Fields and barriers for Saturday’s 2025 Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes day at Flemington

Chris Waller’s gun colt will jump from barrier seven in Saturday’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington, with Growing Empire right alongside him in six.

Star colt Switzerland will make his return on Saturday. Picture: Morgan Hancock / Racing Photos

A handful of Australia’s top three-year-old colts will feature in Saturday’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington.

Switzerland, Growing Empire and Traffic Warden were among the 12 which accepted for Saturday’s feature event in Melbourne.

Chris Waller’s star colt Switzerland – winner of the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes down the Flemington straight last November – will jump from gate seven, one outside of The Everest placegetter Growing Empire.

Group 1 winners Mornington Glory, Mazu and Benedetta also feature in the acceptances for the Black Caviar Lightning.

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BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING FINAL FIELD AND BARRIERS
No - Horse - Trainer - Jockey - Barrier - Weight
1 – MAZU - Joseph Pride - Ben Melham - 11 - 58.5kg
2 – MORNINGTON GLORY - Gavin Bedggood - Ethan Brown - 9 - 58.5kg
3 – JOYFUL FORTUNE - Ben, Will & JD Hayes - Harry Coffey - 1 - 58.5kg
4 – WAY TO THE STARS - Matthew Smith - 8 - 58.5kg
5 – PHILOSOPHER - Enver Jusufovic - Michael Dee - 10 - 58.5kg
6 – I AM ME - Ciaron Maher - Blake Shinn - 12 - 56.5kg
7 – BENEDETTA - Jason Warren - Daniel Stackhouse - 2 - 56.5kg
8 – STRETAN ANGEL - Phillip Stokes - Lachlan Neindorf - 5 - 56.5kg
9 – SKYBIRD - Mitchell Freedman - John Allen - 3 - 56.5kg
10 – GROWING EMPIRE - Ciaron Maher - Mark Zahra - 6 - 55.5kg
11 – SWITZERLAND - Chris Waller - James McDonald - 7 - 55.5kg
12 – TRAFFIC WARDEN - James Cummings - Jamie Melham - 4 - 55.5kg

The Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) is set to feature as the co-main event with a field of 16 set to do battle.

Other black type races across the 10 race card include the Desirable Stakes (1400m) for three-year-old fillies and The Elms Handicap (1400m).

Originally published as Fields and barriers for Saturday’s 2025 Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes day at Flemington