Lightning Struck (USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

27-Mar-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Practical Joke

Dam

Stone Hope

Prize Money

$266910

Trainer

Robertino Diodoro

Owners

8 Star Racing

About

Lightning Struck is a 6yo horse from the United States trained by Robertino Diodoro. He is by the stallion Practical Joke out of the dam Stone Hope. The horse has accumulated six wins so far. Its biggest victory arrived on 5th Nov 2024 at Zia Park, where it captured the $59,999 Race 3. Over its career it has been a reliable money‑maker for bettors; if you had backed Lightning Struck from the start, you would have earned a 68% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Churchill Downs 12-Sep-25 1207m R8 Race 8 (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.	A Cedillo 54.9kg 10.00L	6 (9)
Ellis Park 03-Aug-25 1207m R3 Race 3 $506 (of $46,251) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: 9.00 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.	L Machado 55.3kg 12.00L	6 (8)
Churchill Downs 22-Jun-25 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $4,970 (of $71,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.310, SP: 5.00 chased in the four path, swung from the six path under a drive into the lane, and kept on.	I O Jr 53.5kg 1.75L	4 (9)
Churchill Downs 01-Jun-25 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $12,800 (of $64,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.840, SP: 11.00 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.	C A Torres 53.5kg 0.25L	2 (11)
Oaklawn Park 27-Apr-25 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $25,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.680, SP: 12.00 Vied4w turn,rebid btwn	J Elliott 53.5kg	1 (8)
Will Rogers Downs 03-Apr-25 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 6.00 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.	R E Eramia 54kg 0.05L	2 (6)
Oaklawn Park 09-Mar-25 1207m FIRM R11 Race 11 $286 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 12.00 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.	M Chuan 54.4kg 13.25L	9 (11)
Oaklawn Park 09-Feb-25 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.770, SP: 7.00 in the second flight off the inside, three wide turning for home, set down, getting to the runner up late, clear of the others.	M Chuan 56.2kg 3.50L	3 (9)
Oaklawn Park 26-Jan-25 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $2,167 (of $127,951) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.220 failed to muster a closing response while racing outside.	M Chuan 56.2kg 2.55L	5 (7)
Oaklawn Park 04-Jan-25 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $22,680 (of $36,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.820, SP: 20.00 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.	M Chuan 56.2kg	1 (11)
Zia Park 03-Dec-24 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,800 (of $40,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.880, SP: 9.00 raced off the pace on the inside through the early going, came around the turn in the three path and showed no kick.	A J J Jr 55.8kg 5.25L	4 (5)
Zia Park 20-Nov-24 1207m GOOD R4 Race 4 $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.340 chased the leader on the inside through the opening quarter, came around the bend in the two path and kept on in the lane.	A J J Jr 55.8kg 2.10L	3 (6)
Zia Park 05-Nov-24 1207m GOOD R3 Race 3 $37,800 (of $59,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.580, SP: 9.00 3-w, drew clear	A J J Jr 54.9kg	1 (6)
Arapahoe Park 12-Oct-24 1207m FIRM (of $12,000), Winning Time: 01:11.010, SP: 8/1 Well plcd3w,nomatch	J Ironeyes 56.2kg 1.50L	2 (8)
Arapahoe Park 20-Sep-24 1408m FIRM (of $10,800), Winning Time: 01:25.490, SP: 9/4 Shrdcmd,grudgingly	J Ironeyes 56.2kg 1.00L	2 (7)
Arapahoe Park 08-Sep-24 1207m FIRM (of $12,000), Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 7/5 Led, dueled, denied	N Haar 56.2kg 0.15L	2 (4)
Prairie Meadows 11-Aug-24 1207m FIRM (of $21,540), Winning Time: 01:09.020, SP: 16/1 Press pace,faded lane	K Jordan 55.3kg, Cd 0 8.25L	6 (7)
Louisiana Downs 11-Jul-24 1408m FIRM R5 $2,700 (of $8,100), Winning Time: 01:23.020, SP: 13/5 Stlkd3w,ltbid,2ndbst	J Dominguez 55.3kg 3.25L	2 (6)
Louisiana Downs 25-Jun-24 1207m FIRM R6 $2,101 (of $15,600), Winning Time: 01:11.540, SP: 10/1 Ins,angld 3/16,game	A Castillo 55.3kg 2.50L	3 (8)
Lone Star Park 08-Jun-24 1408m FIRM $3,800 (of $11,400), Winning Time: 01:23.930, SP: 6/1 Brk out,bp,wllngly,hng	R Eramia 56.2kg 0.20L	2 (5)
Evangeline Downs 24-May-24 1207m FIRM (of $12,300), Winning Time: 01:10.090, SP: 33/10 Outside rally, up 2nd	C J Mcmahon 54.4kg 4.00L	2 (7)
Oaklawn Park 04-May-24 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,240 (of $19,200) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.450, SP: 18/1 4w 1/4, mild rally	J Court 53.5kg 0.15L	4 (10)
Oaklawn Park 28-Apr-24 1207m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $22,200) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.420, SP: 50/1 No menace off rail	C Barbosa 54kg, Cd 50.8kg 11.25L	8 (10)
Oaklawn Park 05-Apr-24 1207m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $22,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.370, SP: 10/1 Improvd,no real threat	F Arrieta 53.5kg 8.25L	5 (9)
Oaklawn Park 23-Mar-24 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $31,750) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.460, SP: 16/1 Little impact 3w	C Barbosa 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg 5.50L	6 (9)
Oaklawn Park 20-Feb-24 1207m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $27,940) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: 13/2 One paced 2p	H Hernandez 56.2kg 8.25L	5 (8)
Oaklawn Park 29-Jan-24 1207m GOOD R4 Race 4 (of $38,100) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.460, SP: 11/1 Little left drive	R Bejarano 54.4kg 4.25L	6 (9)
Oaklawn Park 07-Jan-24 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.920 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.	R Zimmerman 54.4kg 3.25L	2 (10)
Prairie Meadows 16-Sep-23 1609m FIRM (of $13,320), Winning Time: 01:38.650, SP: 20/1 3wd tn,no late threat	R Zimmerman 55.8kg, Cd 0 10.50L	4 (8)
Prairie Meadows 22-Aug-23 1207m FIRM (of $19,860), Winning Time: 01:10.890, SP: 3/1 Insde tn,tip 3,in time	A Martinez 56.2kg	1 (8)
Prairie Meadows 01-Aug-23 1207m FIRM (of $13,500), Winning Time: 01:10.520, SP: 16/1 Inside,ang 3w1/4,up	A Martinez 54.4kg	1 (7)
Prairie Meadows 04-Jul-23 1207m FIRM (of $13,680), Winning Time: 01:10.230, SP: 7/1 Ins tn,3w bid upr,gain	A Pusac 55.3kg 1.50L	3 (6)
Prairie Meadows 29-May-23 1609m FIRM (of $16,680), Winning Time: 01:38.640, SP: 13/2 Early bid, retreated	K Jordan 56.2kg, Cd 0 21.50L	4 (5)
Oaklawn Park 29-Apr-23 1207m FIRM (of $24,000), Winning Time: 01:10.990, SP: 8/1 Off step slow,belated	C Torres 54.9kg 2.50L	2 (8)
Lone Star Park 11-Jul-22 1609m 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.	C A Torres 54kg	1 (5)
Lone Star Park 25-Jun-22 1307m 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.	S Elliott 54.9kg 4.30L	3 (10)
Lone Star Park 22-May-22 1508m 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.	S Elliott 54kg 3.75L	3 (6)