Lightning Rod (JPN) Horse
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Lightning Rod is a 2yo bay horse from Japan trained by Yoshitada Takahashi. He is by Thunder Snow out of Needlecraft. To date, Lightning Rod has recorded a single victory. On 14 Jun 2026 at Hakodate, he secured his most important win, earning $11050000.00 in prize money. The horse has been a lucrative option for bettors, delivering a 225% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hakodate 14-Jun-26 1000m R3 Md $5,800,000 (of $11,050,000) 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 ) 3.50L See full results | R Yokoyama 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Chukyo 21-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R2 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.200, 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 $890,000 (of $11,280,000) 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) |
| Kyoto 22-Nov-25 1400m R6 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.800, SP: 13.00 1st Katarite ( R Takasugi 123 ) 2nd Battle Ax ( R Sakai 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Peptide Leon ( M Iwata 123 ) 8.00L 12th Lightning Rod ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 17.55L See full results | Y Kitamura 54.9kg 17.55L | 12 (16) |