Lightning Rod (JPN) Horse
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Lightning Rod is a 3yo b from Japan trained by Yoshitada Takahashi. He is by the stallion Thunder Snow out of Needlecraft. To date he has won one race. On 14 June 2026 at Hakodate he recorded his biggest victory, earning $11,050,000.00. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 117% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo 06-Sep-26 1200m R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $138,783) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.500, SP: 13.00 1st Wing Blue ( A Saito 119 ) 2nd Raveneau ( D Sasaki 119 ) 0.10L 3rd Spring Day ( H Mayuzumi 123 ) 1.60L 14th Lightning Rod ( R Yokoyama 119 ) 6.65L See full results | R Yokoyama 54kg 6.65L | 14 (16) |
| Hakodate 04-Jul-26 1200m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) $18,783 (of $73,341) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.300, SP: 26.00 1st Straight Ask ( M Kobayashi 117 ) 2nd Derma Rishiri ( Y Take 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Lightning Rod ( R Yokoyama 117 ) 1.00L See full results | R Yokoyama 53.1kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Hakodate 14-Jun-26 1000m GOOD R3 Md $51,377 (of $51,377) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.600, SP: 13.00 1st Lightning Rod ( R Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Vitamin Drop ( R Funayama 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Queen's Suzuran ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 2.50L See full results | R Yokoyama 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Chukyo 21-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R2 Md (of $52,584) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.800, SP: 5.50 1st Vergine ( K Kokubun 121 ) 2nd Kurokami Jo ( O Tayama 115 ) 3.50L 3rd Snow Lance ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 1.00L 9th Lightning Rod ( Y Kawada 121 ) 7.90L See full results | Y Kawada 54.9kg 7.90L | 9 (16) |
| Hanshin 21-Feb-26 1200m R1 Md $8,137 (of $103,128) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:14.200, SP: 13.00 1st Komachichan ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd Arzak ( K Taguchi 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Tamamo Biscuit ( Y Kokubun 121 ) 1.75L 4th Lightning Rod ( T H Hansen 121 ) 2.50L See full results | T H Hansen 54.9kg 2.50L | 4 (16) |