The 2012 Lightning Stakes video replay -- with BLACK CAVIAR:
LIGHTNING STAKES 2012 (1000 MTRES)
The 2012 Lightning Stakes field (Flemington)
1st $450000 and trophy of $2500, 2nd $135000, 3rd $67500, 4th $33750 -- Group 1.
WFA -- No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 20 + 4 EM.
1 PHELAN READY Jason McLachlan -- Brad Rawiller 2 -- 58.5kg
2 HAY LIST John McNair -- Glyn Schofield 7 -- 58.5kg
3 BUFFERING Robert Heathcote -- Michael Rodd 3 -- 58.5kg
4 TEMPLE OF BOOM Tony Gollan -- Danny Nikolic 1 -- 58.5kg
5 SECRET FLYER Mark Young -- Dwayne Dunn 8 -- 58.5kg
6 METALLURGICAL John P Thompson -- Craig Williams 4 -- 58.5kg
7 BLACK CAVIAR Peter G Moody -- Luke Nolen 5 -- 56.5kg
8 LONE ROCK Robert Smerdon -- Glen Boss 6 -- 56.5kg
9 FOXWEDGE John O’Shea -- Nash Rawiller 9 -- 55.5kg
The Lightning Stakes is a great 1000m sprint, raced each year at Flemington in Melbourne during the Autumn Carnival. The Coolmore Lightning Stakes is a WFA group 1 race that has in recent times been won by horses such as Miss Andretti, Apache cat and takeover Target. There is nothing quite like a sprint race up the straight at Flemington! Bookmark this page and come back later for all the 2012 Coolmore Lightning Stakes barrier draw, field and weights.
Past Lightning Stakes results & times
Year -- Winner -- 2nd -- 3rd
2012 -- Back Caviar -- Hay List -- Buffering -- 0:56.5
2011 -- Back Caviar -- Hay List -- Warm Love -- 0:57.2
2010 -- Nicconi -- Wanted -- Shellscrape -- 0:57.1
2009 -- Scenic Blast -- Typhoon Zed -- Grand Duels -- 0:56.9
2008 -- Apache Cat -- Swick -- Stanzout -- 0:57.3
(Black Caviar - Peter Moody)
