Lightning Struck (USA) Horse
About
Lightning Struck is a 6yo horse from the United States trained by Steven M. Asmussen. He is by the stallion Practical Joke out of the mare Stone Hope. To date, Lightning Struck has won six races. On November 5, 2024, at Zia Park, he captured his most important victory, taking the $59,999.00 prize in Race 3. He has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 63% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Raced At
Oaklawn Park
• Churchill Downs
• Keeneland
• Ellis Park
• Will Rogers Downs
• Zia Park
• Louisiana DownsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 22-Dec-25 1207m R6 Race 6 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.950, SP: 9.00 lacked speed along the inside, failed to respond in the stretch. 1st Aaron ( R A Vazquez 119 ) 2nd Sir Sterling ( I Hernandez 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Holiday House ( J A Torres 124 ) 5.25L 6th Lightning Struck ( E Asmussen 119 ) 6.25L See full results | E Asmussen 54kg 6.25L | 6 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Nov-25 1310m R6 Race 6 $806 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.090, SP: 11.00 brushed an outer foe at the start, pursued from midpack along the inside, shifted out to the four path in upper stretch, then wider into the final furlong and stayed on mildly. 1st Proprietary Trade ( O J Irad 120 ) 2nd Show Time ( S J Ricardo 120 ) 7.00L 3rd Top Gun Tommy ( G Tyler 120 ) 2.75L 6th Lightning Struck ( O Jose 120 ) 11.60L See full results | O Jose 54.4kg 11.60L | 6 (12) |
| Keeneland 13-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R8 Race 8 $3,570 (of $51,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.850, SP: 6.00 vied for the lead inside of a pair of rivals, yielded entering the lane, yet kept on mildly between horses in the final sixteenth. 1st J J's Joker ( J Torres 121 ) 2nd One Cool Dude ( E Morales 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Background ( K Asmussen 121 ) 2.50L 4th Lightning Struck ( A Cedillo 121 ) 4.00L See full results | A Cedillo 54.9kg 4.00L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Sep-25 1210m R8 Race 8 $876 (of $64,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.640, SP: 26.00 raced off of the pace two wide and between horses and failed to factor. 1st Show Time ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd American Xperiment ( J Ortiz 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Midnight Pranks ( C Lanerie 121 ) 2.75L 6th Lightning Struck ( A Cedillo 121 ) 10.00L See full results | A Cedillo 54.9kg 10.00L | 6 (9) |
| Ellis Park 03-Aug-25 1210m R3 Race 3 $506 (of $46,251) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: 5.50 was briefly antsy in the starting gate, stuttered a step at the start and broke slow, raced at the rear in the three to four path, fanned out to the six path nearing the lane and failed to factor. 1st Shape Note ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd American Xperiment ( E Asmussen 122 ) 5.50L 3rd Dazzlemesilver ( C Torres 124 ) 1.25L 6th Lightning Struck ( L Machado 122 ) 12.00L See full results | L Machado 55.3kg 12.00L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $4,970 (of $71,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.310, SP: 3.50 chased in the four path, swung from the six path under a drive into the lane, and kept on. 1st Big Effect ( B Curtis 118 ) 2nd Top Gun Tommy ( C Torres 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Midnight Pranks ( J Torres 118 ) 0.75L 4th Lightning Struck ( I O Jr 118 ) 1.75L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg 1.75L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $12,800 (of $64,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.840, SP: 6.50 pressed three deep, ranged up to bid turning for home, vied in the four path entering the lane, dueled with an inner pair into the final furlong, then only a single inner rival in the final sixteenth but missed. 1st Midnight Pranks ( K Asmussen 118 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( C Torres 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Princip ( E Morales 118 ) 2.50L See full results | C Torres 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 27-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $25,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.680, SP: 13.00 Vied4w turn,rebid btwn 1st Lightning Struck ( J Elliott 118 ) 2nd El Diablo Rojo ( C Torres 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Espionage ( S J Camacho 124 ) 0.50L See full results | J Elliott 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Will Rogers Downs 03-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 2.20 pressed the pace in the three path, tipped out to the four path under a drive at the top of the stretch, ran on to take the lead just after the eighth pole, but was edged out in the final strides by an inner foe. 1st Stage Left ( B Quinonez 119 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( R Eramia 119 ) 0.05L 3rd Mister Chairman ( T Cunningham 119 ) 5.25L See full results | R Eramia 54kg 0.05L | 2 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 09-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R11 Race 11 $286 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 13.00 restless in the gate prior to the start, broke with the field, with the pace between horses early, pinched, checked up into the turn, fell back and did not recover. 1st Raymond ( T W Bacon 124 , Cd 119 ) 2nd Top Gun Tommy ( R S Jr 117 ) 1.75L 3rd El Diablo Rojo ( C A Torres 120 ) 2.25L 9th Lightning Struck ( M Chuan 120 ) 13.25L See full results | M Chuan 54.4kg 13.25L | 9 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 09-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.770, SP: 8.00 in the second flight off the inside, three wide turning for home, set down, getting to the runner up late, clear of the others. 1st Payne ( C A Torres 124 ) 2nd Top Gun Tommy ( T Gaffalione 117 ) 3.00L 3rd Lightning Struck ( M Chuan 124 ) 3.50L See full results | M Chuan 56.2kg 3.50L | 3 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 26-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R3 Race 3 $2,167 (of $127,951) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.220, SP: 26.00 failed to muster a closing response while racing outside. 1st Big City ( C A Torres 120 ) 2nd Sitka ( H Hernandez 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Goodasiwonswas ( F Arrieta 120 ) 1.80L 5th Lightning Struck ( M Chuan 124 ) 2.55L See full results | M Chuan 56.2kg 2.55L | 5 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 04-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $22,680 (of $36,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.820, SP: 21.00 in the second flight up the backstretch, crept closer and split horses in tight quarters late in the turn, put a head in front into the stretch, edged clear late under steady handling. 1st Lightning Struck ( M Chuan 124 ) 2nd Wind Of Change ( C A Torres 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Lemon Drop Shot ( R Bowen 124 ) 2.25L See full results | M Chuan 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Zia Park 03-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,800 (of $40,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.880, SP: 3.25 raced off the pace on the inside through the early going, came around the turn in the three path and showed no kick. 1st Central Park ( Antonio 121 ) 2nd Bolshie ( E Gonzalez 123 ) 3.25L 3rd Sexy Dexy ( A Arboleda 123 ) 5.00L 4th Lightning Struck ( A J J Jr 123 ) 5.25L See full results | A J J Jr 55.8kg 5.25L | 4 (5) |
| Zia Park 20-Nov-24 1210m GOOD R4 Race 4 $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.340, SP: 3.50 chased the leader on the inside through the opening quarter, came around the bend in the two path and kept on in the lane. 1st Under Oath ( F Amparan 121 ) 2nd Loco Luna ( I J Rosendo 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Lightning Struck ( A J J Jr 123 ) 0.00L See full results | A J J Jr 55.8kg 0.00L | 3 (6) |
| Zia Park 05-Nov-24 1210m GOOD R3 Race 3 $37,800 (of $59,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.580, SP: 10.00 3-w, drew clear 1st Lightning Struck ( A J J Jr 121 ) 2nd Under Oath ( F Amparan 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Central Park ( A Medellin 121 ) 2.75L See full results | A J J Jr 54.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Arapahoe Park 12-Oct-24 1210m FIRM (of $12,000), Winning Time: 01:11.010, SP: 8/1 Well plcd3w,nomatch 2nd Lightning Struck ( J Ironeyes 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Hard To Come By ( J Medina 124 ) 0.20L | J Ironeyes 56.2kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Arapahoe Park 20-Sep-24 1410m FIRM (of $10,800), Winning Time: 01:25.490, SP: 9/4 Shrdcmd,grudgingly 1st Drivehappy ( D Cardoso 124 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( J Ironeyes 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Credit Rating ( N Haar 124 ) 1.25L | J Ironeyes 56.2kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Arapahoe Park 08-Sep-24 1210m FIRM (of $12,000), Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 7/5 Led, dueled, denied 1st Seahawk Cody ( A Ramos 124 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( N Haar 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Drivehappy ( D Cardoso 124 ) 5.25L | N Haar 56.2kg 0.15L | 2 (4) |
| Prairie Meadows 11-Aug-24 1210m FIRM (of $21,540), Winning Time: 01:09.020, SP: 16/1 Press pace,faded lane 1st Charter Oak ( W D L Cruz 124 ) 3rd Roman Giant ( J Medina 122 ) 1.75L 6th Lightning Struck ( K Jordan 122 , Cd 0 ) 8.25L | K Jordan 55.3kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 6 (7) |
| Louisiana Downs 11-Jul-24 1410m FIRM R5 $2,700 (of $8,100), Winning Time: 01:23.020, SP: 13/5 Stlkd3w,ltbid,2ndbst 1st Holden The Lute ( L Wade 122 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( J Dominguez 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Business Model ( J N Marin 122 ) 3.50L See full results | J Dominguez 55.3kg 3.25L | 2 (6) |
| Louisiana Downs 25-Jun-24 1210m FIRM R6 $2,101 (of $15,600), Winning Time: 01:11.540, SP: 10/1 Ins,angld 3/16,game 1st Big Boo ( C Borel 119 ) 2nd Classic Moment ( L Wade 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Lightning Struck ( A Castillo 122 ) 2.50L See full results | A Castillo 55.3kg 2.50L | 3 (8) |
| Lone Star Park 08-Jun-24 1410m FIRM R3 Race 3 $3,800 (of $19,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.930, SP: 7.00 broke outwardly and bumped rival, then stalked the pace from the inside, urged steadily on the turn, then came out three wide to close willingly down the lane and was closing in on the leader just missing victory in the end. 1st Fast Traffic ( E V Jiminez 124 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( R Eramia 124 ) 0.10L 3rd After Five ( H Hernandez 124 ) 2.50L See full results | R Eramia 56.2kg 0.10L | 2 (5) |
| Evangeline Downs 24-May-24 1210m FIRM (of $12,300), Winning Time: 01:10.090, SP: 4.30 Outside rally, up 2nd 1st Sono ( J Rodriguez 117 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( C J Mcmahon 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Silver Wings ( E Barrera 120 ) 0.50L | C J Mcmahon 54.4kg 4.00L | 2 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 04-May-24 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,240 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.450, SP: 19.00 in mid pack while outside, four wide exiting the turn, finished with some mild interest, not enough for the place. 1st Tee Burns ( R Vazquez 118 ) 2nd Rifey ( L Fuentes 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Rare Stripe ( G Saez 121 ) 0.15L 4th Lightning Struck ( J Court 118 ) 2.80L See full results | J Court 53.5kg 2.80L | 4 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 28-Apr-24 1210m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $37,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.420, SP: 51.00 failed to menace while racing off the inside. 1st Espionage ( C C Bailey 122 ) 2nd Bandera Azteca ( C Torres 125 ) 3.50L 3rd Secret Pocket ( E Esquivel 122 ) 2.25L 8th Lightning Struck ( C Barbosa 119 , Cd 126 ) 11.25L See full results | C Barbosa 54kg, Cd 57.2kg 11.25L | 8 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 05-Apr-24 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $37,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.370, SP: 11.00 back off the pace toward the rail, improved position slightly without posing a serious threat. 1st Air Combat ( K Asmussen 121 ) 2nd Threefiftyseven ( R Zimmerman 121 ) 5.00L 3rd After Five ( C Torres 118 ) 1.75L 5th Lightning Struck ( F Arrieta 118 ) 8.25L See full results | F Arrieta 53.5kg 8.25L | 5 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 23-Mar-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.600, SP: 17.00 void of speed while three wide, made little impact in lacking a closing response. 1st Ruggs ( C Torres 122 ) 2nd Samurai Prince ( R Vazquez 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Mean Jakey ( K Asmussen 125 ) 2.00L 6th Lightning Struck ( C Barbosa 122 , Cd 129 ) 5.50L See full results | C Barbosa 55.3kg, Cd 58.5kg 5.50L | 6 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 20-Feb-24 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $44,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: 7.50 went one paced throughout in the two path to lack a closing bid. 1st Money Run ( C Torres 124 ) 2nd Speight And Malice ( F Arrieta 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Good Scout ( C Barbosa 120 ) 4.00L 5th Lightning Struck ( H Hernandez 124 ) 8.30L See full results | H Hernandez 56.2kg 8.30L | 5 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 29-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R4 Race 4 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.460, SP: 12.00 forwardly placed just off the inside, had little left for the stretch run. 1st I'm Wide Awake ( W D L Cruz 120 ) 2nd St Andrews ( L Fuentes 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Colt Fiction ( R Vazquez 120 ) 0.30L 6th Lightning Struck ( R Bejarano 120 ) 4.25L See full results | R Bejarano 54.4kg 4.25L | 6 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 07-Jan-24 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 46.00 in mid pack early, dropped to the inside turn, finished willingly up the rail to be up in the final strides for the place, not a threat to the winner. 1st Shady Empire ( H Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( R Zimmerman 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Speight And Malice ( C Torres 120 ) 0.20L See full results | R Zimmerman 54.4kg 3.25L | 2 (10) |
| Prairie Meadows 16-Sep-23 1610m FIRM (of $14,097), Winning Time: 01:38.650, SP: 21.00 3wd tn,no late threat 1st Time Machine ( G Corbett 123 ) 2nd T Bones Trick ( K Jordan 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Hard Attack ( K Roman 123 ) 6.75L 4th Lightning Struck ( R Zimmerman 123 , Cd 0 ) 10.50L | R Zimmerman 55.8kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 4 (8) |
| Prairie Meadows 22-Aug-23 1210m FIRM (of $21,018), Winning Time: 01:10.890, SP: 4.00 Insde tn,tip 3,in time 1st Lightning Struck ( A Martinez 124 ) 2nd Gambler Rocket ( W D L Cruz 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Pure Rocket ( E Gonzalez 124 ) 0.30L | A Martinez 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Prairie Meadows 01-Aug-23 1210m FIRM (of $13,500), Winning Time: 01:10.520, SP: 16/1 Inside,ang 3w1/4,up 1st Lightning Struck ( A Martinez 120 ) 2nd Caseys Memory ( K Roman 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Far From Final ( A J Triana 124 ) 1.75L | A Martinez 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Prairie Meadows 04-Jul-23 1210m FIRM (of $13,680), Winning Time: 01:10.230, SP: 7/1 Ins tn,3w bid upr,gain 1st Gerard ( R Zimmerman 122 ) 2nd Tizhotndusty ( W D L Cruz 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Lightning Struck ( A Pusac 122 ) 1.50L | A Pusac 55.3kg 1.50L | 3 (6) |
| Prairie Meadows 29-May-23 1610m FIRM (of $16,680), Winning Time: 01:38.640, SP: 13/2 Early bid, retreated 1st Its A Wrap ( A Birzer 124 ) 2nd Hard Attack ( R Zimmerman 124 ) 6.50L 3rd Bumperdoo ( K Tohill 124 ) 5.50L 4th Lightning Struck ( K Jordan 124 , Cd 0 ) 21.50L | K Jordan 56.2kg, Cd 0 21.50L | 4 (5) |
| Oaklawn Park 29-Apr-23 1210m FIRM (of $24,000), Winning Time: 01:10.990, SP: 8/1 Off step slow,belated 1st Espionage ( K Jordan 125 ) 2nd Lightning Struck ( C Torres 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Colonel Klink ( R Zimmerman 121 ) 0.30L | C Torres 54.9kg 2.50L | 2 (8) |
| Lone Star Park 11-Jul-22 1610m R2 Race 2 $21,735 (of $34,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.050 was allowed to settled while two wide, was saving ground on the backstretch to rally three wide on the far turn into the stretch and was up at the wire. 1st Lightning Struck ( C A Torres 119 ) 2nd Beyond Hello ( J L Alvarez 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Tale Twister ( R Guerra 122 ) 4.00L See full results | C A Torres 54kg | 1 (5) |
| Lone Star Park 25-Jun-22 1310m FIRM R7 Race 7 $3,450 (of $34,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.380 showed no early foot, racing four wide, then closed well down the lane to get up for show and just getting outnodded for place. 1st El Pando ( I V Diego 119 ) 2nd Chief Brady ( J Melancon 121 ) 4.25L 3rd Lightning Struck ( S Elliott 121 ) 4.30L See full results | S Elliott 54.9kg 4.30L | 3 (10) |
| Lone Star Park 22-May-22 1510m GOOD R1 Race 1 $3,450 (of $34,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.820 settled five wide down the backstretch, made a mild bid on the far turn into the stretch and was just up for show. 1st Keen Cat ( E Valdez-jiminez 119 ) 2nd Big Chopper ( G Mora 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Lightning Struck ( S Elliott 119 ) 3.75L See full results | S Elliott 54kg 3.75L | 3 (6) |
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