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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 $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 $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 2022 ran on Saturday March 12, 2022 and saw the favourite Let’srollthedice ($3.70F) salute for the punters. 

2022 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 12, 2022
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	2YO Open – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1862

2022 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Let’srollthedice ($3.70F)
• 2nd: #5 Man In The Mirror
• 3rd: #8 Yaki Ishi

The Danny O’Brien-trained Let’srollthedice ($3.70F) retained his undefeated status running up to Man In The Mirror and Yaki Ishi in a late surge to salute for the punters in the 2022 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	LET’SROLLTHEDICE	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane		7	57kg		$3.70F
	2	5	MAN IN THE MIRROR	Annabel Neasham	James McDonald	0.75L	6	57kg		$12
	3	8	YAKI ISHI	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Craig Williams	1.05L	12	57kg		$81
	4	7	BROSNAN	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Ben Melham	1.15L	9	57kg		$15
	5	9	BESSMATI	Annabel Neasham	Jye McNeil	1.55L	4	55kg		$26
	6	12	DO IT LA	Peter G Moody	Blaike McDougall	1.85L	11	55kg		$41
	7	1	MERCHANT PRINCE	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	3.35L	8	57kg		$11
	8	10	SUMATRA	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	3.55L	5	55kg		$7.50
	9	11	QUEEN LATIFA	Greg Eurell	Thomas Stockdale (a)	3.65L	3	55kg		$81
	10	13	BONHEUR	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Nash Rawiller	3.85L	13	55kg (cd 55.5kg)		$5.50
	11	4	SIR BAILEY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	5.1L	1	57kg		$4.80
	12	2	JAMARRA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	5.2L	2	57kg		$26
	13	3	NOBEL	Annabel Neasham	Mark Zahra	7.95L	10	57kg		$51
		16	SIRIUS PRINCESS	Trevor J Andrews	Craig Newitt		0
		15	QUANG TRI	Patrick Payne	Kerrin McEvoy		0
		14	MISS FABERGE	John Sargent	Michael Dee		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2022 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Betting Odds

The season’s latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2022 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) was the last favourite in VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2022 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 2022 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is set for release on Wednesday March 9, 2022 and will be published below.

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2022 final field features a line-up of promising juveniles led in betting by the rails-drawn Impending colt Sir Bailey coming off a win at Sandown, the Danny O’Brien-trained son of Dundeel Let’srollthedice who is a proven wet-tracker and Merchant Prince for Peter Moody.

Scratched:

• #14 Miss Faberge (6)
• #15  Quang Tri (3)
• #16 Sirius Princess (16)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	5127	MERCHANT PRINCE	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	10	57kg		64
2	6123	JAMARRA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	2	57kg		64
3	37x	NOBEL	Annabel Neasham	Mark Zahra	12	57kg		64
4	31	SIR BAILEY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	1	57kg		68
5	1×5	MAN IN THE MIRROR	Annabel Neasham	James McDonald	8	57kg		66
6	1	LET’SROLLTHEDICE	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	9	57kg		63
7	6	BROSNAN	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Ben Melham	11	57kg		61
8	4	YAKI ISHI	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Craig Williams	14	57kg		61
9	261	BESSMATI	Annabel Neasham	Jye McNeil	5	55kg		63
10	206	SUMATRA	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	7	55kg		64
11	23×3	QUEEN LATIFA	Greg Eurell	Thomas Stockdale (a)	4	55kg		62
12	1	DO IT LA	Peter G Moody	Blaike McDougall	13	55kg		63
13	35	BONHEUR	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Nash Rawiller	15	55kg		64
14	74	MISS FABERGE	John Sargent	Michael Dee	6	55kg		62
15	5	QUANG TRI	Patrick Payne	Kerrin McEvoy	3	55kg		61
16		SIRIUS PRINCESS	Trevor J Andrews	Craig Newitt	16	55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Nominations

The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2022 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	2144	EL PADRINO	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	1	57kg		72
2	148	COUNTTHEHEADLIGHTS	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	2	57kg		72
3	61	LATVIAN	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman	3	57kg		66
4	37x	NOBEL	C	2	Annabel Neasham	4	57kg		64
5	51	BLONDE VENTURE	F	2	Shane Nichols	5	55kg		65
6	5127	MERCHANT PRINCE	C	2	Peter G Moody	6	57kg		64
7	6123	JAMARRA	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	7	57kg		64
8	261	BESSMATI	F	2	Annabel Neasham	8	55kg		63
9	31	SIR BAILEY	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9	57kg		68
10	6×34	KIKO	F	2	Jim Conlan	10	55kg		64
11	1×5	MAN IN THE MIRROR	C	2	Annabel Neasham	11	57kg		66
12	1	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	12	55kg		66
13	206	SUMATRA	F	2	James Cummings	13	55kg		64
14	23×3	QUEEN LATIFA	F	2	Greg Eurell	14	55kg		62
15	1	LET’SROLLTHEDICE	C	2	Danny O’Brien	15=	57kg		63
16	1	ZAMBORGHINI	C	2	Matt Laurie	15=	57kg		64
17	1	DO IT LA	F	2	Peter G Moody	15=	55kg		63
18	35	BONHEUR	F	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	18	55kg		64
19	74	MISS FABERGE	F	2	John Sargent	19	55kg		62
20	4	METALLICITY	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	20	57kg		62
21	6	BROSNAN	C	2	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	21	57kg		61
22	4	YAKI ISHI	C	2	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	22	57kg		61
23		SKYPHIOS	G	2	Rob Blacker	23=	57kg
24	5	QUANG TRI	F	2	Patrick Payne	23=	55kg		61
25		SIRIUS PRINCESS	F	2	Trevor J Andrews	23=	55kg

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
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