The VRC Sprint Classic – currently run as the Darley Sprint Classic  – is one of the feature races of Mackinnon Stakes Day at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. While the race has changed it’s name and distance numerous times over the years, it has been won by some of the greats of Australian horse racing including the mighty Phar Lap back in 1930, and two-time champ Black Caviar in 2010 and 2011.

The VRC Sprint Classic is now currently worth $1,500,000 as of 2020 and is one of the top sprint events held during the Spring Racing Carnival. Over the years the top sprint stars have featured in the VRC Sprint Classic results.

2020 VRC Sprint Classic Results

The official 2020 VRC Sprint Classic Results & Finishing Order will be published below when the event takes place on Saturday November 7, 2020.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	BIVOUAC	James Cummings	Glen Boss		6	58.5kg		$3.20F
	2	2	NATURE STRIP	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	3.25L	9	58.5kg		$3.80
	3	9	LIBERTINI	Anthony Cummings	Damien Oliver	3.45L	5	56.5kg		$4.80
	4	6	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Jamie Kah	3.75L	4	58.5kg		$21
	5	4	HEY DOC	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	5.5L	3	58.5kg		$21
	6	5	GRAFF	Danny O’Brien	John Allen	5.7L	1	58.5kg		$17
	7	8	TOFANE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil	7.2L	2	56.5kg		$18
	8	7	STANDOUT	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Craig Williams	7.3L	8	58.5kg		$31
	9	1	SANTA ANA LANE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Melham	8.55L	7	58.5kg		$12
	10	10	FABERGINO	Tiarnna Robertson	Jordan Childs	8.65L	10	56.5kg		$26

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

VRC Sprint Classic Winners & Results

Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic results, winners and winning times since 2000 are shown below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 VRC Sprint Classic	1st	Bivouac	1 minute 8.69 seconds
	2nd	Nature Strip
	3rd	Libertini
2019 VRC Sprint Classic	1st	Nature Strip	1 minute 9.23 seconds
	2nd	Loving Gaby
	3rd	In Her Time
2018 VRC Sprint Classic	1st	Santa Ana Lane	1 minute 8.6 seconds
	2nd	In Her Time
	3rd	DH: Pierata, Jungle Cat
2017 Darley Classic	1st	Redzel	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Terravista
	3rd	Impending
2016 Darley Classic	1st	Malaguerra	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Spieth
	3rd	Fell Swoop
2015 Darley Classic	1st	Delectation	1 minute 10.07 seconds
	2nd	Chautauqua
	3rd	Terravista
2014 Darley Classic	1st	Terravista	1 minute 8.79 seconds
	2nd	Chautauqua
	3rd	Lankan Rupee
2013 VRC Sprint Classic	1st	Buffering	1 minute 10.36 seconds
	2nd	Shamexpress
	3rd	Moment Of Change
2012 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Mental	1 minute 09.04 seconds
	2nd	Sea Siren
	3rd	Hallowell Belle
2011 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 08.32 seconds
	2nd	Buffering
	3rd	Mid Summer Music
2010 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 07.9 seconds
	2nd	Star Witness
	3rd	Ortensia
2009 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	All Silent	1 minute 8.78 seconds
	2nd	Wanted
	3rd	Bank Robber
2008 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Swick	1 minute 11 seconds
	2nd	Turffontein
	3rd	Sunburnt Land
2007 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Miss Andretti	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Gold Edition
	3rd	Stanzout
2006 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 8.6 seconds
	2nd	Shadoways
	3rd	Miss Andretti
2005 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Glamour Puss	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Barely A Moment
	3rd	Cape Of Good Hope
2004 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Takeover Target	1 minute 8.2 seconds
	2nd	Recurring
	3rd	St Basil
2003 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Ancient Song	1 minute 11 seconds
	2nd	Into The Night
	3rd	Blessum
2002 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Rubitano	1 minute 7.1 seconds
	2nd	Intelligent Star
	3rd	Cosmic Strike
2001 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Sudurka	1 minute 8.4 seconds
	2nd	Hire
	3rd	Camena
2000 Patinack Farm Classic	1st	Easy Rocking	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Umrum
	3rd	Tilt The Scales