The Black Caviar family has continued to excel, with half-brother All Too Hard running away with his second race victory in the 2012 VRC Sires Produce Stakes at Flemington today.
The two-year-old colt made headlines when he was purchased in April last year for $1.025…
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 March. The Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the Australian Cup (2000m) are the two elite Group 1 races held at the meeting while there are another two Group 2 races and two Group 3 races.
The VRC Sires Produce Stakes is a 1400m sprint race four two-year-olds at set weights worth $300,000 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 $1million 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 2012 will be run on Saturday March 10, 2012.
| VRC Sires Produce Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | March 10, 2012 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Conditions: | 2YO Open – Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300 000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1862 |
This VRC Sires Produce Stakes History is one of the oldest races held at Flemington, first run in 1862 when Musidora was victorious. It was originally run over 1 mile 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 History 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.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
