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Always an interesting race is the running of the 2018 Lightning Stakes run at Morphettville on Saturday.

The race history shows a to sprinting mare Avoid Lightning won the race when trained in Adelaide. Who takes the 2018 Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday?

2018 LIGHTNING STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

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 Dwayne Dunn, Dom Tourneur and Matthew Neilson have taken the jockey’s prize on three occasions.

Augusta Proud has run the fastest time since the Morphettville move. She was already a winner of the Magic Millions at the Gold Coast.

The 2018 Lightning Stakes will be run for prizemoney of $100,000.

Winners of the Lightning Stakes are 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 2017 Lightning Stakes was won by Bandipur from Arkham Knight and Mystified.