Light Infantry Man
Light Infantry Man defended the title he won in 2025. He was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 21. This was the third Group 1 win of his career for the winner, following the Australian Cup.
Australia
Flemington · 28.03.26
Watch the racePurse€ 1,233,700
Distance2000 metres
Winning time2m 3.45s
SurfaceTurf · Soft(7)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners12
Stories of this Result
Light Infantry Man
Ciaron Maher
With this win, Ciaron Maher moved to 3 Group 1 wins this season, 4 wins behind leader Chris Waller in the 2026 trainers' table. The stable had come close here before: Pride Of Jenni was second in 2024.
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Australia and NZ Blacktype Racing Dump · English commentaryResult
12 runners · prize money to 8th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
7thTom Kitten5yo gelding by Harry Angel × TransfersCraig A WilliamsAnthony & Sam Freedman4.88€ 24,700
8thBasilinna5yo mare by Staphanos × So RoyalJye McNeilEmma-Lee & David Browne8.38€ 24,700
9thPhilia4yo mare by All Too Hard × MeerlustDaniel StackhouseDavid Vandyke9.88
11thMark Twain6yo gelding by Shocking × Pinders PrizeLachlan NeindorfP J Stokes14.09
12thJust Fine8yo gelding by Sea The Stars × Bint AlmatarJordan ChildsGai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott29.09
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 28.03.26Light Infantry Man
Fast CompanySire
Lights On MeDamby Kyllachy
DamLights On Me
Light Infantry Man is a half-brother to four other winners out of Lights On Me (Kyllachy), who won four races.
Second damTime Will Show
The second dam Time Will Show (Exit To Nowhere) raced a few times in France. Her four other winners include Choose Your Moment (Choisir), winner of the Listed Pomfret Stakes, and Dragonera (Doyen), who won four races and was Listed-placed.
Third damGreen Field Park
The third dam Green Field Park (Akarad) won twice and has produced four winners, among them Wedding Night (Valanour), winner of the Listed Prix Caravelle. Wedding Night is the dam of Yorktown, a three-time winner who was third in the Gr.3 Prix Paul de Moussac.
Next generation
Lights On Me has a two-year-old filly by Lucky Vega and a yearling filly by Pierata.
Connections
Light Infantry Man in 2026
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Turnbull Stakes2000 metres · € 466,9002ndCiaron MaherHarry Coffey03.10.2026FlemingtonPrize money €83,274Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Light Infantry ManFast Company × Lights On Me | Ciaron MaherEthan Brown | Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd, A Kheir Et AlBarbara Moser | ||
| 2024 | CascadianNew Approach × Falls Of Lora | James CummingsBen Melham | GodolphinGodolphin | ||
| 2023 | CascadianNew Approach × Falls Of Lora | James CummingsBen Melham | GodolphinGodolphin | ||
| 2022 | DuaisShamus Award × Meerlust | Edward CummingsJoshua Parr | Yu Long InvestmentsMatthew Irwin and the Harris family | ||
| 2021 | HomesmanWar Front × My Annette | Anthony & Sam FreedmanJye McNeil | N Williams, Heffernan Bloodstock, Jacobsen Bloodstock Pty Ltd, A Green, P Mehrten, B Green, B Singer, V Sammartino, L Williams, M Gudinski, S Williams, M Wizel, G Ryan, J InghamJoseph Allen | ||
| 2020 | Fifty StarsSea The Stars × Swizzle Stick | D & B Hayes & Tom DabernigJohn Allen | Ryco Equine Pty LtdAirlie Stud |
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