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The Victoria Derby is the first feature race of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington Racecourse and is run on Derby Day.
The Victoria Derby is one of the best classic races held at Flemington Racecourse as part of the prestigious and highly anticipated Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
This 2500m staying race, run on a left-handed turf course, takes place on the first day of the first of the four Melbourne Cup Carnival meetings each year on the Saturday before the famous Melbourne Cup. A Group 1 event for three-year-olds at set weights, the race is worth over $2 million and takes place in late October or early November.
The 2021 Victoria Derby ran on Saturday October 30, 2021 at Flemington and saw the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained favourite Hitotsu ($4F) salute for the punters.
The Victoria Derby is the highlight event on the famous Victoria Derby Day. VRC Derby Day is one of the most exciting and elite meetings of the entire carnival as every race on the card holds group status, including three other fantastic Group 1 races: the Kennedy Cantala (1600m), Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds and the Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) for the fillies and mares.
Victoria Derby 2021 | |
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Date: | Saturday October 30, 2021 |
Racecourse: | Flemington Racecourse |
Distance: | 2500m |
Conditions: | Three-year-olds at Set Weights |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prizemoney: | $2 million |
Punters can study the form of the horses in the traditional prep race to the Derby, the Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day the weekend before. This lead-up event has been an excellent indication for the Victoria Derby in recent years, with many Derby winners coming via this middle distance race. Johnny Get Angry (3rd in 2020) was the last Vase graduate to win the Victoria Derby.
The Victoria Derby attracts a huge number of bets each year, and Derby day boasts the largest crowd attendance of any of the carnival’s race days. With so many spectators and punters, the betting markets on the Derby are always competitive and lucrative. The Victoria Derby also features in a number of popular betting doubles, including the Victoria Derby / Cox Plate double; Red Anchor (1984) was the last horse to take out this double.
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained favourite Hitotsu ($4) was given a patient ride by John Allen to power home from the back of the field and dominate the 2021 Victoria Derby results for the punters.
The Victoria Derby 2021 Results will be announced here naming which horse is the Victoria Derby 2021 winner and the full 2021 VRC Derby finishing order when the event takes place on Saturday October 30, 2021.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 9 | HITOTSU | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 6 | 57kg | $4F | |||
2 | 3 | ALEGRON | James Cummings | Brett Prebble | 1.75L | 8 | 57kg | $6 | ||
3 | 16 | TEEWATERS | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 3.75L | 3 | 57kg | $31 | ||
4 | 14 | RAGING BULL | David Payne | Michael Dee | 3.95L | 14 | 57kg | $101 | ||
5 | 1 | FORGOT YOU (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 8.2L | 7 | 57kg | $6 | ||
6 | 2 | TUTUKAKA (NZ) | Tony Pike | James McDonald | 9.45L | 10 | 57kg | $10 | ||
7 | 10 | CERBERUS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Thornton | 9.95L | 16 | 57kg | $51 | ||
8 | 6 | CHARACTER | James Cummings | Fred Kersley | 10.45L | 9 | 57kg | $31 | ||
9 | 12 | CLYDE | Gary Portelli | Dean Yendall | 10.85L | 5 | 57kg | $41 | ||
10 | 7 | JUNGLE MAGNATE (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Luke Currie | 10.95L | 4 | 57kg | $17 | ||
11 | 8 | COMMANDER HARRY (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Ms Linda Meech | 11.35L | 12 | 57kg | $41 | ||
12 | 11 | GUNDEC | Symon Wilde | Craig Williams | 11.55L | 2 | 57kg | $81 | ||
13 | 4 | GUNSTOCK (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Jye McNeil | 12.8L | 15 | 57kg | $4.60 | ||
14 | 13 | EL ROCKO | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 32.8L | 13 | 57kg | $151 | ||
15 | 5 | AKIHIRO | Gary Portelli | Ms Rachel King | 33L | 1 | 57kg | $61 | ||
16 | 15 | CHEERFUL MOMENT (NZ) | Lindsey Smith | Blaike McDougall | 63L | 11 | 57kg | $151 | ||
19e | KING OF PHARAOHS | Lindsey Smith | Will Gordon | 0 | ||||||
20e | SPIRIT OF GAYLARD (NZ) | Mitchell Freedman | Jordan Childs | 0 | ||||||
17e | ZOUMON | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Glen Boss | 0 | ||||||
18e | SEBASTIAN THE FOX | Shay Keating | Jarrod Fry | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Check out all the information on which horses to back and sack in this year’s classic on our Victoria Derby tips page, a guide to using the Derby form and history to uncover the season’s Victoria Derby winner.
The Vase form has been the one to follow into the Derby historically and this son of Savabeel was good late running down the tearaway 100/1 leader (stablemate Commander Harry) to win. Think with more distance he’ll be even more dominant and happy to stick with that form-line. He’s been set for this since the Stutt Stakes win, is drawn well and looking to win his way to a Melbourne Cup start here.
The Geelong Classic win by this Tony Pike-trained Kiwi over 2200m was impressive and no doubts he’ll handle the trip. Looks to be improving each run, is a son of gun staying sire Tavistock and faces an acid test here. He stays, but has he the class? There’s big money rolling in for him as he’s backed in from double-figures so might be worth following that money trail.
What an open edition of the Derby! One of the other horses at single-figures is this Godolphin-raced Teofilo gelding coming off a totally different form line. He’s had two goes at HQ without a top three run, but that could change on Saturday with Brett Prebble riding so well and coming aboard. Latest run for third in Sydney’s Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) was eye-catching and that form line has been very good.
Stablemate Gunstock is second-elect and much better fancied, but going out on a limb and suggesting Jungle Magnate is the potential value in this year’s Derby. He flashed from the back to nab third in the Moonee Valley Vase last weekend and should relish the rise in distance. Has placed on a Soft track so could be one of the surprise finishers that best handles the going.
If you want to pick the value in this season’s Victoria Derby odds that will pay off the best, then check out our Victoria Derby odds page.
All-in Victoria Derby betting odds are out months in advance of the race at all-in prices.
See below for the latest Victoria Derby 2021 odds along with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au.
The Victoria Derby field attracts a line-up of the best three-year-old stayers of the season. The VRC Derby field rarely features fillies taking on the colts and geldings, the girls saved for the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) the following Thursday.
Good lead-up races into the Victoria Derby field include the previous weekend’s Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) on Cox Plate Day and the Listed Geelong Classic (2200m) held in late October.
The 2021 Victoria Derby field is released on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.
The official Victoria Derby 2021 final field features a capacity line-up of three-year-old stayers led in betting by Caulfield Classic winning Tavistock colt Gunstock and Forgot You on the quick back-up out of last Saturday’s Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase win.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2021 Victoria Derby field and betting markets.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 388×31161 | FORGOT YOU (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 8 | 57kg | 92 | |
2 | 2231×851 | TUTUKAKA (NZ) | Tony Pike | James McDonald | 12 | 57kg | 80 | |
3 | 5x025x1543 | ALEGRON | James Cummings | Brett Prebble | 9 | 57kg | 80 | |
4 | 4×131 | GUNSTOCK (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Jye McNeil | 19 | 57kg | 80 | |
5 | 571×281254 | AKIHIRO | Gary Portelli | Ms Rachel King | 2 | 57kg | 71 | |
6 | 4×75324142 | CHARACTER | James Cummings | Fred Kersley | 10 | 57kg | 68 | |
7 | 1×823 | JUNGLE MAGNATE (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Luke Currie | 5 | 57kg | 75 | |
8 | 2192 | COMMANDER HARRY (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Ms Linda Meech | 15 | 57kg | 80 | |
9 | 706×15 | HITOTSU | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 7 | 57kg | 76 | |
10 | 331 | CERBERUS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Thornton | 20 | 57kg | 72 | |
11 | 46×216 | GUNDEC | Symon Wilde | Craig Williams | 3 | 57kg | 67 | |
12 | 82×41401 | CLYDE | Gary Portelli | Dean Yendall | 6 | 57kg | 66 | |
13 | 2x738x6526 | EL ROCKO | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 16 | 57kg | 64 | |
14 | 33×516 | RAGING BULL | David Payne | 17 | 57kg | 64 | ||
15 | x5x3218230 | CHEERFUL MOMENT (NZ) | Lindsey Smith | Blaike McDougall | 14 | 57kg | 64 | |
16 | 02313 | TEEWATERS | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 4 | 57kg | 70 | |
17e | 141 | ZOUMON | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Glen Boss | 13 | 57kg | 68 | |
18e | 831834 | SEBASTIAN THE FOX | Shay Keating | Jarrod Fry | 1 | 57kg | 63 | |
19e | 36124 | KING OF PHARAOHS | Lindsey Smith | Will Gordon | 18 | 57kg | 63 | |
20e | 5×15 | SPIRIT OF GAYLARD (NZ) | Mitchell Freedman | Jordan Childs | 11 | 57kg | 65 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The official VRC Derby Nominations for 2021 will be announced here once early entries are taken by the VRC in late September or early October.
The 2021 Victoria Derby nominations close on Tuesday October 5, 2021 and will be made available below.
The Victoria Derby 2021 nominations attracted 63 early entries including the Godolphin-raced Anamoe, Bill Stutt winner Forgot You and all-in favourite Gunstock.
Click here to read more on the key horses in the Victoria Derby 2021 nominations and betting markets.
First acceptances for the 2021 VRC Derby close at midday (local time) on Tuesday October 19, 2021.
If you don’t know the first thing about using a form guide, then don’t worry – our Victory Derby form guide page is here to help. We tell you about what the many common details included in a form guide mean, and how you can use a Victoria Derby form guide to place more informed Victoria Derby bets.
As the Victoria Derby is restricted to three year olds, previous Victoria Derby results aren’t tremendously useful for your betting. However, just in case you need to settle an argument about a previous running of the race, we have a Victoria Derby winners page and Victoria Derby results page to help you out.
Victoria Derby betting is the perfect way to warm up for the Melbourne Cup, which is held just a few days later. For improved results, read our section on Victoria Derby betting including information on placing many exotic bet types like a Victoria Derby trifecta, Victoria Derby quinella, Victoria Derby exacta, or Victoria Derby First Four bet.