Black Caviar Lightning

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Black Caviar Lightning
registered as the Lightning Stakes
Group 1 race
Location Flemington Racecourse
Flemington, Victoria
Inaugurated1955
Race type Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance1,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationOpen
Weight Weight for Age
Purse $1,000,000 (2022)
Bonusessee Global Sprint Challenge

The Black Caviar Lightning, registered as the Lightning Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in February. [1] Prize money is A$1,000,000.

Contents

History

The Lightning Stakes forms the first leg of the three leg Autumn sprint series over the Melbourne carnival. It precedes the G1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m, open handicap) at Caulfield Racecourse on the third Saturday in February and the G1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m, open handicap), Australia's most famous sprinting handicap, also run at Flemington on the first Saturday in March. Horses contesting this race may also head to the G1 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse, run over 1200m at weight-for-age in March.

Name

The name of the race changed from the Lightning Stakes in 2013, to honour sprinting superstar Black Caviar, who won the race in 2011, 2012 and 2013. [1]

Distance

Grade

Venue

International affiliation

Since 2005 the race has been the first leg of the Global Sprint Challenge, followed by the Australia Stakes and from 2008 followed by the King's Stand Stakes when the Australia Stakes was replaced as a leg of the series by The Age Classic. Until Nicconi's defeat in the 2010 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot held in June, this race has proved an outstanding guide to the winner of that race, with Choisir (2003), Takeover Target (2006), Miss Andretti (2007) and Scenic Blast (2009) all winning this race before subsequently winning at Royal Ascot later that year.

Most wins

Winners

See also

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References

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  5. ↑ "2020 Result – Black Caviar Lightning(held 15 February 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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  12. ↑ "2013 Result – Lightning Stakes (held 16 February 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "2012 Result – Coolmore Lightning Stakes (held 18 February 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "2011 Result – Coolmore Lightning Stakes (held 19 February 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "2010 Result – Coolmore Lightning Stakes (held 30 January 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "2009 Result – Coolmore Lightning Stakes (held 31 January 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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  18. ↑ "2007 Result – Lightning Stakes (held 3 February 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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  20. ↑ "2005 Result – Lightning Stks (held 5 February 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "2004 Result – Lightning Stks (held 8 February 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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