Lightning Stakes
Australia | FEATURE RACE GUIDE
History
The Lightning Stakes is a Listed race run under Set Weights conditions for two and three year olds at Morphettville conducted by the South Australian Jockey Club.
It was previously known as the Dermody Stakes.
The Lightning Stakes is run over 1050m and is the only race of its type being restricted to the two youngest age brackets.
It was first run in 1974 and won by Storm Duke.
When the Lightning Stakes was run at the old track Cheltenham it was over 1000m but has been 1050m since run at Morphettville in 2009.
Multiple trainers have won the race twice while Dom Tourneur has taken the jockey's prize on four occasions.
Augusta Proud ran the fastest time since the Morphettville move before Nature Strip. She was already a winner of the Magic Millions at the Gold Coast.
After winning this race and beating Sunlight by six lengths, Nature Strip would gain a 2018 Everest slot before falling out of form. He'd win the G1 Galaxy in the Autumn and then a Moir Stakes and they'd both contest the 2019 Everest.
The 2024 Lightning Stakes was run for prizemoney of $120,000.
Notable Winners of the Lightning Stakes are Beau Rossa (2021), Nature Strip (2018), Wild Rain (2015), Avoid Lightning (2012), Augusta Proud (2009), Morgan Dollar (2008), Our Quivera (2004), Innovation Girl (2002), Sarason (1993), Begone (1991), Street Ruffian (1990), Clay Hero (1988), Redelva (1987) and Oenjay Star (1979/1980).
The 2024 Lightning Stakes was won by Lingani from Kuroyanagi and Aviatress.
Previous Lightning Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
LINGANI
(AUS)
3F AMERICA (AUS) - BETTY BUTTERSCOTCH (AUS) DE BEERS (NZ) |
D TOURNEUR | 57.0 | PETER & BELINDA BLANCH | 9 |
|
|
LA DANSEUSE ROUGE
(AUS)
3F MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - MARGAUX (IRE) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
J NOONAN | 57.0 | CLIFF BROWN | 12 |
|
|
EXTREMELY LUCKY
(AUS)
3G EXTREME CHOICE (AUS) - TAMARIND LANE (AUS) STRATUM (AUS) |
TODD PANNELL | 59.0 | WILL CLARKEN | 12 |
|
|
BEAU ROSSA
(AUS)
3G UNENCUMBERED (AUS) - MY CHOISIR (AUS) CHOISIR (AUS) |
TODD PANNELL | 59.0 | WILL CLARKEN | 1 |
|
|
PARLOPHONE
(AUS)
2F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ROULETTES (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
JESSICA EATON | 52.0 | M PRICE & M KENT | 5 |
|
|
ASSERTIVE APPROACH
(AUS)
3G AKEED MOFEED (GB) - ARRIVAL (AUS) CHOISIR (AUS) |
TODD PANNELL | 59.0 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 6 |
|
|
NATURE STRIP
(AUS)
3G NICCONI (AUS) - STRIKELINE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
DAMIAN LANE | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 2 |
|
|
BANDIPUR
(AUS)
2C COMMANDS (AUS) - PATTAMADA (AUS) VISCOUNT (AUS) |
D TOURNEUR | 54.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 5 |
|
|
VIDDORA
(AUS)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - SNOW FLIGHT (NZ) COLOMBIA (NZ) |
M NEILSON | 57.0 | LLOYD KENNEWELL | 14 |
|
|
WILD RAIN
(AUS)
3F MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - NORTH FLOWER (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
M NEILSON | 56.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 2 |
|
|
BUDDY BUNDY
(AUS)
3G AL MAHER (AUS) - CHASE THE CHICK (AUS) KENMARE (FR) |
D TOURNEUR | 58.0 | PHILLIP STOKES | 1 |
|
|
PRETTYHAPPYABOUTIT
(AUS)
3F MAGNUS (AUS) - CALL ME PRETTY (USA) PEAKS AND VALLEYS (USA) |
D TOURNEUR | 56.0 | ROBBIE GRIFFITHS | 9 |
|
|
AVOID LIGHTNING
(AUS)
3F BLEVIC (AUS) - YA MICHELLE (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
A MC CABE | 56.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 6 |
|
|
KULGRINDA
(AUS)
3F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - RIVER CROSSING (AUS) BELLOTTO (USA) |
LINDA MEECH | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 11 |
|
|
STREETCAR MAGIC
(AUS)
3G BLEVIC (AUS) - STELLAR FILLE (AUS) FILANTE (NZ) |
J POTTER | 58.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 2 |
|
|
AUGUSTA PROUD
(AUS)
3F MORE THAN READY (USA) - KADASHA (AUS) LANGFUHR (USA) |
C LEVER | 56.0 | LEON MACDONALD | 8 |
|
|
MORGAN DOLLAR
(AUS)
3G PLANCHET (AUS) - SAPPHIRE FLASH (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
S W ARNOLD | 58.0 | STUART GOWER | 8 |
|
|
LISSON GROVE
(AUS)
2F DEHERE (USA) - LONDON LIGHTS (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 52.0 | D A HAYES | 1 |
|
|
RESHUFFLES
(AUS)
3F BUREAUCRACY (NZ) - SARA (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
M NEILSON | 55.0 | JEREMY GASK | 13 |
|
|
EMLOZZA
(AUS)
3F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - RUBRA LASS (AUS) ALZAO (USA) |
B PARK | 55.0 | TONY NOONAN | 10 |
|
|
OUR QUIVIRA
(NZ)
3F SPINNING WORLD (USA) - WICHITA (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ) |
L NOLEN | 55.0 | PETER G MOODY | 5 |
|
|
DANTANA
(AUS)
3G DANZERO (AUS) - BIG SKY MONTANA (AUS) LORD SEYMOUR (IRE) |
N RAWILLER | 57.5 | RICK HORE-LACY | 1 |
|
|
INNOVATION GIRL
(AUS)
2F RUBITON (AUS) - BRIGHT GLEAM (AUS) JUGAH (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 49.0 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 1 |
|
|
RAJA LANE
(AUS)
2F DEVARAJA (NZ) - ENGLISH LANE (AUS) FRANCIS BACON (IRE) |
J WINKS | 49.0 | LEON MACDONALD | 7 |
|
|
VARGNA
(AUS)
2G REGAL CLASSIC (CAN) - HAZELTIME (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
D DUNN | 51.5 | GORDON RICHARDS | 6 |
Related News
I Wish I Win has had a different lead-up to his return run in the Moir Stakes at The Valley.
A quality field of sprinters has been assembled for this Saturday's G1 Moir Stakes at The Valley.
Promising mare Aviatress is expected to head to Melbourne on Saturday in search of a change in fortunes following two luckless runs since returning from a spell.
Aviatress ready to take flight and go one better at Morphettville on Saturday.
We’ve found one to follow from Morphettville Parks on Saturday.
Exciting mare Lingani continued her rapid progression lugging a big weight to her fifth win from just nine starts at Morphettville on the Parks at the weekend.
Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for August 17.
South Australian filly Kuroyanagi finds herself the $2.80 favourite for the $200,000 Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday after the scratching of pre-post fancy Arabian Summer.
Peter and Belinda Blanch have their eyes on next month’s W H Wylie Handicap (1100m) with progressive mare Lingani.
All systems go for Aviatress to turn the tables at Morphettville Parks on Saturday.
All systems go for Aviatress to turn the tables at Morphettville Parks on Saturday.
Arabian Summer will chase a maiden Stakes race win when she runs at Caulfield.
