Fighting Thunder (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
11-Aug-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Dam
Girl in a Storm
Prize Money
15142
Owners
N S Petrides
About

Fighting Thunder is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Jayce Buckley at Ascot. He is by War Chant out of Girl in a Storm. He has not broken his maiden, still winless after 11 starts. In his most recent start at Belmont on 19 Nov 2025, Keshaw Dhurun rode him to a 12th-place finish, behind the winner Fulmine.

Raced At
Belmont Northam Bunbury
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Belmont 19-Nov-25 2100m GOOD 4 R1 MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:12.330, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.350 1st Fulmine ( W Pike 54 ) 2nd Macho Arquero ( H Watson 58 ) 0.79L 3rd Big Kay Dog ( A Catarino 54 , Cd 57 ) 2.26L 12th Fighting Thunder ( K Dhurun 58 ) 84.24L See full resultsK Dhurun 58kg 84.2kgL12 (12)
York 09-Nov-25 1920m GOOD 4 R6 3YO+ BM 46+ Hcp (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:58.750, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.830 1st Point Of Luck ( B H Louis 58.5 ) 2nd Desert Edge ( Z T Johnston-porter 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.28L 3rd High Precision ( N Riordan 58 , Cd 55 ) 3.56L 9th Fighting Thunder ( J Valas 57 ) 12.42L See full resultsJ Valas 57kg 12.42L9 (11)
Belmont 22-Oct-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.810, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Streamlined ( C T Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Berry Blast ( K H Tsang 54 , Cd 51 ) 1.36L 3rd Masmelo ( L M Campbell 54 ) 2.55L 16th Fighting Thunder ( H Watson 58 ) 22.25L See full resultsH Watson 58kg 22.25L16 (16)
York 09-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 3 R2 3YO+ Mdn Hcp $1,547 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.130, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st October Rox ( L T Staples 58 ) 2nd El Alamein ( C L Staples 57 ) 1.08L 3rd Fighting Thunder ( H Watson 58 ) 2.34L See full resultsH Watson 58kg 2.34L3 (11)
Belmont 24-Sep-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.370, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Toronado Rocket ( W A Pike 58 ) 2nd Watto's Warrior ( L M Campbell 55.5 ) 1.59L 3rd Quokka Rocka ( J S Whiting 55.5 ) 1.79L 11th Fighting Thunder ( H Watson 58 ) 6.67L See full resultsH Watson 58kg 6.67L11 (13)
Belmont 15-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R13 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:05.280 1st Lead Cinga ( D J A Boutet ) 2nd Rider On A Storm ( T W Dyson ) 0.14L 3rd Fighting Thunder ( K Dhurun ) 0.49LK Dhurun 0.49L3 (5)
Northam 26-Jun-25 1300m GOOD 4 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.520, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st Naughty Tortie ( K H Tsang 58 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Triple The Chant ( L F Fiore 56 ) 4.84L 3rd Strapping Prophet ( J S Whiting 58 ) 5.39L 14th Fighting Thunder ( H Watson 58 ) 13.82L See full resultsH Watson 58kg 13.82L14 (16)
Lark Hill 16-Jun-25 930m SOFT 5 R16 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:55.820 1st Muzza's Gift ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Global Trip ( W A Pike ) 1.70L 3rd Iraychoux ( A S Catarino ) 2.10L 4th Fighting Thunder ( J Valas ) 2.58LJ Valas 2.58L4 (11)
Northam 26-Sep-24 1300m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:17.640, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 10th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st With Discretion ( W A Pike 55.5 ) 2nd Boussac ( M L A Ramoly 58 ) 0.68L 3rd Highly Spoken ( V A Corver 58 ) 1.40L 12th Fighting Thunder ( C Johnston-porter 55.5 ) 12.65L See full resultsC Johnston-porter 55.5kg 12.65L12 (12)
Belmont 16-Sep-24 1000m GOOD 4 R14 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.660 1st Fantaxtic ( J Noske ) 2nd Hobelar ( L F Fiore ) 0.25L 3rd Beyond The Wall ( P J Carbery ) 0.55L 7th Fighting Thunder ( C Johnston-porter 0 ) 4.97LC Johnston-porter 0 4.97L7 (11)
Lark Hill 09-Sep-24 950m SOFT 5 R11 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:55.760 1st Queen Of Hawks ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Pond Master ( W A Pike ) 4.24L 3rd Haida Gwaii ( C J Parnham ) 4.50L 5th Fighting Thunder ( J Noske 0 ) 6.28LJ Noske 0 6.28L5 (11)
Belmont 13-Jul-24 1400m SOFT 6 R2 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.770, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.830 1st Lano ( W A Pike 57 ) 2nd Cash Flow ( S D Parnham 57 ) 1.14L 3rd The Top Bar ( C J Parnham 57 ) 2.09L 9th Fighting Thunder ( J Noske 57 ) 21.23L See full resultsJ Noske 57kg 21.23L9 (10)
Belmont 26-Jun-24 1300m SOFT 5 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:19.970, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 1st Canny Rock ( B H Louis 58 ) 2nd Bird On A Wire ( J R Azzopardi 56 ) 0.03L 3rd On The Mark ( C R Nicoll 58 ) 0.65L 8th Fighting Thunder ( L Fiore 55.5 ) 3.47L See full resultsL Fiore 55.5kg 3.47L8 (13)
Bunbury 12-Jun-24 1114m SOFT 5 R1 2YO Rest 0 Metro Wins Set Weight With Penalties $1,365 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:07.200, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.510 1st Coondle ( J S Whiting 57 ) 2nd God She's Sassy ( P J Harvey 55 ) 0.40L 3rd Rockin' Robin ( W A Pike 57 ) 1.29L 4th Fighting Thunder ( T Turner 57 ) 1.64L See full resultsT Turner 57kg 1.64L4 (6)
Lark Hill 04-Jun-24 930m SOFT 7 R5 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:55.940 1st Rockin' Robin ( H M Watson ) 2nd Power Princess ( C T Johnston-porter ) 2.54L 3rd Fighting Thunder ( T Turner ) 3.00LT Turner 3.00L3 (10)
Belmont 27-May-24 1000m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.530 1st All Grunt ( M J Derrick ) 2nd Precious God ( B H Louis ) 1.73L 3rd Fighting Thunder ( C Johnston-porter ) 1.90LC Johnston-porter 1.90L3 (9)
Ascot 01-Jan-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $7,040 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.660, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Sinful Living ( R King 57 ) 2nd Street Band ( L M Campbell 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.47L 3rd Fighting Thunder ( J Noske 56 ) 7.26L See full resultsJ Noske 56kg 7.26L3 (6)
Belmont 18-Dec-23 1000m GOOD 3 R4 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.150 1st Fighting Thunder ( J Noske ) 2nd Sky River ( C J Parnham ) 2.17L 3rd Lordgivemestrength ( J Mcnaught ) 3.33LJ Noske1 (8)
Belmont 04-Dec-23 400m GOOD 4 R1 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:24.290 1st Apache Adios ( C R Nicoll ) 2nd Cash Flow ( M L A Ramoly ) 0.20L 3rd Fighting Thunder ( J Noske ) 4.60LJ Noske 4.60L3 (8)