VRC Sires Produce Stakes

The VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) is a Group 2 race held at Flemington Racecourse in March on 'Super Saturday'.

2023 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes Results

  • 1st: #7 Veight
  • 2nd: #8 Apulia
  • 3rd: #1 Amur



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) is now the sole Group 1 race 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 $300,000 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 $2 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 2022 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes form was franked with the winner Let’srollthedice racing a next-up third in Sydney’s Group 1 Inglis Sires’ (1400m).

The 2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes was marred by fall of jockeys Jamie Kah and Craig Williams from their respective mounts Flyball (minor abrasions) and Dubenenko (minor lacerations on both forelimbs) 400m after the start.

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday March 11, 2023 at Flemington Racecourse and was won in dominant fashion by the Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained favourite Veight ($4.80F). 

2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Date: Saturday March 11, 2023
Track: Flemington Racecourse
Distance: 1400m
Conditions: 2YO Open – Set Weights
Status: Group 2
Prize Money: $300,000
Inaugurated: 1862

2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Results

  • 1st: #7 Veight ($4.80F)
  • 2nd: #8 Apulia
  • 3rd: #1 Amur

Tony & Calvin McEvoy’s impressive six-length Pakenham winner on debut Veight ($4.80F) franked that form making it a perfect two-from-two start to his career with a dominant two-length success for the punters in a dramatic 2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes result on Newmarket Handicap Day ahead of a trip to Sydney for the Group 1 Inglis Sires’ on April 1st. Just 400m from the start jockeys Jamie Kah (Flyball) and Craig Williams (Dubenenko) fell from their mounts before being sent to hospital with a concussion and suspected fractured collarbone respectively.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 7 VEIGHT Tony & Calvin McEvoy Damian Lane 4 57kg $4.80F
2 8 APULIA Ben & JD Hayes Mark Zahra 2L 5 57kg $61
3 1 AMUR James Cummings Ben Melham 3.25L 9 57kg $21
4 5 FISTSOFFURY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jye McNeil 4L 1 57kg $12
5 4 TOM KITTEN James Cummings Blake Shinn 5.75L 6 57kg $12
6 3 GANBARE Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jordan Childs 6.05L 7 57kg $7
7 9 ALSONSO Leon & Troy Corstens Jamie Mott 6.8L 10 57kg $26
8 6 FREAKOFNATURE Jason Warren Blaike McDougall 6.9L 12 57kg $7.50
9 13 PORTOROSA Annabel Neasham Sam Clipperton 8.9L 8 55kg $11
10 2 THE SPIRIT OF ZERO Yassy Nishitani Craig Newitt 10.4L 3 57kg $41
11 12 SASSY BOOM Danny O’Brien John Allen 10.7L 11 55kg $10
F 10 FLYBALL Henry Dwyer Ms Jamie Kah 2 57kg $41
LR 11 DUBENENKO Chris Bieg Craig Williams 13 55kg $5.50

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Betting Odds

The season’s latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2023 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.

Let’srollthedice ($3.70 in 2022) and Veight ($4.80 in 2023) are the latest favourites in VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 VRC SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Form

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2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2023 Tips on the Newmarket Handicap Day Group 2 this autumn.

  • To Win: #11 Dubenenko ($4.20 at time of publish) 

Going with the Chris Bieg-trained Russian Revolution filly who is the best tried having start number six on Saturday. Two back she broke her maiden status in Adelaide before making the starting line-up in Melbourne’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes. She went around at 100/1 in that and was huge finishing sixth just over two lengths beaten. Back in grade for this, is fit third-up, looks like she’ll run further and can surprise a few again.

2023 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 2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is set for release on Wednesday March 8, 2023 and will be published below.

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2023 final field features a quality line-up of two-year-olds including Blue Diamond graduate Dubenenko and the tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained favourite Veight coming off a six-length winning debut at Pakenham.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 119 AMUR James Cummings Ben Melham 9 57kg 72
2 211 THE SPIRIT OF ZERO Yassy Nishitani Craig Newitt 3 57kg 69
3 178 GANBARE Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jordan Childs 7 57kg 64
4 41 TOM KITTEN James Cummings Blake Shinn 6 57kg 66
5 12 FISTSOFFURY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jye McNeil 1 57kg 63
6 1 FREAKOFNATURE Jason Warren Blaike McDougall 12 57kg 66
7 1 VEIGHT Tony & Calvin McEvoy Damian Lane 4 57kg 64
8 24 APULIA Ben & JD Hayes Mark Zahra 5 57kg 61
9 6 ALSONSO Leon & Troy Corstens Jamie Mott 10 57kg
10 6 FLYBALL Henry Dwyer Ms Jamie Kah 2 57kg
11 463×16 DUBENENKO Chris Bieg Craig Williams 13 55kg 65
12 0x1 SASSY BOOM Danny O’Brien John Allen 11 55kg 67
13 39 PORTOROSA Annabel Neasham Sam Clipperton 8 55kg 63

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Nominations

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2023 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
1 211 THE SPIRIT OF ZERO G 2 Yassy Nishitani 1 57kg 69
2 119 AMUR C 2 James Cummings 2 57kg 72
3 0x1 SASSY BOOM F 2 Danny O’Brien 3 55kg 67
4 1 FREAKOFNATURE C 2 Jason Warren 4 57kg 66
5 463×16 DUBENENKO F 2 Chris Bieg 5 55kg 65
6 178 GANBARE C 2 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 6 57kg 64
7 41 TOM KITTEN C 2 James Cummings 7 57kg 66
8 12 FISTSOFFURY C 2 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 8 57kg 63
9 4×326 MAKE A CALL C 2 Peter & Paul Snowden 9 57kg 62
10 1 VEIGHT C 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 10 57kg 64
11 39 PORTOROSA F 2 Annabel Neasham 11 55kg 63
12 24 APULIA C 2 Ben & JD Hayes 12 57kg 61
13 6 ALSONSO C 2 Leon & Troy Corstens 13 57kg
14 EXCEED PERFECTION C 2 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 14= 57kg
15 6 FLYBALL G 2 Henry Dwyer 14= 57kg
16 8 MOREDREAM G 2 Chris Bieg 14= 57kg

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.

There was a race fall just 400m from the start in the 2023 VRC Sires’ with Jamie Kah’s mount Flyball falling and subsequently knocking fellow hoop Craig Williams from his mount Dubenenko. Both horses escaped with only minor injuries.

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
2023
VRC Sires Produce Stakes
1st Veight 1 minute 23.06 seconds
2nd Apulia
3rd Amur
2022
VRC Sires Produce Stakes
1st Let’srollthedice 1 minute 24.25 seconds
2nd Man In The Mirror
3rd Yaki Ishi
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

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