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The Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is one of the races held on the exciting Super Saturday of Racing at the esteemed Flemington Racecourse in early-mid March during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the Australian Cup (2000m) are the two elite Group 1 races held at the meeting, while there are a host of other Group status support acts on the card including the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes.

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is a 1400m sprint race four two-year-olds at set weights worth $200,000 in prize money. The young sprinters contesting the Sires Produce Stakes may have previously competed in the most prestigious race for two-year-olds at the carnival, the Group 1 $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) a fortnight earlier at Caulfield.

As the first two-year-old group race at a distance greater than 1200m during the carnival, the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is commonly won by a quality galloper that has run strongly and proven themselves at the increased distance.

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday March 7, 2020 and was won in a boilver by Lunar Fox. 

2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 7, 2020
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	2YO Open – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000
Inaugurated:	1862

2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Lunar Fox
• 2nd: #1 Larimer Street
• 3rd: #2 Ole Kirk

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2020 results saw the Terry & Karina O’Sullivan-trained colt Lunar Fox back-up from a tough win at Ballarat to score a big upset as an underrated $26 chance thanks to a gun ride by jockey Brett Prebble. Prebble and Terry O’Sullivan combined 17 years after their success in the same race when the event held Group 1 status.

Click here to read more on the good 2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes win by Lunar Fox.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	5	LUNAR FOX	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	Brett Prebble	–	3	56.5kg	$26
2	1	LARIMER STREET	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Craig Williams	0.75L	6	56.5kg	$4.80
3	2	OLE KIRK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	0.85L	4	56.5kg	$4.60F
4	11	SUROOJ	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jamie Kah	2.1L	1	54.5kg	$13
5	12	QUEEN OF ROCKS	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Daniel Stackhouse	2.85L	5	54.5kg	$41
6	10	CLOUDBREAKER	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damian Lane	3.25L	7	54.5kg	$13
7	6	MACCABEE	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	John Allen	3.45L	8	56.5kg	$7.50
8	7	ALBUKHTURI (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	3.55L	11	56.5kg	$13
9	3	HOLYFIELD	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	4.3L	10	56.5kg	$5
10	8	THE CATCH	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Michael Dee	6.55L	9	56.5kg	$31
11	9	THE WATCHMAN	Greg Eurell	Glen Boss	7.8L	2	56.5kg	$12
–	4	GLENFIDDICH	Robbie Griffiths	Dean Yendall	–	0	–	–

2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Betting Odds

The season’s latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2020 odds and betting market links on the two-year-old hopefuls will be found below the week of the race with prices provided by Ladbrokes.com.au.

2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field

The annual VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of promising two-year-olds showing the potential to stay 1400m – 1600m. Runners may be graduates of the Blue Diamond Stakes field and be Sydney-bound later in the autumn targeting the more lucrative $1 million Group 1 Inglis Sires’ (1400m) at Randwick during April’s ‘The Championships’.

The official 2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is set for release on Wednesday March 4, 2020 and will be published below.

A dozen two-year-olds make-up the 2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes field this ‘Super Saturday’ with narrow favourite Larimer Street drawn midfield in barrier six. The Team Hawkes’ Written Tycoon colt Ole Kirk looks the danger in barrier four after winning the Talindert Stakes last start at the track.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	23	LARIMER STREET	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Craig Williams	6	56.5kg	67
2	1	OLE KIRK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	4	56.5kg	72
3	11	HOLYFIELD	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	10	56.5kg	69
4	59×250	GLENFIDDICH	Robbie Griffiths	Dean Yendall	12	56.5kg	66
5	5×521	LUNAR FOX	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	Brett Prebble	3	56.5kg	62
6	1	MACCABEE	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	John Allen	8	56.5kg	63
7	3	ALBUKHTURI (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	11	56.5kg	61
8	55	THE CATCH	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Michael Dee	9	56.5kg	59
9	4	THE WATCHMAN	Greg Eurell	Glen Boss	2	56.5kg	61
10	211	CLOUDBREAKER	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damian Lane	7	54.5kg	67
11	13	SUROOJ	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	1	54.5kg	63
12	3×37	QUEEN OF ROCKS	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Daniel Stackhouse	5	54.5kg	62

2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Nominations

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2020 nominations are taken by Racing Victoria the Monday leading-up to Super Saturday and will be available below.

The 2020 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes nominations attracted 18 juveniles including the progressive Brazen Beau colt Larimer Street out to break his maiden status after a third in the Inglis Millennium last start.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	23	LARIMER STREET	C	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	1	56.5kg	67
2	1	OLE KIRK	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	2	56.5kg	72
3	211	CLOUDBREAKER	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	3	54.5kg	67
4	11	HOLYFIELD	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4	56.5kg	69
5	59×250	GLENFIDDICH	C	2	Robbie Griffiths	5	56.5kg	66
6	354	AMISH BOY	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	6	56.5kg	64
7	5×521	LUNAR FOX	C	2	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	7	56.5kg	62
8	13	SUROOJ	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	8	54.5kg	63
9	3×37	QUEEN OF ROCKS	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	9	54.5kg	62
10	1	MACCABEE	G	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	10	56.5kg	63
11	445	TOSCANINI	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	11	56.5kg	61
12	48	SEA WITNESS	C	2	Byron Cozamanis	12	56.5kg	61
13	3	ALBUKHTURI (NZ)	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	13	56.5kg	61
14	48	ART GLASS	F	2	Grahame Begg	14	54.5kg	59
15	4	THE WATCHMAN	G	2	Greg Eurell	15	56.5kg	61
16	55	THE CATCH	C	2	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	16	56.5kg	59
17	4	OBLIGATORY	C	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	17	56.5kg	61
18	98	STORM’S COLOURS	G	2	Anthony Chibnall	18	56.5kg	60

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes History

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is one of the oldest races held at Flemington, first run in 1862 when Musidora was victorious. It was originally run over 1 mile (1600m) until 1919 when the race distance was changed to six furlongs. From 1920 the event was held over the increased length of seven furlongs and was converted to 1400m in 1972.

The VRC Sires Produce Stakes race was demoted from a Group 1 to a Group 2 event in 2005. The race has previously been known as the Flemington Stakes, Sapling Stakes and the Ascot Vale Stakes.

Notable VRC Sires Produce Stakes winners from recent years include All Too Hard (2012) and a subsequent Caulfield Cup winning mare in Jameka (2015).

Recent VRC Sires Produce Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Lunar Fox	1 minute 24.29 seconds
	2nd	Larimer Street
	3rd	Ole Kirk
2019 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	La Tene	1 minute 22.92 seconds
	2nd	Dalasan
	3rd	Fling
2018 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Not A Single Cent	1 minute 23.40 seconds
	2nd	Seberate
	3rd	Akkadian
2017 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Sircconi	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Aspect
	3rd	Feng Chu
2016 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Seaburge	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Detective
	3rd	Revolving Door
2015 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Jameka	1 minute 24.6 seconds
	2nd	Lazumba
	3rd	Sampeah
2014 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Zululand	1 minute 24.3 seconds
	2nd	Awesome Rock
	3rd	Marcado
2013 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Twilight Royale	1 minute 23.35 seconds
	2nd	Shamus Award
	3rd	Great Esteem
2012 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	All Too Hard	1 minute 22.5 seconds
	2nd	Pronto Pronto
	3rd	Road Trippin
2011 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Running Tall	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Decircles
	3rd	Grand Britannia
2010 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Shamrocker	1 minute 23.54 seconds
	2nd	Willow Creek
	3rd	Yosei
2009 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Rostova	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Bombay Sling
	3rd	Gathering
2008 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Von Costa De Hero	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Carnero
	3rd	Burgeis
2007 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Incumbent	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Marching
	3rd	Below Zero
2006 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	De Lago Mist	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Ulfah
	3rd	Danever
2005 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Danger Looms	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Under The Floor
	3rd	Ferocity
2004 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Barely A Moment	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Big Poppa Pump
	3rd	Kylikwong
2003 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Winestock	1 minute 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Fresh Boy
	3rd	Hammerbeam
2002 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Pillaging	1 minute 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Delago Brom
	3rd	Tom Coureuse
2001 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Spectatorial	1 minute 25.3 seconds
	2nd	Tuscanos
	3rd	Valkyrian
2000 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Preserve	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Ponton Flyer
	3rd	Happy Morning