| R7 FLEMINGTON | 20 February 2016 |
| Lightning Stakes G1 2U OPEN ($752,500), 1000m 0:57.02 | |
| Race Synopsis: On leaving the barrier, Dwayne Dunn quickly switched Chautauqua across behind the leading group of three on the grandstand side, following a steady early pace (first 200m 24.72). He went closest to the grandstand side rail at the 300m, as the tempo picked up, sprinted brilliantly on passing the 100m and finished best to grab a narrow but excellent win at the post, dashing home his last 600m in a very fast 32.05. Terravista raced in second place on the grandstand side, dashed to the front at the 100m, looking the winner, but he just failed to hold off the late-closing winner to take a very good second. Japonisme held the lead on the grandstand side, was challenged at the 200m and battled strongly for a very good third. Exosphere went to the rails side, tracking the outsider Va Pensiero. He went past that horse at the 300m but was then left in front by himself on that side of the track. He then battled on to finish (1.7 lengths) fourth – perhaps with excuses. Delectation was third of the four racing on the grandstand side. He was under pressure when the pace picked up on passing the 600m and kept fighting well for a very sound (2 lengths) fifth. Va Pensiero led on the grandstand side until the 300m but was outclassed from that point and finished (8 lengths) last. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. CHAUTAUQUA (AUS) 5yo Gelding | M, W & J HAWKES DWAYNE DUNN | 58.5 $2.75 | |||||||
| ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS) | ||||||||||
| R & C Legh Racing (Mgrs: R & Mrs C Legh), G P I Racing (Mgr: G Ingham), Gurners Bloodstock (Mgr: M A Ramsden), G Pulitano, S W Kay, Ms M A Keating, Wright Racing (Mgrs: P & R Wright) & Throsby Racing Syndicate (Mgr: Ms E R S Throsby) | ||||||||||
| Apr 12, 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Scone, Passed $300,000, | 2nd | 2. TERRAVISTA (AUS) 6yo Gelding | JOSEPH PRIDE DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.5 $6.50 | ||||||
| CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - PARFORE (NZ) | ||||||||||
| N B Couper, A J Rix, G J Robinson, T M Ungar, I G Cornell, Mrs L M Blundell, P W Callaghan, P J Trowbridge, Mrs J M Callaghan & A A McKinnon | ||||||||||
| Apr 12, 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Scone, Passed $300,000, | 3rd | 6. JAPONISME (AUS) 3yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER GLYN SCHOFIELD | 55.5 $7.00 | ||||||
| CHOISIR (AUS) - HAIKU (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Ingham Racing (Mgrs: Ms L J Ingham, J A Ingham, R C Ingham, Mrs D N Kepitis) | ||||||||||
| Apr 12, 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Scone, Passed $300,000, | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5. EXOSPHERE (AUS) 3yo Colt | JOHN O'SHEA JAMES MCDONALD | 55.5 $3.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 3. DELECTATION (AUS) 4yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER CRAIG WILLIAMS | 58.5 $11.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 4. VA PENSIERO (AUS) 5yo Horse | JASON COYLE CRAIG NEWITT | 58.5 $41.00 | |||||||
The 2016 Lightning Stakes won by CHAUTAUQUA
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