Lightning Handicap Race Information
The Lightning Handicap is a 1000 metre quality handicap race run by the Brisbane Racing Club in June. It is held at Eagle Farm as part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
- Race Type: Listed
- Distance: 1000 metres
- Conditions: Quality handicap
- Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
- Prizemoney: $160,000
- Date: Saturday 8 June 2024
Lightning Handicap Race History
See the 2024 Lightning Handicap Preview and results.
See the 2023 Lightning Handicap Preview and results.
See the 2022 Lightning Handicap Preview and results.
See the 2021 Lightning Handicap Preview and results.
Coming soon.
Useful Facts
Last mare to win: Boomnova (2022)
Multiple winners: Pittance (2000 & 2001);
Fastest time (1000m): Helter Skelter (2001) 0:56:30
Interesting trivia:
Past winners of the Lightning Handicap
Winners of past Lightning Handicaps include horses that go on to win major spring races.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2024 | Steady Ready | Golden Boom | Rubiquitous |
| 2023 | Petronius | Athelric | Deepour |
| 2022 | Boomnova | Garibaldi | Usmanov |
| 2021 | Usmanov | Boomtown Lass | Doctor Zous |
| 2020 | **Race not run ** | ||
| 2019 | Plague Stone | Tycoon Ace | Amanaat |
| 2018 | Tarzan | Tumbler | Nieta |
| 2017 | Snitty Kitty | Upstart Pride | Prompt Return |
| 2016 | Executed | Glenbawn Dame | Hardline |
| 2015 | Whittington | Rocky King | The Storeman |
| 2014 | Cape Kidnappers | Big Money | Rocky King |
| 2013 | Howmuchdoyouloveme | Delago Bolt | I’m Cool |
| 2012 | Griffon | Royal Bender | Audacious Spirit |
| 2011 | Trusted Partner | Warrior Girl | Facile Tigre |
| 2010 | Daunting Lad | First Command | Another Takeover |
| 2009 | Keano | Black Ink | News Alert |
| 2008 | Devil Inside | Fritz’s Princess | Stolit |
| 2007 | Sequallan | Sectagonal | Words Of Magic |
| 2006 | Starlactic | Imprisoned | Helter Skelter |
| 2005 | Helter Skelter | Grandway Shogun | Carolina’s Boy |
| 2004 | Golden Snitch | La Serenade | Lion Safari |
| 2003 | Pembleton | Koochie | Ceffyl |
| 2002 | Alpine Express | Pittance | Great Crusader |
| 2001 | Pittance | Golden Eye | Alpine Express |
| 2000 | Pittance | Dash Of Bay | King Lotto |
| 1999 | Major Victory | Gold Tooth Malouf | Step Spritely |
| 1998 | Dance Beat | Turpentine | Cangronde |