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The Group 1 $2 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 2021 Victoria Derby field is due for release on Tuesday of race week, four days before the race runs on Saturday October 30, 2021 – the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup takes place on the first Tuesday of November.
2021 Victoria Derby Field, Nominations & Acceptance Dates
- 2021 Victoria Derby Nominations: Closes on Tuesday October 5, 2021 – Drew 63 Entries
- 2021 Victoria Derby First Acceptances: Close on Tuesday October 19, 2021
- 2021 Victoria Derby Final Field: Released on Tuesday October 26, 2021
Before the release of the Victoria Derby field each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Victoria Derby nominations are taken in September. This is followed by Victoria Derby first acceptances in October and then the final field of Victoria Derby acceptances.
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 three weeks earlier.
2021 Victoria Derby Final Field
The 2021 Victoria Derby field will be released by Racing Victoria on the Tuesday leading-up to Derby Day and published in full below.
2021 Victoria Derby Nominations
The Victoria Derby 2021 nominations attracted 63 early entries including the Godolphin-raced Anamoe, Bill Stutt winner Forgot You and all-in favourite Gunstock.
Click here to read more on the key horses in the Victoria Derby 2021 nominations and betting markets.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5x025x154 | ALEGRON | G | 3 | James Cummings | |
| 2 | 82 | ALL SO CLEAR | G | 3 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
| 3 | 1x23121x12 | ANAMOE | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
| 4 | 26 | ANTONIO GIOVANNI | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 5 | 13 | BENAUD | C | 3 | John O’Shea | |
| 6 | 4×522 | BLACKCOMB | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 7 | 67×1712 | BRIGANTINE | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
| 8 | 256×68 | BRING THE STARS | G | 3 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | |
| 9 | 10×760 | CELESTIAL FURY (NZ) | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 10 | 33 | CERBERUS | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 11 | 54×7532414 | CHARACTER | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
| 12 | 3x5x32182 | CHEERFUL MOMENT (NZ) | C | 3 | Lindsey Smith | |
| 13 | 82×414 | CLYDE | G | 3 | Gary Portelli | |
| 14 | 21 | COMMANDER HARRY (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 15 | 6×94 | CULLODEN MOOR | G | 3 | Pat Carey | |
| 16 | 686×223 | DAARIO | G | 3 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | |
| 17 | 108×760 | DARK REBEL | C | 3 | Edward Cummings | |
| 18 | 331 | EL PATRONESS | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 19 | 2x738x65 | EL ROCKO | C | 3 | John McArdle | |
| 20 | 044 | EMPIRE ROYAL | G | 3 | Edward Cummings | |
| 21 | 015×17 | FAR TOO STRONG | G | 3 | Lindsey Smith | |
| 22 | 49 | FAZZABEEL (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 23 | 388×311 | FORGOT YOU (NZ) | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 24 | 310 | FRENCH EMPEROR | G | 3 | David Payne | |
| 25 | 233 | GLINT OF HOPE (JPN) | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 26 | 0x14 | GRINZINGER KING | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 27 | 8×4343 | GRINZINGER KNIGHT | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 28 | 46×21 | GUNDEC | C | 3 | Symon Wilde | |
| 29 | 4×13 | GUNSTOCK (NZ) | C | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 30 | 5x10x6521 | HEAD OF STATE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 31 | 706×1 | HITOTSU | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
| 32 | 19 | INVERELL (NZ) | G | 3 | Clayton Douglas | |
| 33 | 1×8 | JUNGLE MAGNATE (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 34 | 31 | KAPALUA SUNSET (NZ) | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 35 | 361 | KING OF PHARAOHS | C | 3 | Lindsey Smith | |
| 36 | 5×258 | MAGIC MIKEY (NZ) | G | 3 | Simon Foster | |
| 37 | 4×562 | MAN OF HEART | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 38 | 311 | MAX FIRE | G | 3 | Travis Doudle | |
| 39 | 45233×3315 | MICRO | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
| 40 | 310 | MORIDAN | C | 3 | Anthony Cummings | |
| 41 | 6 | OCEAN SHORES | G | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 42 | 22 | OENOLOGY | G | 3 | Matthew Williams | |
| 43 | 160×5835 | PATTON | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
| 44 | 4×85 | PHERE THE EX | G | 3 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
| 45 | 33×51 | RAGING BULL | G | 3 | David Payne | |
| 46 | 21 | RESET THE JAZZ | G | 3 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
| 47 | 2×267 | RIVERPLATE (NZ) | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 48 | 40×85 | ROTOKURA | C | 3 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | |
| 49 | 8×15317 | SAINT TROPEZ | C | 3 | Lloyd Kennewell | |
| 50 | 45×212 | SAMARKAND (NZ) | G | 3 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | |
| 51 | 7×819 | SATIRICAL GLORY | G | 3 | John Sargent | |
| 52 | 83183 | SEBASTIAN THE FOX | G | 3 | Shay Keating | |
| 53 | 94 | SHABALALA | G | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 54 | 9×4612 | SHARPER | C | 3 | Michael Templeton | |
| 55 | 5×1 | SPIRIT OF GAYLARD (NZ) | C | 3 | Mitchell Freedman | |
| 56 | 4×4969 | STRAY | F | 3 | Anthony Cummings | |
| 57 | 53185×4380 | SUBTERRANEAN | C | 3 | Matthew Dunn | |
| 58 | 0231 | TEEWATERS | G | 3 | Archie Alexander | |
| 59 | 12 | TIZ MAGIC (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 60 | 90366 | TURN IT UP TOMMY (NZ) | G | 3 | Denis Pagan | |
| 61 | 2231×85 | TUTUKAKA (NZ) | G | 3 | Tony Pike | |
| 62 | 1 | VILLADEN (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 63 | 1 | ZOUMON | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
