With the running of the Lightning Stakes today we take a look at the past winners including the horse in which the race has been renamed after Black Caviar who has won the race the past two years and is likely to make it three in a row with the running of the Lightning Stakes 2013.

Lightning Stakes 2012 Results:

1st
7
BLACK CAVIAR(5)
Luke Nolen
Peter G Moody
56.5
55.53
$1.1/$1.10F
2nd
2
HAY LIST(7)
Glyn Schofield
John McNair
58.5
1.8L
$9/$12
3rd
3
BUFFERING(3)
Michael Rodd
Robert Heathcote
58.5
3.8L
$51/$71
4th
9
FOXWEDGE(9)
Nash Rawiller
John O’Shea
55.5
3.9L
$15/$21

Lightning Stakes 2011 Results:

1st
7
BLACK CAVIAR(6)
Luke Nolen
Peter G Moody
56.5
57.20
$1.28/$1.28F
2nd
1
HAY LIST(9)
Glyn Schofield
John McNair
58.5
3.3L
$4.60/$5.50
3rd
10
WARM LOVE(5)
Ben Melham
David Brideoake
53.5
5.0L
$51/$81
4th
2
GRAND DUELS(4)
Steven Arnold
Byron Cozamanis
58.5
5.4L
$31/$31

Lightning Stakes 2010 Results:

1st
3
NICCONI(11)
Damien Oliver
David Hayes
58.5
57.12
$4.4/$5
2nd
8
WANTED(1)
Brad Rawiller
Peter G Moody
55.0
0.2L
$8.5/$9
3rd
7
SHELLSCRAPE(5)
Corey Brown
Chris Waller
55.0
1.2L
$8.5/$9
4th
6
STARSPANGLEDBANNER(4)
Danny Nikolic
Leon Corstens
55.0
1.3L
$3.5/$3.90F

Lightning Stakes 2009 Results:

1st
5
SCENIC BLAST(1)
Steven Arnold
Daniel Morton
58.5
56.94
$19/$19
2nd
4
TYPHOON ZED(11)
Craig Williams
Tim Martin
58.5
1.0L
$21/$13
3rd
7
GRAND DUELS(3)
Dwayne Dunn
Byron Cozamanis
58.5
1.2L
$21/$26
4th
2
WEEKEND HUSSLER(9)
Brad Rawiller
Ross McDonald
58.5
1.4L
$2.1/$2.50F
4th
11
WILANDER(8)
Kerrin McEvoy
Lee Freedman
55.0
1.4L
$6.5/$7

Lightning Stakes 2008 Results:

1st
1
APACHE CAT(2)
Corey Brown
Greg Eurell
58.5
57.25
$5/$5.50
2nd
3
SWICK(3)
Steven Arnold
Bart Cummings
58.5
0.3L
$21/$21
3rd
4
STANZOUT(10)
Greg Childs
Colin Davies
58.5
1.8L
$31/$31
4th
7
GOLD EDITION(7)
Stathi Katsidis
Ron Maund
56.0
1.9L
$1.7/$1.85F

Lightning Stakes 2007 Results:

1st
6
MISS ANDRETTI(1)
Craig Newitt
Lee Freedman
56.0
57.22
$2.4/$3.20F
2nd
2
MAGNUS(8)
Luke Nolen
Peter G Moody
58.5
1.5L
$11/$15
3rd
9
TICKLISH(2)
Greg Childs
Steven Pinfold
56.0
2.5L
$21/$26
4th
4
ANY SUGGESTION(9)
Brad Rawiller
Paul Richards
58.5
3.3L
$101/$201

Lightning Stakes 2006 Results:

1st
2
TAKEOVER TARGET(6)
Jay Ford
Joe Janiak
57.5
56.80
$5/$4.20F
2nd
6
GOD’S OWN(7)
Danny Nikolic
Bart Cummings
54.5
0.2L
$6.5/$9.50
3rd
1
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE(3)
Douglas Whyte
David Oughton
57.5
1.0L
$11/$14
4th
12
REWAAYA(1)
Dwayne Dunn
David Hayes
52.0
1.1L
$6/$6.50

Lightning Stakes 2005 Results:

1st
11
FASTNET ROCK(12)
Glen Boss
Paul Perry
54.5
57.37
$3.5/$4.20
2nd
13
ALINGHI(5)
Damien Oliver
Lee Freedman
52.0
0.3L
$2.3/$2.50F
3rd
1
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE(11)
Michael Kinane
David Oughton
57.5
1.3L
$16/$19
4th
2
SPARK OF LIFE(8)
Danny Nikolic
Allan Denham
57.5
1.5L
$3.5/$4

Lightning Stakes 2004 Results:

1st
10
REGIMENTAL GAL(11)
Steven King
Shaun Dwyer
52.0
57.02
$6/$5.50
2nd
6
OUR EGYPTIAN RAINE(8)
Nash Rawiller
Grahame Begg
55.0
0.3L
$3/$4.20F
3rd
1
MISTEGIC(4)
Darren Beadman
Lee Curtis
57.5
2.1L
$17/$15
4th
7
SCAREDEE CAT(12)
Greg Childs
Cliff Brown
54.5
3.4L
$8/$13

Lightning Stakes 2003 Results:

1st
7
CHOISIR(1)
Glen Boss
Paul Perry
54.5
56.63
$6/$7
2nd
4
SPINNING HILL(8)
Patrick Payne
Guy Walter
55.0
0.8L
$3.5/$5
3rd
9
AZEVEDO(6)
Danny Nikolic
Robbie Laing
54.5
3.1L
$21/$41
4th
1
RUBITANO(2)
Nash Rawiller
Brian Mayfield-Smith
57.5
3.9L
$2.25/$2.80F

Lightning Stakes 2002 Results:

1st
10
SPINNING HILL(13)
Steven Arnold
Guy Walter
55.0
57.15
$21/$11
2nd
12
MISTEGIC(8)
Glen Boss
Lee Curtis
54.5
0.5L
$5/$8
3rd
13
CHONG TONG(9)
Danny Nikolic
Lee Freedman
54.5
0.7L
$8/$9
4th
1
BLACK BEAN(6)
Brett Prebble
Mathew Ellerton
57.5
2.0L
$10/$15

Lightning Stakes 2001 Results:

1st
2
SPORTS(4)
Darren Gauci
John Hawkes
57.5
57.02
/$16
2nd
1
BLACK BEAN(12)
Brett Prebble
Mathew Ellerton
57.5
0.8L
/$6
3rd
3
EASY ROCKING(10)
Jim Cassidy
Ron Quinton
57.5
1.0L
/$7
4th
9
ST. PETERSBURG(1)
Damien Oliver
Tony McEvoy
54.5
1.3L
/$8.50

Lightning Stakes 2000 Results:

1st
TESTA ROSSA(5)
Damien Oliver
Dean Lawson
54.5
56.04
9-4/4-1
2nd
FALVELON(6)
Darren Beadman
Daniel Bougoure
54.5
1.3L
7-1/13-2
3rd
MAGIC MUSIC(4)
Patrick Payne
Bart Cummings
55.0
2.3L
16-1/14-1
4th
SPORTS(2)
Stephen Baster
John Hawkes
57.5
3.3L
33-1/50-1
 
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