Gorush Lightning (AUS) Horse
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Gorush Lightning is a twelve-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Australia by Starspangledbanner out of Lady's Light. He races under the guidance of Michael Gatty and is owned by M J Gatty, Ms M T Victory & K Gatty. In 97 starts he has collected eleven wins, 13 second‑place finishes and eight third‑place finishes, earning total prize money of $305,365. His most recent start came at Moruya on 2 October 2026, where he finished 12th out of 13 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moruya 03-Nov-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 HAPPY RETIREMENT BRENT HULL BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP Barrier 6, SP: 4.40 | P.Gorton 60.5kg | 4 (7) |
| Moruya 02-Oct-26 1200m SOFT 7 R8 BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.690, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Kool Kade ( D L Roux 61 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Hello Jack ( B Loy 60 ) 0.80L 3rd Johntialjo ( B Mcdougall 60.5 ) 0.90L 12th Gorush Lightning ( L Day 60.5 ) 10.50L See full results | L Day 60.5kg 10.50L | 12 (13) |
| Moruya 15-Sep-26 1210m SOFT 7 R7 BM74 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.140, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Dumebi ( D L Roux 61 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Lady Yarrow ( J Taylor 55 ) 2.30L 3rd Rubi Air ( S Guymer 56.5 ) 2.40L 7th Gorush Lightning ( J Mckenzie 55 , Cd 53 ) 5.00L See full results | J Mckenzie 55kg, Cd 53kg 5.00L | 7 (9) |
| Moruya 28-Aug-26 1435m GOOD 4 R7 SCC CUP $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.630, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 1st Tavolo ( D Budler 57 ) 2nd Rocco Lini ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Bon Frankie ( G Cahill 58 , Cd 56 ) 3.30L 6th Gorush Lightning ( J Mckenzie 55 , Cd 53 ) 7.00L See full results | J Mckenzie 55kg, Cd 53kg 7.00L | 6 (11) |
| Moruya 16-Aug-26 1425m HEAVY 9 R7 CTRY BM66 $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.830, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.040 1st Triptolemus ( C Keatings 59 ) 2nd Go Gazza ( Q Krogh 55 ) 2.50L 3rd Gorush Lightning ( J Mckenzie 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 5.00L See full results | J Mckenzie 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 5.00L | 3 (8) |
| Sapphire Coast 26-Jul-26 1410m SOFT 7 R3 BM74 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.810, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.950 1st Lightning Speed ( S L Fawke 55.5 ) 2nd Triptolemus ( C Keatings 55 ) 1.03L 3rd Win The Day ( J Quince 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.73L 6th Gorush Lightning ( E Ly 55 , Cd 53 ) 13.22L See full results | E Ly 55kg, Cd 53kg 13.22L | 6 (6) |
| Moruya 10-Jul-26 1020m SOFT 5 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th | E Ly 56kg 8.8L | 10 (10) |
| Moruya 19-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM74 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | E Ly 53kg 0.1L | 2 (14) |
| Sapphire Coast 07-Jun-26 1205m SOFT 7 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | E Ly 55kg 5.87L | 5 (11) |
| Moruya 10-May-26 1010m GOOD 4 R3 BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | E Ly 59.5kg 4.7L | 7 (9) |
| Moruya 21-Dec-25 1300m SOFT 5 R7 NAROOMA CUP B84 (of $30,000) Barrier 13, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 13th | T Martin 53.5kg 13.7L | 14 (14) |
| Sapphire Coast 01-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | D Shanker 58.5kg 4.11L | 8 (8) |
| Sapphire Coast 30-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | O Chambers 59kg 4.4L | 10 (10) |
| Nowra 19-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 3 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | A Mc Lucas 59.5kg 4.8L | 9 (12) |
| Moruya 03-Oct-25 1010m GOOD 4 R5 OPEN BM90 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th | A Mc Lucas 55kg 2.9L | 5 (8) |
| Moruya 17-Aug-25 1435m SOFT 6 R2 SCC CUP (of $30,000) Barrier 2, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | C Ramsbotham 53kg 3.9L | 8 (8) |