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The Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is one of the races held on the exciting Super Saturday of Racing at the esteemed Flemington Racecourse in early-mid March during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the Australian Cup (2000m) are the two elite Group 1 races held at the meeting, while there are a host of other Group status support acts on the card including the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes.

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is a 1400m sprint race four two-year-olds at set weights worth $200,000 in prize money. The young sprinters contesting the Sires Produce Stakes may have previously competed in the most prestigious race for two-year-olds at the carnival, the Group 1 $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) a fortnight earlier at Caulfield.

As the first two-year-old group race at a distance greater than 1200m during the carnival, the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is commonly won by a quality galloper that has run strongly and proven themselves at the increased distance.

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday March 6, 2021 and was won by the in-form Peter Moody-trained Lightsaber. 

2021 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 6, 2021
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	2YO Open – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000
Inaugurated:	1862

2021 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Lightsaber
• 2nd: #6 Saif
• 3rd: #7 Micro

The Peter Moody-trained Zoustar colt Lightsaber made it a hat-trick of wins with a 1.5 length victory in the 2021 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes results on ‘Super Saturday’.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen		3	57kg		$5
	2	6	SAIF	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Craig Williams	1.5L	9	57kg		$18
	3	7	MICRO	James Cummings	Ms Jamie Kah	1.6L	1	57kg		$21
	4	4	CHEERFUL LEGEND	John Sadler	Michael Dee	1.8L	4	57kg		$15
	5	1	READILY AVAILABULL	John Sargent	Michael Walker	2.55L	14	57kg		$21
	6	10	HITOTSU	Wendy Kelly	Craig Newitt	3.55L	5	57kg		$12
	7	2	PAULELE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	3.65L	7	57kg		$5.50
	8	12	FORGOT YOU (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	3.85L	2	57kg		$61
	9	9	KOOLED	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike	3.95L	10	57kg		$4.60F
	10	8	POUNDING	Peter G Moody	Dean Yendall	4.05L	11	57kg		$21
	11	5	DAILY BUGLE	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Luke Currie	4.15L	13	57kg		$17
	12	14	WOLVES	Greg Eurell	Jye McNeil	4.45L	12	55kg		$14
	13	11	ALEGRON	James Cummings	Damian Lane	5.95L	8	57kg		$51
	14	13	GUARDIAN SPIRIT	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	6.95L	6	57kg		$26

Table Credit:Racing Australia. 

2021 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Betting Odds

The season’s latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2021 odds and betting market links on the two-year-old hopefuls will be found below the week of the race with prices provided by Ladbrokes.com.au.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2021 VRC SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2021 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field

The annual VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of promising two-year-olds showing the potential to stay 1400m – 1600m. Runners may be graduates of the Blue Diamond Stakes field and be Sydney-bound later in the autumn targeting the more lucrative $1 million Group 1 Inglis Sires’ (1400m) at Randwick during April’s ‘The Championships’.

The official 2021 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is set for release on Wednesday March 3, 2021 and will be published below.

Fourteen promising two-year-olds make-up the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2021 field this ‘Super Saturday’ with the in-form Peter Moody-trained Zoustar colt Lightsaber the favourite in gate three looking for his third win on the trot.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1×6	READILY AVAILABULL	John Sargent	Michael Walker	14	57kg		66
2	11×6	PAULELE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	7	57kg		73
3	211	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	3	57kg		71
4	441	CHEERFUL LEGEND	John Sadler	Michael Dee	4	57kg		66
5	12	DAILY BUGLE	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Luke Currie	13	57kg		64
6	1	SAIF	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Craig Williams	9	57kg		63
7	3452	MICRO	James Cummings	Ms Jamie Kah	1	57kg		62
8	645	POUNDING	Peter G Moody	Dean Yendall	11	57kg		60
9	2	KOOLED	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike	10	57kg		62
10	70	HITOTSU	Wendy Kelly	Craig Newitt	5	57kg		61
11	5x	ALEGRON	James Cummings	Damian Lane	8	57kg		60
12	3	FORGOT YOU (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	2	57kg		61
13	4	GUARDIAN SPIRIT	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	6	57kg		61
14	539	WOLVES	Greg Eurell	Jye McNeil	12	55kg		66

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Nominations

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2021 nominations are taken by Racing Victoria the Monday leading-up to Super Saturday and will be available below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1×6	READILY AVAILABULL	C	2	John Sargent	1	57kg		66
2	11×6	PAULELE	C	2	James Cummings	2	57kg		73
3	211	LIGHTSABER	C	2	Peter G Moody	3	57kg		71
4	441	CHEERFUL LEGEND	C	2	John Sadler	4	57kg		66
5	12	DAILY BUGLE	C	2	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	5	57kg		64
6	539	WOLVES	F	2	Greg Eurell	6	55kg		66
7	1	SAIF	G	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	7	57kg		63
8	3452	MICRO	C	2	James Cummings	8	57kg		62
9	5×3	SON OF MERCURY	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9	57kg		61
10	2	KOOLED	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	10	57kg		62
11	645	POUNDING	C	2	Peter G Moody	11	57kg		60
12	70	HITOTSU	C	2	Wendy Kelly	12	57kg		61
13	5x	ALEGRON	C	2	James Cummings	13	57kg		60
14	3	FORGOT YOU (NZ)	C	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	14	57kg		61
15	4	GUARDIAN SPIRIT	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman	15	57kg		61

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes History

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is one of the oldest races held at Flemington, first run in 1862 when Musidora was victorious. It was originally run over 1 mile (1600m) until 1919 when the race distance was changed to six furlongs. From 1920 the event was held over the increased length of seven furlongs and was converted to 1400m in 1972.

The VRC Sires Produce Stakes race was demoted from a Group 1 to a Group 2 event in 2005. The race has previously been known as the Flemington Stakes, Sapling Stakes and the Ascot Vale Stakes.

Notable VRC Sires Produce Stakes winners from recent years include All Too Hard (2012) and a subsequent Caulfield Cup winning mare in Jameka (2015).

Recent VRC Sires Produce Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Lightsaber	1 minute 23.62 seconds
	2nd	Saif
	3rd	Micro
2020 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Lunar Fox	1 minute 24.29 seconds
	2nd	Larimer Street
	3rd	Ole Kirk
2019 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	La Tene	1 minute 22.92 seconds
	2nd	Dalasan
	3rd	Fling
2018 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Not A Single Cent	1 minute 23.40 seconds
	2nd	Seberate
	3rd	Akkadian
2017 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Sircconi	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Aspect
	3rd	Feng Chu
2016 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Seaburge	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Detective
	3rd	Revolving Door
2015 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Jameka	1 minute 24.6 seconds
	2nd	Lazumba
	3rd	Sampeah
2014 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Zululand	1 minute 24.3 seconds
	2nd	Awesome Rock
	3rd	Marcado
2013 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Twilight Royale	1 minute 23.35 seconds
	2nd	Shamus Award
	3rd	Great Esteem
2012 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	All Too Hard	1 minute 22.5 seconds
	2nd	Pronto Pronto
	3rd	Road Trippin
2011 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Running Tall	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Decircles
	3rd	Grand Britannia
2010 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Shamrocker	1 minute 23.54 seconds
	2nd	Willow Creek
	3rd	Yosei
2009 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Rostova	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Bombay Sling
	3rd	Gathering
2008 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Von Costa De Hero	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Carnero
	3rd	Burgeis
2007 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Incumbent	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Marching
	3rd	Below Zero
2006 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	De Lago Mist	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Ulfah
	3rd	Danever
2005 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Danger Looms	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Under The Floor
	3rd	Ferocity
2004 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Barely A Moment	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Big Poppa Pump
	3rd	Kylikwong
2003 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Winestock	1 minute 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Fresh Boy
	3rd	Hammerbeam
2002 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Pillaging	1 minute 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Delago Brom
	3rd	Tom Coureuse
2001 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Spectatorial	1 minute 25.3 seconds
	2nd	Tuscanos
	3rd	Valkyrian
2000 VRC Sires Produce Stakes	1st	Preserve	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Ponton Flyer
	3rd	Happy Morning