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Desert Lightning
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Trained by P G Moody & Katherine Coleman at Pakenham OC, Desert Lightning is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Pride Of Dubai, out of the dam Isstoora.

He has won a total of 7 races from 29 starts for a win percentage of 24%. His career earnings are $1.7M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ellerslie on January 27th in 2024 when he won $444,950 in the Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (a set weight race over 1,600 metres).

Desert Lightning is a top level performer, having started 19 times at group race level, with 3 wins, including 1 in Group 1 company.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $4705.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $77k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$1.7M
Starts
29
Wins
7
Second
5
Third
4
Win %
24
Place %
55
Profit
+47.1
Conditions
Good
17
5-2-2
$77k
Soft
10
2-3-1
$30k
Heavy
2
0-0-1
$11k
Race Standard
All
19
3-4-2
Group 1
10
1-1-1
Group 2
4
1-1-0
Group 3
3
1-1-0
Race Distance
1600m
8
2-1-2
+20.7
1800m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
3
2-1-0
+4.25
1400m
7
0-1-1
-7
1200m
5
1-0-1
-1.5
2000m
1
0-1-0
-1
2400m
1
0-0-0
-1
2100m
1
1-0-0
+2.9
1300m
1
0-1-0
-1
1100m
1
1-0-0
+31.7
Race Track
Caulfield
5
0-1-0
-5
Moonee Valley
2
1-0-1
+0.25
Eagle Farm
2
0-1-0
-2
Doomben
1
0-0-0
-1
Randwick
1
0-0-0
-1
Sandown Hillside
1
1-0-0
+4
Otaki
1
0-0-1
-1
Ellerslie
2
1-0-0
+12.4
Trentham
1
1-0-0
+13.3
Tauranga
1
0-0-1
-1
Pukekohe Park
4
2-0-1
+3.4
Awapuni
1
0-1-0
-1
Te Rapa
2
0-0-0
-2
Riccarton Park
1
0-1-0
-1
Matamata
2
0-0-0
-2
Ruakaka
2
1-1-0
+30.7
Race State
VIC
8
2-1-1
-0.75
QLD
3
0-1-0
-3
NSW
1
0-0-0
-1
5
2-1-2
+42
NZ
12
3-2-1
+9.8

Race History

Oct-11 25
9/10
4.4
$41
Caulfield
3
1600
Hyland Race Colours Toorak Hcp 
$0k
$1M
L Nolen
59
95.64
35.86
7
6,6,3
-6
Sep-20 25
5/11
4.0
$15
Caulfield
3
1800
SEN Underwood Stakes 
$23k
$1M
L Nolen
59
109.12
35.19
3
3,3,2
-3
Sep-6 25
1/10
0.2
$2.25
Moonee Valley
4
1500
Ranvet So You Think Stakes
$110k
$200k
L Nolen
58½
90.61
34.82
2
2,2
+1
Aug-16 25
2/9
2.0
$12
Caulfield
6
1400
Catanach’s Jewellers P.B. Lawrence Stakes 
$54k
$300k
B Melham
59
85.96
34.91
3
3,4
+2
Spell of 63 Days
Jun-14 25
4/18
2.1
$21
Eagle Farm
3
1400
The Star Stradbroke Hcp 
$135k
$3M
T Berry
54½
81.17
35.37
11
11,11
+7
Jun-7 25
2/15
1.0
$10
Eagle Farm
5
1500
Nuturf Spear Chief Qlty 
$29k
$160k
T Berry
61
89.34
35.85
5
4,2
May-17 25
10/13
5.6
$41
Doomben
8
1200
Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000  
$18k
$1.5M
T Stockdale
58½
71.63
-
8
8,10
Apr-19 25
8/14
3.7
$91
Randwick
5
1400
All Aged Stakes
$15k
$1.5M
T Berry
59
82.46
34.76
6
6,7
-1
Spell of 189 Days
Oct-12 24
4/12
8.6
$8.5
Caulfield
3
1600
Hyland Race Colours Toorak Hcp 
$45k
$1M
L Nolen
57
95.24
34.66
4
4,5,3
-1
Sep-28 24
1/9
1.0
$5
Sandown Hillside
4
1500
Sportsbet Sandown Stakes 
$121k
$201k
L Nolen
59½
89.79
33.51
3
3,4
+3
Sep-7 24
3/7
1.1
$11
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Off The Track Chautauqua Stakes 
$16k
$176k
L Nolen
61
70.17
35.30
6
6,4
+1
Spell of 175 Days
Mar-16 24
9/12
8.1
$18
Caulfield
4
1600
All-Star Mile
$50k
$3.8M
V Colgan
59
95.22
36.29
6
4,4,5
-4
Feb-24 24
3/10
3.1
$2.3
Otaki
5
1600
Trackside Otaki-Maori Classic  
$36k
$400k
V Colgan
59
95.01
-
2
2,2,2
-1
Jan-27 24
1/13
1.8
$14.4
Ellerslie
4
1600
Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic
$500k
$1M
V Colgan
57½
92.53
-
2
2,1
Dec-9 23
1/17
1.0
$14.3
Trentham
4
1600
TAB Classic 
$230k
$400k
V Colgan
59
95.05
-
3
2,1
Nov-18 23
3/9
3.6
$3.2
Tauranga
9
1400
Booth's Logistics Hcp
$5k
$50k
V Colgan
58
89.42
-
4
6,7
+4
Oct-28 23
1/6
1.3
$3.5
Pukekohe Park
4
1200
Dunstan Horsefeeds Hcp
$37k
$65k
V Colgan
54
71.34
-
2
2,2
+1
Spell of 210 Days
Apr-1 23
2/14
0.8
$2.1
Awapuni
5
2000
Manawatu Classic 
$19k
$100k
V Colgan
57
123.14
-
3
4,4,2
Mar-4 23
8/18
3.4
$12
Te Rapa
4
2400
New Zealand Derby 
$10k
$1M
V Colgan
57
149.47
-
6
6,8,10
+2
Feb-18 23
1/13
0.2
$3.9
Pukekohe Park
6
2100
Avondale Guineas 
$81k
$140k
V Colgan
57
131.41
-
5
5,7,6
+5
Jan-21 23
3/12
1.3
$30.6
Pukekohe Park
4
1600
Karaka Million 3yo Classic
$62k
$1M
V Colgan
57
95.34
-
9
9,7,7
+4
Dec-26 22
5/11
4.1
$10.2
Pukekohe Park
3
1400
Shaw's Wire Ropes Uncle Remus
$3k
$100k
V Colgan
57
81.58
33.02
10
10,10
+5
Nov-5 22
2/14
0.1
$9.5
Riccarton Park
3
1600
New Zealand 2000 Guineas 
$102k
$550k
V Colgan
57
96.72
32.64
10
10,10,9
+7
Oct-22 22
4/10
1.1
$8.7
Te Rapa
3
1400
James & Annie Sarten Memorial 
$6k
$120k
V Colgan
57
82.62
34.96
6
6,6
+2
Oct-8 22
5/10
5.1
$11.6
Matamata
5
1400
Hawke's Bay Guineas 
$4k
$140k
V Colgan
57
84.42
34.73
6
6,6
+1
Sep-24 22
2/12
1.0
$5
Ruakaka
4
1300
Tree Wise Northland 3yo
$6k
$30k
V Colgan
57
76.34
35.58
6
6,3
+1
Spell of 195 Days
Mar-13 22
4/7
0.7
$30.3
Ellerslie
4
1200
Sistema Stakes 
$12k
$240k
C Grylls
56½
70.44
34.88
7
0,7,7
+3
Feb-26 22
4/8
5.3
$7.5
Matamata
4
1200
Fairview Matamata Slipper 
$4k
$80k
M Hashizume
56½
70.46
-
5
0,5,5
+1
Feb-9 22
1/8
0.3
$32.7
Ruakaka
5
1100
Alibaba's Flying Carpets 2yo
$7k
$12k
M Hashizume
55
64.71
34.32
8
0,8,6
+5