Grade I Winner Lite Light Dead at 19
 

Lite Light has died after delivering a MIneshaft filly. She also leaves behind a Vindication colt and a Grand Slam filly. RIP beautiful girl. Thank you for all the thrills. This fan will miss you.

I thought she was too legit to quit.

God, the horse that gave us Hammer shirtless waving his blue leather vest in the Belmont box area will always have a special place in my heart.

And of course, who can ever forget Hammer's first words in the post-CCA Oaks press conference........" where's Paseka? "

phuck off Andrew...I loved that mare....

*tips 40*

R.I.P

Oaktown Stables foh life!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxp6W12QQbE

All that I wrote is true.

I liked her as well.

:) :)

U Can't Touch That Post.

word.

I can only "Pray" we've heard the last of Stanley Burrell.

I'm looking for kyroses. Tell me, have you seen her?

Trying to "Find Yourself a Friend"?

Yeah. It's all about "Releasing Some Pressure."

I hear she's soft and wet.

I remember his group at LAD when they ran her in the Super Derby. The one Calvin rode Free Spirits Joy to a win at about 40/1. Followed the rail all the way only this one was a front running win. I cant remember the 2nd place finisher but Zeeruler was 3rd I think. Second coulda been the bobbed tail horse from Socal.

Well that is the way I roll, I roll.

You two are brutal.

Or maybe Too Legit 2 Quit.

And now we've come full circle. I think we can leave it there. Sorry to hear about what was a very good horse.

Did any of her foals do anything on track?

she's the dam of Gaily Egret who is a millionaire (raced in Japan though so it's not that hard)...but the rest didn't do much. She has a 4 year old still trying to break his maiden (Emirates Sevens, he runs at laurel every couple of weeks)

Gaily Egret won $1.7 million in Japan ( 32 starts - 8 wins - 4 seconds - 4 - thirds ) and Saddad won $140K in the UK. She also had a minor winner of a similar amount in the US.

Whomever her owner was, she was awesome.

She had one filly who was sent to Japan and did well, besides that, not much.

is there an echo in here?

Yeah, no kidding! I think we all hit submit within a minute. Please Hammer, don't hurt 'Em!

she and Meadow Star shared a paddock and were best buddies until Meadow Star died foaling.

If only there was an emoticon for vomiting.

I do it all for you.

Here's Light Lite and MC in action...

1991 Coaching Club American Oaks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEwF0mTCIiA

I could win 500k in Japan running against horses

So, why are you still in Chicago?

because i am stupid and getting sucked into working for the man

http://www.championsgallery.com/lite_lite.htm

Here's the link from Bob Fox's website (there is some great commentary there and there are plenty of other great races there as well).

I always thought the Mother Goose was an absolutely great race, and the CCAO with Lite Light avenging her loss was a classic scene, LOL.

Eric

Well, they certainly turned that mutha out...

Lite Light was gaining momentum down the stretch. There it is, there it is. Ya'll.

You guys thought I was kidding about him taking his vest off? The greatest thing may have been that he was sitting next to the Phipps box. It was a truly great moment. The Hammer was great. He used to stop and sign autographs for all the kids. He was awesome. And they BET. Either he, or his Dad, bet over 100 dimes on her in the Mother Goose and skewed the odds ( she was a super tough luck loser ).

On a side note, Lite Light finished the Pick-6 that day ( it used to end in the 8th ) and it paid a whopping $211 or so. There were at least two 1-5 laughers in the sequence ( one was a Mack Miller - Rokeby horse, I think named Secret Sharer, that won by 15 on the turf ) and only one mildly tough horse who won at about 3-1 on the lawn. I remember liking that horse, as well as thinking Lite Light was a cinch, and hitting the Pick-6 like 4 times for $16 or $32.

redboarder.

At least I bet it with my own money.