Gettysburg, PA – Vieux Carre Farms regrets to announce that the great mare Light Up passed away at 31 years old.
Although she was the smallest mare we have ever had, she was one of the biggest producers, with 16 foals, and the winners of over $3.4 million. Among them was Battle of the Brandywine and multiple Grand Circuit stakes-winner Sunshine Beach (1:47.4, $971,037).
She had eight foals win over $100,000, with a few out there still racing today. Light Up spent the last six years of her life in the Vieux Carre Farms retirement field and remained active and vibrant until the end.