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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 Ladbrokes 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 2019 runs on Saturday March 9, 2019 .

2019 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 9, 2019
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	2YO Open – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200, 000
Inaugurated:	1862

2019 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2019 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Betting Odds

The season’s latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2019 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.

2019 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 Ladbrokes 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 2019 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is set for release on Wednesday March 6, 2019 and will be published below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	1×30	HAWKER HURRICANE	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	13	56.5kg	70
2	11	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Craig Williams	12	56.5kg	69
3	2512	OUTLANDOS	Tony McEvoy	Damian Lane	3	56.5kg	63
4	531	DEEP CHILL	David Payne	Hugh Bowman	6	56.5kg	65
5	681	EXETER	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	11	56.5kg	64
6	23	WHYKAYOH	Tony McEvoy	Barend Vorster	5	56.5kg	61
7	3×8	POWER SCHEME	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Brett Prebble	4	56.5kg	60
8	–	SERENGETI	Pat Carey	Rhys McLeod	7	56.5kg	–
9	–	STAREDOWN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	10	56.5kg	–
10	3231	LA TENE	James Cummings	Dwayne Dunn	9	54.5kg	65
11	13	SHE SHAO FLY	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	1	54.5kg	66
12	1	REALLY DISCREET	Phillip Stokes	Ms Kayla Crowther (a)	2	54.5kg	65
13	34	FLING	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jye McNeil	8	54.5kg	61

2019 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Nominations

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2019 nominations are taken by Racing Victoria the Monday leading-up to Super Saturday and will be available below.

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
2019 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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