Desert Lightning (2019) Horse
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Mornington R9 Sportsbet Hareeba Stakes — Desert Lightning is a 6yo bay gelding (male) from trained by Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman, who is based at Pakenham OC. He is sired by the stallion Pride of Dubai out of the dam Isstoora. Given that he has won at Group One level and has amassed $1,668,882 in career earnings, Desert Lightning is regarded as an elite class of racehorse. On 9th Dec 2023 at Trentham, Desert Lightning was ridden by Vinnie Colgan and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $400000.00 Open Weight For Age, defeating Faraglioni. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Desert Lightning throughout his career you'd have achieved a 154% return on investment.
Raced At
Moonee Valley • Caulfield • Eagle Farm • Doomben • Randwick • Sandown Hillside • Otaki • Ellerslie • Trentham • Tauranga • Pukekohe Park • Awapuni • Te Rapa • Riccarton Park • Matamata • RuakakaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Pakenham 24-Mar-26 1000m R1 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.340 1st Sheza Alibi ( J L Melham ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( Z Spain ) 3rd Coastwatch ( M Morris ) | Z Spain | 2 (6) |
| Southside Pakenham 17-Mar-26 800m R5 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:49.880 1st Aleppo Pine ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( Z Spain ) 3rd Oceana Dream ( L Nolen ) | Z Spain | 2 (5) |
| Moonee Valley 25-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G2 CRYSTL MILE $10,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.630, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 1st Von Hauke ( E P Brown 57 ) 2nd Golden Path ( B A Shinn 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Rise At Dawn ( M J Dee 57.5 ) 1.02L 5th Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 58 ) 2.77L See full results | L Nolen 58kg 2.77L | 5 (8) |
| Caulfield 11-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G1 TOORAK HCP (of $1,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.640, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Transatlantic ( M Zahra 56.5 ) 2nd Evaporate ( B A Shinn 58 ) 0.15L 3rd Leica Lucy ( D M Lane 54.5 ) 1.40L 9th Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 59 ) 4.37L See full results | L Nolen 59kg 4.37L | 9 (10) |
| Caulfield 20-Sep-25 1800m GOOD 4 R7 G1 UNDERWOOD $22,500 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.120, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190 1st Sir Delius ( C Williams 59 ) 2nd Buckaroo ( B A Shinn 59 ) 0.46L 3rd Golden Path ( J Childs 59 ) 0.48L 5th Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 59 ) 4.04L See full results | L Nolen 59kg 4.04L | 5 (11) |
| Moonee Valley 06-Sep-25 1500m SOFT 5 R8 So You Think $110,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:30.610, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 58.5 ) 2nd Moira ( D M Lane 58 ) 0.35L 3rd Attrition ( B Mertens 59 ) 3.10L See full results | L Nolen 58.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Caulfield 16-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 7 R8 G2 LAWRENCE STK $54,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.960, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st Private Eye ( N C Rawiller 59 ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( B Melham 59 ) 2.00L 3rd Here to Shock ( D W Stackhouse 59 ) 2.50L See full results | B Melham 59kg 2.00L | 2 (9) |
| Caulfield 30-Jul-25 800m R1 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:50.510 1st Mornington Glory ( L Currie ) 2nd Stretan Angel 3rd Desert Lightning ( L Nolen ) | L Nolen | 3 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 14-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 3 R8 G1 3YO+ Open Hcp $135,000 (of $3,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.170, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st War Machine ( T Clark 53 ) 2nd Yellow Brick ( A J Mallyon 53.5 ) 0.76L 3rd Private Eye ( N Rawiller 57 ) 1.80L 4th Desert Lightning ( T Berry 54.5 ) 2.09L See full results | T Berry 54.5kg 2.09L | 4 (18) |
| Eagle Farm 07-Jun-25 1500m SOFT 5 R6 LR Open Quality $29,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.340, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Transatlantic ( R Maloney 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( T Berry 61 ) 1.09L 3rd Fukubana ( J L Bayliss 53 ) 1.44L See full results | T Berry 61kg 1.09L | 2 (15) |
| Doomben 17-May-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R8 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $18,000 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.630, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th 1st Sunshine In Paris ( J B Mcdonald 56.5 ) 2nd Rothfire ( T Clark 58.5 ) 0.22L 3rd Payline ( J H Huxtable 58.5 ) 0.53L 10th Desert Lightning ( T Stockdale 58.5 ) 5.63L See full results | T Stockdale 58.5kg 5.63L | 10 (13) |
| Randwick 19-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 5 R8 G1 Open Weight For Age $15,000 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.460, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Jimmysstar ( E P Brown 59 ) 2nd Joliestar ( Z T Lloyd 57 ) 0.59L 3rd Sunshine In Paris ( C Schofield 57 ) 1.29L 8th Desert Lightning ( T Berry 59 ) 3.67L See full results | T Berry 59kg 3.67L | 8 (14) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 01-Apr-25 1000m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.740 1st Arentee ( J C Maskiell ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( E Pozman ) 3rd Cinch ( D W Stackhouse ) | E Pozman | 2 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 18-Mar-25 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.570 1st Bridal Waltz ( Z Spain ) 2nd Sweethearted ( L J Neindorf ) 3rd So Risque ( D Keane ) 4th Desert Lightning ( T Ladd ) | T Ladd | 4 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 12-Nov-24 1000m R1 Jump Out-G4 1st Desert Lightning ( L Nolen ) 2nd Bonny Ezra ( E K Pozman ) 3rd Retrospection ( A Lynch ) | L Nolen | 1 (4) |
| Caulfield 12-Oct-24 1600m GOOD 3 R10 G1 Open Hcp $45,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.240, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st Antino ( B Shinn 55.5 ) 2nd Craig ( C Williams 53.5 ) 6.50L 3rd Alsephina ( J Mcneil 53.5 ) 6.85L 4th Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 57 ) 8.60L See full results | L Nolen 57kg 8.60L | 4 (12) |
| Sandown Hillside 28-Sep-24 1500m GOOD 4 R7 G3 Open Quality $121,300 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.790, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.510 1st Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 59.5 ) 2nd Craig ( L Currie 54 ) 1.00L 3rd Magnaspin ( H T Coffey 54 ) 1.75L See full results | L Nolen 59.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Moonee Valley 07-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R5 LR Open Quality $15,750 (of $175,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.170, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st A Little Deep ( J Kah 54 ) 2nd Arkansaw Kid ( L Currie 55 ) 1.00L 3rd Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 61 ) 1.15L See full results | L Nolen 61kg 1.15L | 3 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham SYNTHETIC 20-Aug-24 1000m R1 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:01.000 1st Stay Focused ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( C Hefel ) 3rd Codigo ( L Meech ) | C Hefel | 2 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 13-Aug-24 800m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:51.110 1st I Wish I Win ( L Nolen ) 2nd The Cruiser ( T Stockdale ) 3rd Desert Lightning ( E Pozman ) | E Pozman | 3 (6) |
| Caulfield 16-Mar-24 1600m GOOD 4 R8 Open Weight For Age $50,000 (of $3,750,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.220, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Pride Of Jenni ( D Bates 57 ) 2nd Mr Brightside ( C Williams 59 ) 2.00L 3rd Cascadian ( B J Melham 59 ) 3.00L 9th Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 59 ) 8.05L See full results | V Colgan 59kg 8.05L | 9 (12) |
| Otaki 24-Feb-24 1600m SOFT 5 R7 G1 Open Weight For Age $33,386 (of $400,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.010, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st La Crique ( M Cameron 57 ) 2nd Aegon ( K Asano 59 ) 1.30L 3rd Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 59 ) 3.10L See full results | V Colgan 59kg 3.10L | 3 (10) |
| Ellerslie 27-Jan-24 1600m GOOD 4 R5 4YO Open Set Weight $463,693 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:32.530, SP: 14.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57.5 ) 2nd Legarto ( R Elliot 55.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Rudyard ( B Shinn 57.5 ) 8.80L See full results | V Colgan 57.5kg | 1 (13) |
| Trentham 09-Dec-23 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G1 Open Weight For Age $214,133 (of $400,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:35.050, SP: 14.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 59 ) 2nd Faraglioni ( L J Allpress 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Malt Time ( Sutherland 57 ) 1.10L See full results | V Colgan 59kg | 1 (17) |
| Tauranga 18-Nov-23 1400m HEAVY 9 R6 Open Hcp $4,190 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:29.420, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Thunder ( M Hashizume 54.5 ) 2nd Digger ( D J Danis 54 ) 0.10L 3rd Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 58 ) 3.60L See full results | V Colgan 58kg 3.60L | 3 (9) |
| Pukekohe Park 28-Oct-23 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Open Hcp $34,797 (of $65,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.340, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 54 ) 2nd Millefiori ( J Allen 54 ) 1.30L 3rd Battle Strike ( S C Spratt 55 ) 1.60L See full results | V Colgan 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Awapuni 01-Apr-23 2000m SOFT 5 R5 G3 3YO Open Set Weight $17,224 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:03.140, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd 1st Arby ( S Weatherley 57 ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Cheval D'or ( F W Kersley 55 ) 1.00L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 0.80L | 2 (14) |
| Te Rapa 04-Mar-23 2400m GOOD 4 R8 G1 Atr New Zealand Derby $9,310 (of $931,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:29.470, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th 1st Sharp 'n' Smart ( R Elliot 57 ) 2nd Andalus ( K Asano 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Full Of Sincerity ( W F Pinn 57 ) 1.20L 8th Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 3.40L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 3.40L | 8 (18) |
| Pukekohe Park 18-Feb-23 2100m SOFT 6 R5 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $74,946 (of $140,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:11.410, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 2nd Waitak ( W Kennedy 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Warsaw ( C E Lammas 57 ) 3.00L See full results | V Colgan 57kg | 1 (13) |
| Pukekohe Park 21-Jan-23 1600m SOFT 4 R6 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $57,723 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.340, SP: 30.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Prowess ( W Kennedy 55 ) 2nd Wild Night ( O P Bosson 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 1.30L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 1.30L | 3 (12) |
| Pukekohe Park 26-Dec-22 1400m GOOD 3 R7 LR 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,358 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.580, SP: 10.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.020 1st Wild Night ( O P Bosson 59 ) 2nd Sacred Satono ( M J Mcnab 58.5 ) 0.80L 3rd The Intimidator ( W F Pinn 58 ) 1.80L 5th Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 4.10L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 4.10L | 5 (11) |
| Riccarton Park 05-Nov-22 1600m GOOD 3 R9 G1 3YO Open Set Weight $95,954 (of $550,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.640 1st Pier ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Prowess ( R Elliot 55 ) 0.50L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 0.10L | 2 (14) |
| Te Rapa 22-Oct-22 1400m GOOD 4 R7 G2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial $5,658 (of $113,165) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.620, SP: $8.70 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 1st Wild Night ( C J Grylls 57 ) 2nd Academy Award ( M J Mcnab 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Lord Dynastic ( O P Bosson 57 ) 0.90L 4th Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 1.10L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 1.10L | 4 (12) |
| Matamata 08-Oct-22 1400m SOFT 5 R6 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $3,301 (of $140,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.420, SP: 11.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 1st Pier ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 2nd Mr Mojo Risin' ( W F Pinn 57 ) 2.30L 3rd Channel Surfer ( J J Fawcett 57 ) 3.10L 5th Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 5.10L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 5.10L | 5 (10) |
| Ruakaka 24-Sep-22 1300m GOOD 4 R6 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $5,234 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.340, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 1st Sacred Satono ( A Lawson-carrol 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Desert Lightning ( V Colgan 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Mighty Bright ( M Hashizume 55 ) 3.00L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Ellerslie 13-Mar-22 1200m SOFT 4 R6 G1 2YO Open Set Weight $11,316 (of $240,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.440, SP: 30.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 1st She's Licketysplit ( M Cameron 54.5 ) 2nd Dynastic ( J Parkes 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Maven Belle ( R Elliot 54.5 ) 0.30L 4th Desert Lightning ( C Grylls 56.5 ) 0.70L See full results | C Grylls 56.5kg 0.70L | 4 (7) |
| Matamata 26-Feb-22 1200m SOFT 4 R4 G3 2YO C&G Open Set Weight $3,772 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.460, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Alabama Gold ( S R Weatherley 56.5 ) 2nd Andalus ( M J Mcnab 56.5 ) 3.80L 3rd Zaher ( M Cameron 56.5 ) 4.00L 4th Desert Lightning ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 5.30L See full results | M Hashizume 56.5kg 5.30L | 4 (8) |
| Ruakaka 09-Feb-22 1100m SOFT 5 R1 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $6,337 (of $12,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.710, SP: 32.70 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st Desert Lightning ( M Hashizume 55 ) 2nd Skew Wiff ( O P Bosson 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Winexpress ( S R Weatherley 57 ) 2.80L See full results | M Hashizume 55kg | 1 (8) |