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Lightning Stakes

Winners and Past Results

Bet now on the Lightning Stakes, 18th February, 2012 and take advantage of the early markets, Hay List $2.50, Foxwedge $7.00 and African Wedge $9.00    Free $200 Bet

Throughout the autumn, punters around the Australian continent are treated to some of the best horse racing carnivals in Sydney and Melbourne where all the action takes place on the race tracks at Flemington, Caulfield, and Randwick among others.

One of the major races hosted by the Victoria Racing Club at the Flemington race track is the Group 1 Lightning Stakes. The 1000 meter sprint race held in mid-February is the first event that is part of the Global Sprint Challenge. Run under weight for age conditions the open race offers a significant purse of $750,000. As part of the Global Sprit Challenge that includes other stake races in England, Hong Kong, and Japan, the Lightning Stakes attracts the cream of sprinters.

The race is one of the major attractions of the much awaited and anticipated racing carnival in Melbourne. Flemington's 1000 metre straight to the finish line favours the stronger sprinters used to the Flemington track. The Group 2 Australia Stakes held earlier at Moonee Valley Racecourse under the same conditions is usually a warm up race leading up to the Lightning Stakes for many horses although it hasn't produced too many doubles with Redelva being the last to win both in 1990. Horses may enter the race after tackling the 1100 M Group 3 Rubiton Stakes and the 1400 M Carlyon Cup held at Caulfield Racecourse a week earlier. These races are a good form guide for punters.

Horses performing well in the Lightning Stakes may fancy contesting in the million dollar 1200 M Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington Racecourse in March. Champion mare Black Caviar won both the events in 2011. The Group 1 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley in March may be next on the cads for better performing sprinters while some may choose to compete in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Blue Diamond Stakes day.

In recent years, many of the top sprinters to blaze the Australian race tracks have won the Lightning Stakes, which includes Miss Andretti, Apache Cat, and Scenic Blast between 2007-09. The first Lightning Stakes was held in 1955 as a principal race and was then a Group 2 race between 1980 and 1986. Since 1987 it has been one of prestigious Group 1 races. Black Caviar went on to win every race she entered in the 2011 season which includes the Group 1 William Reid at Moonee Valley, TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick and BTC Cup at Doomben Racecourse and continued her glorious run after a spell to end the year with another three victories, which included the Group 1 Patinack Farm Classic at Flemington.

2011 Lightning Stakes

Black Caviar confirmed her world class status with a ridiculously easy win in this Group 1 sprint event. The superstar mare demolished the field in the sprint down the Flemington straight, winning by more than three lengths over Hay List while rank outsider Warm Love was another two lengths back in third place.

2011 Lightning Stakes result

1. Black Caviar
2. Hay List
3. Warm Love

Then came:

4. Grand Duels
5. Crystal Lily
6. True Persuasion
7. King Pulse
8. Leapfrog
9. Tollespirit

Year Winner Status Distance
2011 Black Caviar Group 1 1000m
2010 Nicconi Group 1 1000m
2009 Scenic Blast Group 1 1000m
2008 Apache Cat Group 1 1000m
2007 Miss Andretti Group 1 1000m
2006 Takeover Target Group 1 1000m
2005 Fastnet Rock Group 1 1000m
2004 Regimental Gal Group 1 1000m
2003 Choisir Group 1 1000m
2002 Spinning Hill Group 1 1000m
2001 Sports Group 1 1000m
2000 Testa Rossa Group 1 1000m
1999 Isca Group 1 1000m
1998 General Nediym Group 1 1000m
1997 Mahogany Group 1 1000m
1996 Gold Ace Group 1 1000m
1995 Mahogany Group 1 1000m
1994 Keltrice Group 1 1000m
1993 Schillaci Group 1 1000m
1992 Schillaci Group 1 1000m
1991 Shaftesbury Avenue Group 1 1000m
1990 Redelva Group 1 1000m
1989 Zeditae Group 1 1000m
1988 Special Group 1 1000m
1987 Placid Ark Group 1 1000m
1986 Hula Chief Group 2 1000m
1985 River Rough Group 2 1000m
1984 River Rough Group 2 1000m
1983 Demus Group 2 1000m
1982 He's A Haze Group 2 1000m
1981 Countess Marizza Group 2 1000m
1980 Sportscast Group 2 1000m
1979 The Judge Principal race 1000m
1978 Maybe Mahal Principal race 1000m
1977 Maybe Mahal Principal race 1000m
1976 Desirable Principal race 1000m
1975 Cap D'Antibes Principal race 1000m
1974 Century Principal race 1000m
1973 Make Mine Roses Principal race 1000m
1972 Zambari Principal race 5F
1971 Dual Choice Principal race 5F
1970 Black Onyx Principal race 5F
1969 Mister Hush Principal race 5F
1968 Begonia Belle Principal race 5F
1967 Storm Queen Principal race 5F
1966 Citius Principal race 5F
1965 Marmion Principal race 5F
1964 Wenona Girl Principal race 5F
1963 Wenona Girl Principal race 5F
1962 Sky High Principal race 5F
1961 Sky High Principal race 5F
1960 Todman Principal race 5F
1959 Ritmar Principal race 5F
1958 Misting Principal race 5F
1957 Copper Year Principal race 5F
1956 Apple Bay Principal race 5F
1955 Gay Vista Principal race 5F

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