Lightning Rod (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

23-Mar-18

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Bellamy Road

Dam

Katara

Prize Money

76697

Trainer

Laird R. George

Owners

Clarke Ohrstrom

About

Lightning Rod is a 7yo chestnut from the United States trained by Laird R. George. He is out of Bellamy Road and the mare Katara. To date, Lightning Rod has recorded one victory. On 14 Aug 2021 at Pimlico, he captured his most notable win, collecting the $39,000.00 purse in Race 7.

Raced At

Colonial Downs • Far Hills • Saratoga • Delaware Park • Laurel Park • Gulfstream • Pimlico

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Colonial Downs 25-Jul-25 3620m R3 Hcp (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 04:08.620, SP: 8.00 was settled early, made a bid entering the final turn, shifted in the final furlong but weakened. 1st The Insider ( S Mulqueen 155 ) 2nd Parliament Hill ( C Todd 158 ) 4.50L 3rd Bee Well ( F Procter 154 ) 5.75L 7th Lightning Rod ( G Galligan 156 ) 13.00L See full results	G Galligan 70.8kg 13.00L	7 (9)
Far Hills 20-Oct-24 4020m GOOD R4 H $5,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 04:51.680 Passed foes, empty 1st Going Country ( S Mulqueen 153 ) 2nd Abaan ( B Dalton 159 ) 3rd Kiyomori ( E Dwan 153 ) 5th Lightning Rod ( G Galligan 150 ) See full results	G Galligan 68kg	5 (5)
Saratoga 29-Aug-24 3820m GOOD R1 Nv $5,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:20.430 Inside,late at 4, wknd 1st Evie's Prince ( G Watters 153 ) 2nd Hidden Path ( P Hendriks 144 ) 2.25L 3rd Westerland ( J Bargary 150 ) 11.75L 5th Lightning Rod ( G Galligan 150 ) 19.00L See full results	G Galligan 68kg 19.00L	5 (7)
Great Meadow 05-May-24 3420m GOOD R4 Race 4 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 04:13.600 always close, in contention till bobbled last hurdle, lost all momentum. 1st Hold Hard ( B Dalton 154 ) 2nd Pure Courage ( E Scully 149 , Cd 154 ) 0.75L 3rd Frontline Citizen ( E Dwan 149 , Cd 154 ) 1.75L 6th Lightning Rod ( G Galligan 154 ) 10.50L See full results	G Galligan 69.9kg 10.50L	6 (9)
Great Meadow 23-Oct-22 3420m GOOD R2 Race 2 $1,200 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 04:02.800 was settled back early and had a belated rally. 1st Potus ( G Watters 150 ) 2nd Riendo ( B Dalton 154 ) 6.25L 3rd South Mountain ( J Bargary 154 ) 8.25L 5th Lightning Rod ( R Geraghty 150 ) 11.85L See full results	R Geraghty 68kg 11.85L	5 (10)
Delaware Park 18-Aug-22 1710m GOOD R6 Race 6 (of $29,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:42.450 found the ground saving trip, stayed along the inside around the far turn, held nice inside position through the stretch, finished even late. 1st Artie's Angel ( P Lopez 117 ) 2nd Aerial Assault ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Mission Key ( A Green 124 ) 2.50L 6th Lightning Rod ( A Suarez 122 ) 6.05L See full results	A Suarez 55.3kg 6.05L	6 (10)
Laurel Park 05-Jul-22 1710m GOOD R1 Race 1 $3,010 (of $43,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.200 , rated along the inner rail down the backstretch, eased out on the turn, swung four wide entering the stretch and flattened out. 1st Power Back ( H Karamanos 122 ) 2nd Great Idea ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Saint Marco ( T Conner 126 ) 4.25L 4th Lightning Rod ( F Lynch 126 ) 5.25L See full results	F Lynch 57.2kg 5.25L	4 (8)
Laurel Park 04-Jun-22 1710m R5 Race 5 $2,240 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.750 bore out leaving the starting gate, saved ground on the turn, swung outside in upper stretch and rallied mildly. 1st Uncle Jerome ( J Barbosa 117 , Cd 122 ) 2nd Nautilus ( C Marquez 123 ) 4.25L 3rd Contented Now ( J C Alvelo 121 , Cd 126 ) 10.00L 4th Lightning Rod ( A Suarez 123 ) 10.10L See full results	A Suarez 55.8kg 10.10L	4 (8)
Laurel Park 29-Apr-22 1710m R2 Race 2 $3,520 (of $35,200) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:42.340 settled early, moved up between foes past the five eighths, waited briefly near the half mile marker, dropped in under pressure near the quarter pole, angled back out soon into the lane and finished with interest. 1st Wicked Prankster ( R Monterrey 123 ) 2nd Prayer Hope ( F Boyce 123 ) 5.25L 3rd Lightning Rod ( A Suarez 123 ) 5.50L See full results	A Suarez 55.8kg 5.50L	3 (12)
Gulfstream 21-Jan-22 1610m R5 Race 5 (of $38,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.330 advanced after a half-mile, lodged a three-wide bid near the quarter-pole, then flattened out once straightened away for the drive. ASSIDUOUSLY (GB) saved ground to the far turn, shifted out three wide nearing the stretch, and made no headway. 1st Our Country ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Ready Hero ( P Lopez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Private Island ( C J Lanerie 122 ) 0.55L 6th Lightning Rod ( J Castellano 122 ) 2.30L See full results	J Castellano 55.3kg 2.30L	6 (8)
Gulfstream 18-Dec-21 1710m R8 Race 8 (of $38,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.600 raced three wide, and tired in the stretch. 1st Eyes On Target ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2nd Wing Commander ( L Saez 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Seven Channels ( M A Vasquez 123 ) 1.75L 7th Lightning Rod ( J Castellano 120 ) 8.75L See full results	J Castellano 54.4kg 8.75L	7 (7)
Laurel Park 29-Oct-21 1610m R5 Race 5 $6,400 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.580 was unhurried early on, moved up four to five wide and gained ground willingly in the final stages. 1st The Angry Man ( C E Lopez 126 ) 2nd Lightning Rod ( M J Sanchez 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Wicked Prankster ( R Monterrey 119 ) 1.75L See full results	M J Sanchez 54kg 1.25L	2 (10)
Laurel Park 10-Oct-21 1710m R3 Race 3 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.940 , along the inner rail the first turn, stalked down the backstretch, moved up in the two path between horses on the far turn and gave way in the drive. 1st Robert's Luxury ( J Rosado 119 ) 2nd Gator Bite ( A Cruz 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Antipoison ( L Corujo 123 ) 2.00L 5th Lightning Rod ( F Lynch 122 ) 4.50L See full results	F Lynch 55.3kg 4.50L	5 (7)
Laurel Park 19-Sep-21 1810m R5 Race 5 $2,240 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.450 saved ground on the turns, eased out to the two path for the stretch and weakened late. 1st Fermat ( J Ruiz 117 ) 2nd Robert's Luxury ( J Rosado 117 ) 0.10L 3rd Gator Bite ( A Cruz 117 ) 0.20L 4th Lightning Rod ( F Lynch 120 ) 0.70L See full results	F Lynch 54.4kg 0.70L	4 (11)
Pimlico 14-Aug-21 1710m R7 Race 7 $24,570 (of $39,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.940 assumed the early lead, set the pace near the inner rail and pulled away through the stretch while under encouragement. 1st Lightning Rod ( F Lynch 120 ) 2nd Contented Now ( J Ruiz 120 ) 8.25L 3rd Irishman ( D Araujo 120 ) 10.00L See full results	F Lynch 54.4kg	1 (6)
Gulfstream 01-Mar-21 1710m R1 Race 1 $2,030 (of $29,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.290 1st Tellington ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 2nd Landbiscuit ( C J Lanerie 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Political Riot ( M A Vasquez 120 ) 1.80L 4th Lightning Rod ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2.05L See full results	J Alvarado 54.4kg 2.05L	4 (12)
Laurel Park 11-Dec-20 1710m R1 Race 1 (of $33,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:47.000 was slow early on, raced three wide at the eighth pole and failed to have a response. 1st Reassured ( J Toledo 122 ) 2nd Steady Eddie ( J D Acosta 122 ) 8.75L 3rd Aloysius Luck ( A Cintron 122 ) 10.00L 5th Lightning Rod ( J Rosado 122 ) 17.00L See full results	J Rosado 55.3kg 17.00L	5 (7)
Laurel Park 09-Nov-20 1610m R3 Race 3 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.440 was unhurried early and failed to respond. 1st Erawan ( T Lyapustina 122 ) 2nd Algonquin ( A Suarez 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Flight Map ( J Pimentel 122 ) 4.75L 6th Lightning Rod ( J Rosado 122 ) 16.50L See full results	J Rosado 55.3kg 16.50L	6 (7)