Black Caviar Lightning Stakes: Date, how to watch, past winners and more

bet365 News Team Updated: 08 Feb 25 08:54

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race which takes place at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne each February.

Raced at weight for age over 1000 metres, the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes attracts the best sprinters in the land.

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes is Flemington’s first Group 1 race on the calendar and has $1million in prize money up for grabs.

Here is everything you need to know about the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes.

Black Caviar Lightning Stakes date

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes is Flemington’s first Group 1 race on the calendar and takes place in February each year.

The 2025 edition will take place on Saturday 15th February.

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes is the feature race on the card and although the exact time has yet to be announced, in 2024 it was Race 8.

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes is raced down the famous straight at the iconic Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria.

In 2007 the race was held at Moonee Valley Racecourse as Flemington underwent some refurbishment work.

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes will be shown free-to-air on Channel 7 and also via the 7plus app.

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes was known as the Lightning Stakes up until 2013, when it was changed to the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes.

It was done so in honour of the legendary Australian sprinter Black Caviar, who won the race in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

It was first raced in 1955 as a Principal Race, before being upgraded to Group 2 in 1980 and then Group 1 in 1987.

Gay Vista was the first ever winner of the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes.

The total prize fund for the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes stands at a cool $1million.

The winner of the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes takes home $600,000, second place $180,000 and third $90,000.

Imperatriz won the 2024 edition of the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes for trainer Mark Walker and jockey Opie Bosson.

Black Caviar is the most famous winner of the race, taking the honours in 2011, 2012 and 2013, leading to the race being named after him.

Mahogany is among the horses to win it twice, in 1995 and 1997.

Switzerland is the hot fancy to win the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes, priced at 3.50.

Glowing Empire can be backed at 4.50, I Am Me is available at 5.00 and Traffic Warden is next in the betting at 9.00.

Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.