City of Light is a four-time G1 winner with tremendous speed and an outstanding physical. He stamped himself as one of the best middle-distance runners in the world with his 5 ¾-length romp in the G1 Pegasus World Cup and his win in G1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. He’s the winner of three graded stakes races in a row: the Malibu S. (G1) in his stakes debut, the Triple Bend S. (G1) and the Oaklawn H. (G2). He has over $5,600,000 in earnings to his name.

City of Light is the best son to date of Lane’s End’s Quality Road, a top ten general sire. City of Light hails from the female family of Grade 1-winning millionaires Cacoethes, Subordination, and Careless Jewel.

City of Light made an impact at the sales with multiple seven-figure yearling sales and over 120 six-figure yearling sales across his first three crops to go through the ring.

2023 proved to be a breakout year for City of Light's runners. City of Light sired three 2023 TDN Risings, as well as multiple black type winner Mimi Kakushi who was victorious in the G3 UAE Oaks and the UAE 1000 Guineas, multiple stakes winner Eye Witness, and stakes winners Gaslight Dancer, Chop Chop, Sendero, Lights of Broadway, etc. His 2023 runners are highlighted by TDN Rising Star and G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Fierceness. Who registered the highest Beyer for 2YO in 2023, with a 105 for his Breeders’ Cup victory which led to him being named Champion 2YO Male. Fierceness's success continues into his three-year-old season with wins in the Florida Derby (G1), Travers S. (G1) and Jim Dandy S. (G2). Other 2024 GSWs include Chop Chop, Mentee, Battle of Normandy and Formidable Man.