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Victoria Derby Field News
The Victoria Derby field is where Australia’s premier staying test for three-year-olds begins to take shape, bringing together the season’s leading classic contenders for the prestigious Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington. Each year, the VRC Derby field features a mix of proven staying prospects, emerging spring stars, and elite three-year-olds progressing through key lead-up races such as the Moonee Valley Vase, Spring Champion Stakes, and Caulfield Classic. As one of the highlights of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the official Victoria Derby 2026 field attracts enormous interest from punters, with barrier draws, jockey bookings, and final acceptances all playing a crucial role in shaping the betting markets. On this page, you’ll find the confirmed 2026 Victoria Derby field, including every runner, barrier, jockey, trainer, and weight, along with the latest race updates, market movers, and form insights as the next generation of staying stars lines up for Australia’s most prestigious three-year-old classic.
Bet on the 2026 Victoria Derby Field
| 2. Stormy Marco (14) 57kgx2954 | |||
| 14. Cold Shower (4) 57kg316 | |||
| 16. Quick Finish (9) 55kg5111 | |||
| 5. Murshidi (16) 57kgx7321 | |||
| 3. True Rebel (15) 57kg3121 | |||
| 8. Cignetti (10) 57kgx1233 | |||
| 1. Cormier (3) 57kgx0843 | |||
| 4. King Snitz (5) 57kg9311 | |||
| 9. Icy You (8) 57kg21242 | |||
| 6. Vallice (12) 57kg44522 | |||
| 13. Russian Rock (6) 57kg3×154 | |||
| 12. Written Empire (2) 57kg4136 | |||
| 7. Skua (11) 57kg31662 | |||
| 10. True Tone (13) 57kg44213 | |||
| 15. King Winston (7) 57kg0245 | |||
| 17. Meet The Prince (1) 57kgx0622 | |||
| 11. Hierarchy (4)SCRATCHED: | |||
| 18. Locked In (8)SCRATCHED: | |||
The Group 1 $3 million Victoria Derby (2500m) is the feature race on Victoria Derby Day, which kicks off the Melbourne Cup Carnival, and the Victoria Derby field features a line-up of the season’s best three-year-old stayers.
The 2026 Victoria Derby field is due for release on Wednesday of race week, three days before the race runs on Saturday, October 31, 2026 – the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup takes place on the first Tuesday of November.
2026 Victoria Derby Field, Nominations & Acceptance Dates
- 2026 Victoria Derby Nominations: Close on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 12:00pm (AEDT).
- 2026 Victoria Derby Final Field: Released on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 9:30am (AEDT).
As an indication of horses likely to contest the Victoria Derby field it is a good idea to watch the earlier three-year-old races like the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) held a few weeks earlier.
2026 Victoria Derby Final Field
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 2026 Victoria Derby field is released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.
The official Victoria Derby 2026 final field is now out featuring a capacity line-up of three-year-old stayers including the Danny O’Brien-trained Vase winner True Rebel with a nasty barrier 17 draw to overcome and Shane Jackson’s flying Snitzel colt King Snitz chasing a hat trick off a lead-up Group 3 Caulfield Classic victory.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2026 Victoria Derby field and betting markets.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Cormier
J: Jamie Mott
T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich |
2×0843 | C | 3 | 57kg | |
|
2. Stormy Marco
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
3×2954 | C | 14 | 57kg | |
|
3. True Rebel
J: Billy Egan
T: Danny O’brien |
3121 | G | 15 | 57kg | |
|
4. King Snitz
J: Damian Lane
T: Shane Jackson |
9311 | C | 5 | 57kg | |
|
5. Murshidi
J: Blake Shinn
T: Ciaron Maher |
6×7321 | G | 16 | 57kg | |
|
6. Vallice
J: Mark Zahra
T: Ciaron Maher |
x44522 | C | 12 | 57kg | |
|
7. Skua
J: John Allen
T: Ciaron Maher |
x31662 | C | 11 | 57kg | |
|
8. Cignetti
J: William Pike
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
5×1233 | G | 10 | 57kg | |
|
9. Icy You
J: Craig Williams
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
21242 | G | 8 | 57kg | |
|
10. True Tone
J: Jason Collett
T: Chris Waller |
44213 | C | 13 | 57kg | |
| 11. Hierarchy (4) Scratched: | |||||
|
12. Written Empire
J: Harry Coffey
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
4136 | C | 2 | 57kg | |
|
13. Russian Rock
J: Michael Dee
T: Michael Trotter |
3×154 | G | 6 | 57kg | |
|
14. Cold Shower
J: Jett Stanley
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
316 | G | 4 | 57kg | |
|
15. King Winston
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Greg Eurell |
0245 | G | 7 | 57kg | |
|
16. Quick Finish
J: Jye Mcneil
T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy |
5111 | F | 9 | 55kg | |
|
17. Meet The Prince
J: Jackson Radley
T: Patrick Kearney |
5×0622 | G | 1 | 57kg | |
| 18. Locked In (8) Scratched: | |||||
2026 Victoria Derby Nominations
The official VRC Derby Nominations for 2026 will be announced here once early entries are taken by the VRC.
The confirmed 2026 Victoria Derby nominations are now out featuring a bumper crop of 24 three-year-old stayers led in all-in betting at Neds by Chris Waller’s Spring Champion Stakes fourth placegetter out of Sydney Stormy Marco and the Danny O’Brien-trained Moonee Valley Vase champ True Rebel.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35×1233 | CIGNETTI (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 72 |
| 2 | 316 | COLD SHOWER | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 3 | 122×0843 | CORMIER | C | 3 | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | 86 |
| 4 | 517 | ENCHILADA | C | 3 | Patrick Payne | |
| 5 | 841338 | FRANK WHISPER | C | 3 | Matt Laurie | |
| 6 | 6215 | FRINGILLA | F | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 7 | 4224 | GILGEOUS | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 8 | 3148 | HIERARCHY | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 9 | 21242 | ICY YOU | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 70 |
| 10 | 82169 | JEAN GEORGES (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 11 | 9311 | KING SNITZ | C | 3 | Shane Jackson | 78 |
| 12 | 0245 | KING WINSTON | G | 3 | Greg Eurell | |
| 13 | 9×749 | LOCKED IN | G | 3 | Ken & Kasey Keys | |
| 14 | 5×0622 | MEET THE PRINCE | G | 3 | Patrick Kearney | |
| 15 | 6×7321 | MURSHIDI | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 72 |
| 16 | 5111 | QUICK FINISH | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 80 |
| 17 | 70×413 | REFUSE TO CURTSY | F | 3 | Thomas Carberry | 70 |
| 18 | 3×154 | RUSSIAN ROCK | G | 3 | Michael Trotter | 69 |
| 19 | 2×31662 | SKUA | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 75 |
| 20 | 183×2954 | STORMY MARCO | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 84 |
| 21 | 3121 | TRUE REBEL | G | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 82 |
| 22 | 44213 | TRUE TONE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 23 | 51×44522 | VALLICE | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 76 |
| 24 | 4136 | WRITTEN EMPIRE | C | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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