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2023 Victoria Derby Results
- 1st: #4 Riff Rocket ($2.20F)
- 2nd: #1 Apulia
- 3rd: #5 Sunsets
The Victoria Derby 2023 Results will be announced here naming which horse is the Victoria Derby 2023 winner and the full 2023 VRC Derby finishing order when the event takes place on Saturday November 4, 2023.
Chris Waller’s progressive young stayer Riff Rocket ($2.20F) was brave off a gun ride by jockey James McDonald holding off a late challenge by the flying Apulia to salute for the favourite backers in the Victoria Derby 2023 results.
Click here for more on the narrow win by the favourite Riff Rocket in the 2023 VRC Derby results.
2023 Victoria Derby Results & Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | RIFF ROCKET | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 5 | 57kg | $2.20F | |||
| 2 | 1 | APULIA | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 0.1L | 3 | 57kg | $4.20 | ||
| 3 | 5 | SUNSETS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | John Allen | 1.1L | 16 | 57kg | $13 | ||
| 4 | 9 | KOSGEI | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Blake Shinn | 3.35L | 12 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 5 | 2 | VERDAD | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | Jye McNeil | 7.85L | 4 | 57kg | $12 | ||
| 6 | 13 | MERCANTE | Nigel Blackiston | Damien Oliver | 8.05L | 11 | 57kg | $41 | ||
| 7 | 8 | GATES | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 8.8L | 14 | 57kg | $11 | ||
| 8 | 15 | WARIALDA WARRIOR | John Ramsey | Darryl McLellan | 9.1L | 9 | 57kg | $101 | ||
| 9 | 6 | MAKE A CALL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ms Jamie Kah | 10.1L | 15 | 57kg | $81 | ||
| 10 | 10 | BULAWAYO | Pat Carey & Harris Walker | Ms Celine Gaudray (a) | 12.85L | 7 | 57kg | $81 | ||
| 11 | 12 | ROGUERY | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | Billy Egan | 13.15L | 1 | 57kg | $41 | ||
| 12 | 7 | GOLD BULLION (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Opie Bosson | 14.4L | 13 | 57kg | $20 | ||
| 13 | 3 | AIR ASSAULT | Andrew Gluyas | Ben Allen | 16.15L | 6 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 14 | 14 | TO BE FRANK (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jamie Spencer | 19.65L | 10 | 57kg | $91 | ||
| 15 | 11 | SACRED EAGLE | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 20.05L | 2 | 57kg | $101 | ||
| 16 | 16 | TOKYO RUN (NZ) | Dean Mirfin | Declan Bates | 20.25L | 8 | 57kg | $201 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
CLICK HERE TO BET ON THE 2023 VICTORIA DERBY FIELD
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 2023 Victoria Derby field is due for release on Wednesday of race week, three days before the race runs on Saturday November 4, 2023 – the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup takes place on the first Tuesday of November.
2023 Victoria Derby Field, Nominations & Acceptance Dates
- 2023 Victoria Derby Nominations: Closed on Monday October 30, 2023
- 2023 Victoria Derby Final Field: Released on Wednesday November 1, 2023
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.
2023 Victoria Derby Final Field
The 2023 Victoria Derby field will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Derby Day and published in full below.
The Victoria Derby 2023 final field is now out with a capacity line-up of three-year-olds including Moonee Valley Vase winner Apulia in gate three and Chris Waller’s race favourite Riff Rocket to jump from barrier five with James McDonald aboard.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 VRC Derby field and betting markets
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 242×12841 | APULIA | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 3 | 57kg | 88 | ||
| 2 | 1262 | VERDAD | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | Jye McNeil | 4 | 57kg | 76 | ||
| 3 | x6551x4413 | AIR ASSAULT | Andrew Gluyas | Ben Allen | 6 | 57kg | 74 | ||
| 4 | 17×1212 | RIFF ROCKET | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 5 | 57kg | 80 | ||
| 5 | 4×5251241 | SUNSETS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | John Allen | 16 | 57kg | 80 | ||
| 6 | 2569×80772 | MAKE A CALL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ms Jamie Kah | 15 | 57kg | 64 | ||
| 7 | 23116 | GOLD BULLION (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Opie Bosson | 13 | 57kg | 70 | ||
| 8 | 78×13 | GATES | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 14 | 57kg | 70 | ||
| 9 | 1203 | KOSGEI | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Blake Shinn | 12 | 57kg | 64 | ||
| 10 | 01054 | BULAWAYO | Pat Carey & Harris Walker | Ms Celine Gaudray (a) | 7 | 57kg | 63 | ||
| 11 | 3×4214 | SACRED EAGLE | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 2 | 57kg | 63 | ||
| 12 | 7×4311 | ROGUERY | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | Billy Egan | 1 | 57kg | 66 | ||
| 13 | 9612 | MERCANTE | Nigel Blackiston | Damien Oliver | 11 | 57kg | 63 | ||
| 14 | 417 | TO BE FRANK (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jamie Spencer | 10 | 57kg | 63 | ||
| 15 | 24431 | WARIALDA WARRIOR | John Ramsey | Darryl McLellan | 9 | 57kg | 60 | ||
| 16 | 5×32525 | TOKYO RUN (NZ) | Dean Mirfin | 8 | 57kg | 59 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Victoria Derby Nominations
The Victoria Derby Nominations for 2023 will be updated below as soon as released.
The 2023 Victoria Derby nominations attracted 23 three-year-old stayers led in all-in betting by the in-form Chris Waller-trained Riff Rocket and Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase winning Fiorente colt Apulia for the Hayes’ stable.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x6551x4413 | AIR ASSAULT | G | 3 | Andrew Gluyas | 74 |
| 2 | 242×12841 | APULIA | C | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 88 |
| 3 | 3530 | BLOOMING EDGE | G | 3 | Trevor J Andrews | 60 |
| 4 | 01054 | BULAWAYO | C | 3 | Pat Carey & Harris Walker | 63 |
| 5 | 7x335x9732 | CAP FERRAT | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 85 |
| 6 | 1786×41183 | GANBARE | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 88 |
| 7 | 78×13 | GATES | C | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 70 |
| 8 | 23116 | GOLD BULLION (NZ) | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 70 |
| 9 | 040x | GOLDEN ARTIFACT | C | 3 | Trevor J Andrews | 55 |
| 10 | 1203 | KOSGEI | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 64 |
| 11 | 2569×80772 | MAKE A CALL | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 64 |
| 12 | 533310 | MEDATSU (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 64 |
| 13 | 9612 | MERCANTE | G | 3 | Nigel Blackiston | 63 |
| 14 | 17×1212 | RIFF ROCKET | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 80 |
| 15 | 7×4311 | ROGUERY | G | 3 | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | 66 |
| 16 | 3×4214 | SACRED EAGLE | C | 3 | Symon Wilde | 63 |
| 17 | 7×464104 | STEEL BLAZE | C | 3 | Brett Lazzarini | 61 |
| 18 | 4×5251241 | SUNSETS | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 80 |
| 19 | 0x44314525 | SUNSOURCE | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 73 |
| 20 | 417 | TO BE FRANK (NZ) | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 63 |
| 21 | 5×32525 | TOKYO RUN (NZ) | G | 3 | Dean Mirfin | 59 |
| 22 | 1262 | VERDAD | G | 3 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | 76 |
| 23 | 24431 | WARIALDA WARRIOR | G | 3 | John Ramsey | 60 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
