Black Caviar Lightning 2026 - Barrier Draw & Final Field

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Last updated: Wed 11 Feb 2026 00:01

Bets.com.au Staff 11 Feb 2026

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The barrier draw has been conducted for the 2026 Black Caviar Lightning
Eight runners make up the final field
This 1000m Group 1 headlines the February 14 card from Flemington

Tentyris has drawn barrier seven in the Black Caviar Lightning. (Getty)

The Black Caviar Lightning Stakes will be the first Group 1 of the 2026 calendar year in Australia, with the 1000m sprint headlining the February 14 meeting at Flemington Racecourse.

Black Caviar Lightning 2026 - Barriers & Final Field
Black Caviar Lightning Winners

Tentyris (barrier 7) shapes as a leading contender after impressing in his most recent spring appearance, when the Godolphin colt scored a stylish victory in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. While the three-year-old was accepted for the Champions Sprint seven days later, he became fractious at the barriers and was subsequently scratched.

Giga Kick (barrier 6) won that renewal of the Champions Sprint and, after a lean period the previous season following injury, has returned to form with two wins from as many spring runs.

Beiwacht (barrier 3) was defeated four lengths by Tentyris in the Coolmore Stud Stakes; however, he was a dominant winner of The Golden Rose prior to that, running fast time when accounting for a strong lineup that included Tempted, Sixties and Autumn Boy.

The consistent Baraqiel (barrier 5) has recorded eight wins and four placings from 13 appearances, including a Group 1 breakthrough over this trip in the Moir Stakes last spring, although he is yet to win in three attempts down the Flemington straight.

From eight starts, My Gladiola (barrier 8) has recorded two wins and five placings, with one of those victories coming up the Flemington straight at Listed level in spring, followed by two straight-track seconds.

Black Caviar Lightning 2026 - Barriers & Final Field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Giga Kick	Clayton Douglas	Ethan Brown	6	58.5kg
2	Baraqiel	Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin	Ben Allen	5	58.5kg
3	Benedetta	Ciaron Maher	Jamie Melham	1	56.5kg
4	Tentyris	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damian Lane	7	55.5kg
5	Beiwacht	Chris Waller	Ben Melham	3	55.5kg
6	Marhoona	Michael Freedman	Michael Dee	4	53.5kg
7	My Gladiola	John McArdle	Jamie Mott	8	53.5kg
8	Military Tycoon	Ciaron Maher	Harry Coffey	2	53.5kg

Black Caviar Lightning Winners

Run in mid-February, the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes is one of Melbourne’s premier sprint contests, showcasing elite speed over the 1000m down the famous Flemington straight.

Carrying a prize pool of $1 million, the Lightning is one of two Group 1 sprints staged at Flemington during the autumn carnival, alongside the Newmarket Handicap, and regularly attracts the nation’s leading short-course performers.

The race was formerly known as the Lightning Stakes before being renamed to honour the legendary Black Caviar, following her historic hat-trick of victories between 2011 and 2013.

Recent editions of the race have been claimed by Coolangatta in 2023, Imperatriz in 2024, and Skybird in 2025, underlining the event’s continued standing as a key early-season sprinting target.