angel and Oasis Dream.
Pedigree
EARTHLIGHT |
SHAMARDAL |
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY |
STORM CAT |
STORM BIRD |
TERLINGUA |
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MARIAH'S STORM |
RAHY |
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IMMENSE |
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HELSINKI |
MACHIAVELLIAN |
MR PROSPECTOR |
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COUP DE FOLIE |
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HELEN STREET |
TROY |
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WATERWAY |
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WINTERS MOON |
NEW APPROACH |
GALILEO |
SADLER'S WELLS |
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URBAN SEA |
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PARK EXPRESS |
AHONOORA |
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MATCHER |
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SUMMERTIME LEGACY |
DARSHAAN |
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS |
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DELSY |
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ZAWAAHY |
EL GRAN SENOR |
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EXOTIC TREAT |
SHAMARDAL (USA) (Bay 2002-Stud 2005). 6 wins-3 at 2, from 1200m to 2100m, Chantilly Prix du
Jockey Club, G1, Longchamp Poule d'Essai des Poulains, G1, Newmarket Dewhurst S., G1, York
St James's Palace S., G1, Goodwood Vintage S., G2. Champion sire. Sire of 1,377 rnrs, 1,013 wnrs,
159 SW, 73.4% winners, 11.6% Stakes winners inc. Earthlight, Blue Point, Pinatubo, Lope de Vega,
Victor Ludorum, Tarnawa, Pakistan Star, Able Friend, Speedy Boarding, Faint Perfume, Amaron, Zazou,
Crackerjack King, Lumiere, Dariyan, Dunboyne Express - Dan Excel (H.K.), Baltic Baroness, etc.
1st dam:
Winters Moon, by New Approach. Winner at 2, 3d Newmarket Fillies' Mile, G1, Sweet Solera S.,
G3, Newbury Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup S., 4th Salisbury Stonehenge S., L. Half-sister
to MANDAEAN, WAVERING, Mister Green. Dam of three named foals, all raced, inc:-
EARTHLIGHT (c by Shamardal) 7 wins. Champion. See race record.
Callisto Moon (f by Shamardal) Placed at 3 in 2022 in GB.
2nd dam:
SUMMERTIME LEGACY, by Darshaan. 2 wins at 2, Deauville Prix des Reservoirs, G3, Saint-
Cloud Prix Louqsor, 3d Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, G1, Deauville Prix de Lieurey, L. Half-
sister to Quiet Waters (dam of PAS DE SECRETS). Dam of 11 foals, 10 to race, 8 winners,
inc:-
MANDAEAN (Manduro) 3 wins-2 at 2-from 1600m to 2000m, £2,220, €154,850, 282,590Dhs
in France and U.A.E, Criterium de Saint-Cloud, G1, Meydan Beach Trophy H., Longchamp
Prix de Belleville.
WAVERING (Refuse to Bend) 2 wins at 2000m, €171,850, Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, G1,
Prix de la Flandrie, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Cléopâtre, G3. Dam of-
Flowrider (Street Cry) Winner at 1600m, Saint-Cloud Prix Parade d'Amour, 3d Chantilly Prix
Chloe, G3, 4th Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, G1.
Switching (Street Cry) Winner at 1800m, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix de Flore, G3, Chantilly Prix de
Liancourt, L, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Charles Laffitte, L, 4th Chantilly Prix Finlande, L.
Winters Moon (New Approach) Winner. See above.
Mister Green (Green Desert) 5 wins-1 at 2-from 6f to 1¼m, 3d Lingfield Winter Derby Trial, L.
Lavender and Lace. Unplaced. Dam of-
Maxi Boy (Oasis Dream) Winner at 2, 3d Newmarket Superlative S., G2.
Hurricane Irene. Unraced. Dam of-
Johara (Iffraaj) 4 wins to 1300m, Chantilly Prix du Bat l'Eau, 2d Deauville Prix de la Calonne,
L, Maisons-Laffitte Prix de la Pepiniere, L, 4th Lyon-Parilly Prix Andre Baboin, G3. Producer.
3rd dam:
ZAWAAHY, by El Gran Senor. Winner at 1m, 2d Sandown Aspects of Love S. Half-sister to
GOLDEN FLEECE, OFFICE WIFE (dam of DANCE TREAT), Exotic Slew. Dam of 13
foals, 11 to race, 7 winners, inc:-
SUMMERTIME LEGACY (Darshaan) 2 wins. See above.
Quiet Waters. Unplaced. Dam of-
PAS DE SECRETS (High Chaparral) 6 wins from 1600m to 3200m in Norway and Sweden,
Bro Park Songline Classic, L, 2d Ovrevoll Norsk Derby, L, 3d Ovrevoll Oslo Cup, G3.
Lucy Cavendish. Unraced. Dam of-
Caveran. 6 wins-1 at 2-to 1500m, Milan Premio Resia, Premio Canale Sella, Premio
Presolana, 2d Milan Premio Bolkonski, Premio Gavia, 3d Milan Premio Sarca. Dam of-
TELEPATIC GLANCES (Pride of Dubai) Champion 2YO Filly in Italy in 2020. 5 wins-3 at
2- to 1700m, €139,604, to 2022, Milan Premio Dormello, G2, Premio Coolmore, L.
Conformation

Race record
His successful career
Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
Two | 5 | 5 | - | - | £401,867 |
Three | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | £98,288 |
Total | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | £500,156 (A$882,000) |
At 2 Champion two-year-old colt in France
- 1st
- Middle Park Stakes (G1), 1,200m at Newmarket, new juvenile course record 1:09.31, beating Golden Horde, Summer Sands, King Neptune, Threat, Lope Y Fernandez, Monarch Of Egypt.
- 1st
- Prix Morny (G1), 1,200m at Deauville, beating Raffle Prize, Golden Horde, Arizona, A’Ali, Aroha, Royal Dornoch, Devil.
- 1st
- Prix de Cabourg (G3), 1,200m at Deauville, by 4l, beating Well Of Wisdom, Dubai Station, Jolie.
- 1st
- Prix de Caen, 1,200m at Deauville, by 3½l, beating Les Hogues, Alson.
- 1st
- Prix Prince Bio, 1,100m at Maisons-Laffitte.
At 3
- 1st
- Prix du Pin (G3), 1400m at Deauville, beating Tropbeau, Manjeer, Spinning Memories, Pretreville, Brave Shiina, Golden Boy, Restiany, Tammani.
- 1st
- Prix Kistena, 1200m at Deauville, by 2½l, beating Wanaway, Crew Dragon, Jolie.
- 2nd
- Prix de la Foret (G1), 1400m at Longchamp, by a neck, to One Master, beating Safe Voyage, Tropbeau, Rubaiyat, Irska, Spinning Memories, Toro Strike, Pretreville..
- 4th
- Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1), 1300m at Deauville, to Space Blues, Hello Youmzain, Lope Y Fernandez, beating Golden Horde, Wooded, Wichita, Spinning Memories, Batwan.
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