2013 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field Released

A promising line-up of youngsters will take to the Flemington track this Saturday in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2013 which has drawn a capacity field of two-year-olds.

Twilight Royale has the right form for a win in the 2013 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart.

Set to run as Newmarket Handicap Day Race 3 at 1:20pm (AEST) the $220,000 Group 2 Henry Bucks Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) field originally drew 16 starters plus three emergencies.

First emergency Mubakkir has since gained a start however following the early scratching of the Peter Snowden-trained San Diego who drew a horror barrier of 18.

There are five last start winners in the VRC Sires’ Produce field this weekend the most notable of which is Bjorn Baker’s Twilight Royale.

Drawn in gate 10 with Michael Rodd to ride the Testa Rossa filly has won two of her four starts to date most recently taking out the Inglis Premier by an impressive 2.5 lengths at Mornington on February 13.

The third placegetter from that race, Lannister, is also accepted for the Sires’ Produce but Mick Price’s Reaan colt drew terribly with gate 17.

The other last-start winners looking for back-to-back wins are then the David Payne-trained Rutherglen drawn ideally in gate two with Craig Williams to ride as they come off a big three length effort over 1300m at Newcastle, Consorting, the Peter Moody-trained Weinholt who thrashed their rivals at Ballarat by seven lengths on February 21 and Adelaide raider Gamblin Guru coming off a win back home a fortnight ago.

The Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas-trained New Approach gelding is the only horse that won on debut and backs up in the Sires’ Produce which was the form for last year’s winner, Black Caviar’s spruik half-brother All Too Hard.

All Too Hard won the race at just their second start on the back of a Talindert Stakes victory.

All Too Hard has since become one of the most valuable stud prospects in history having won the Caulfield Guineas, CF Orr Stakes and the Futurity Stakes.

Also in the mix this Saturday are the likes of Robbie Laing’s well-tried Charge Forward colt Direct Charge who won the Group 3 HKJC Maribyrnong Plate last November at the track, local hope Epic Saga and Snitzel colt Shamus Award coming off a credible fifth to Miracles Of Life in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes.

Check out the complete 2013 Henry Bucks Sires’ Produce Stakes field, barriers, jockeys and weights in the table below.

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2013 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw

Flemington Race 3 – 1:20pm (AEST) – 09/03/2013

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	541635	DIRECT CHARGE	Robbie Laing	Ben Melham	13	56.5kg	72
2	33×35	SHAMUS AWARD	Danny O’Brien	Nicholas Hall	3	56.5kg	66
3	04×34	LANNISTER	Mick Price	Dale Smith	17	56.5kg	61
4	1	GAMBLIN’ GURU	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Ms Clare Lindop	7	56.5kg	66
5	31	RUTHERGLEN	David Payne	Craig Williams	2	56.5kg	62
6	4×1	WEINHOLT	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	9	56.5kg	62
7	13	EPIC SAGA	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	5	56.5kg	62
8	34	SLEW LEFT	Michael Templeton	Ibrahim Gundogdu	16	56.5kg	60
9	81	CONSORTING	Stephen Hutchinson	Damian Browne	8	56.5kg	62
10	8×3	CHAMPOLLION	Peter Snowden	Steven Arnold	11	56.5kg	61
11	26	NORTHERN JEWEL	Anthony Cummings	Dwayne Dunn	19	56.5kg	60
12	5	GREAT ESTEEM	David Hayes	Glen Boss	14	56.5kg	61
13	2	SAN DIEGO	Peter Snowden	–	18	56.5kg	60
14	5	PARFURI	Peter Snowden	Brett Prebble	4	56.5kg	59
15	1221	TWILIGHT ROYALE	Bjorn Baker	Michael Rodd	10	54.5kg	78
16	54	POLITENESS	Robert Smerdon	Craig Newitt	6	54.5kg	61
17e	3	MUBAKKIR	David Hayes	Jake Noonan	15	56.5kg	60
18e	5	GRAVITATIONAL	Danny O’Brien	Noel Callow	12	56.5kg	60
19e	4	MISTA SPOT	Anthony Freedman	Tim Clark	1	56.5kg	59