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Lightning Stakes

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LA DANSEUSE ROUGE
LA DANSEUSE ROUGE  Picture: Racing Photos

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 Todd Pannell, Dwayne Dunn, Dom Tourneur and Matthew Neilson have taken the jockey's prize on three 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 2023 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 2023 Lightning Stakes was won by La Danseuse Rouge from Sweetened and Boognish.


Racing and Sports

Previous Lightning Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
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 (CAN)
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

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