St Lite

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = St Lite

| image = 230px

| caption =

| sire = Diolite

| dam = Flippancy

| damsire = Flamboyant

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 1938

| country = Japan

| colour = Dark Bay

| breeder = Koiwai Nojo

| owner = Kato Yusaku

| trainer = Tanaka Kazuitichiro

| record = 12:9-2-1

| earnings= 87,400yen

| awards = Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame (1984)

| honours = St Lite Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse

| race = Tokyo Yushun (1941)
Yokohama Nosho (1941)
Kyoto Nosho (1941)

| updated = July 21, 2007

}}

St Lite (セントライト, April 2, 1938 – February 1, 1965) was a Japanese racehorse and sire.

Background

St Lite was a bay horse bred in Japan by Koiwai Nojo. During his racing career, he was owned by Kato Yusaku and trained by Tanaka Kazuitichiro.

He was sired by the British stallion Diolite. His dam Flippancy (GB), was a daughter of Flamboyant.

Racing career

St Lite became the first winner of the Japanese Triple Crown when he captured the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), and Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) in 1941.

Stud record

St Lite was retired to stud in 1942. He sired Saint O (Kikuka Sho), Owens (Tenno Sho (Spring)), and Oh Lite (Heiwa Sho). He was eighth on the sires list in 1950 and 1952 and ninth in 1951. St Lite's progeny won 253 races worth 32,207,750 yen.Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970 He died from decrepitude in 1965.

In 1984, he was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame.

In popular culture

An anthropomorphized version of the horse appears as a character in Uma Musume Pretty Derby.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-24 |title=「ウマ娘」４周年で新CM＆育成シナリオスタート！レジェンドウマ娘「ハイセイコー」ら登場 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/keiba/news/202502240001677.html |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Nikkan Sports |language=ja}}