The AAMI Victoria Derby is one of the great classic races on the racing calendar and the premier staying event for three-year-olds in Melbourne during the Spring Racing Carnival. The VRC Victoria Derby is a set weights event run over a distance of 2500 metres at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne. The race is worth $1,500,000 in prizemoney and was won in 2009 by Monaco Consul from Extra Zero with Viking Legend third.
AAMI Victoria Derby day is held on the first day of the four day Flemington Spring racing carnival which is the last Saturday before Melbourne Cup day and for more information about the 2010 Melbourne Cup day program please visit our 2010 Melbourne Cup page.
Derby day is one of the elite days of horse racing in Australia each year with every race a group race and three other Group 1 races on the card including the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, Coolmore Stud Stakes, Myer Classic, and around $5,000,000 total prizemoney on offer.
| AAMI Victoria Derby info |
| Date: |
Saturday October 30th, 2010 |
| Track: |
Flemington racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: |
2500 metres |
| Race Type: |
3yo Set Weights |
| Status: |
Group 1 |
| Prizemoney: |
$1,500,000 |
| 2009 Winner: |
Monaco Consul |
| 2009 Crowd: |
108,000 |
The AAMI Victoria Derby is a prestigious event for three-year-old gallopers and over the years has predominantly been won by males, with the last female to win the race being Frances Tressady in 1923.
Derby day is also a huge event on the social calendar with Flemington racecourse the place to be on Derby day where crowds have topped 115,000 people for the last four years, with a record crowd of 129,089 in 2006 which makes Derby Day the most popular day crowd wise in recent times for the four day Flemington carnival.
The traditional lead up race to the Derby is the AAMI Vase run over 2040 metres at Moonee Valley on WS Cox Plate day the previous weekend. The Group 2 AAMI Vase is a strong guide to the Derby as a high number of winners have come via the Moonee Valley middle distance race.
The Victoria Derby has been won in recent years by Rebel Raider (2008), Kibbutz (2007) and Efficient in 2006.
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The VRC AAMI Victoria Derby is one of the oldest classic events in Australia being first run in 1855 and many Derby winners and placegetters have gone on to become quality horses and winners of a number of big races of the Australian turf.
The brilliant Dulcify (1978) and Red Anchor (1984) both went on to win the WS Cox Plate after winning the Derby. Nothin' Leica Dane (1995) backed up the following Tuesday to run a top second in the Melbourne Cup, while Elvstroem(2003) took out the 2004 Caulfield Cup in great fashion.
The 2006 winner Efficient went on to win the 2007 Melbourne Cup in brilliant style, and in doing so, became the first horse since Phar Lap in 1930 to win the Melbourne Cup the year after winning the Derby.
2009 AAMI Victoria Derby result
1. $4.80 Monaco Consul 55.5 C Brown
2. $9.00 Extra Zero 55.5 N Rawiller
3. $9.00 Viking Legend 55.5 B Shinn
Then followed:
4. $14.00 Southern Skye 55.5 D Nikolic
5. $4.20 Rockferry 55.5 J Bowman
6. $6.00 Onemorenomore 55.5 D Oliver
7. $15.00 Gathering 55.5 P Robl
8. $201.00 Prinsom 55.5 M Zahra
9. $12.00 Our Heir Apparent 55.5 C Williams
10. $91.00 Commonage Close 55.5 C Newitt
Margins: Len, 2-1/4 len
Time: 2:41.68
2009 AAMI Victoria Derby: Monaco Consul ran to the lead at the 200m alongside Extra Zero and they staged a short battle before Monaco Consul kicked away to prove the superior stayer and win the Derby in very good style. Extra Zero was gallant in defeat and finished a clear second from Viking Legend who ran an honest race for third.
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AAMI Victoria Derby recent results
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2009 |
Monaco Consul |
Extra Zero |
Viking Legend |
2:41.6 |
|
2008 |
Rebel Raider |
Whobegotyou |
Pre Eminence |
2:36.9 |
|
2007 |
Kibbutz |
Littorio |
Marching |
2:40.9 |
|
2006 |
Efficient |
Gorky Park |
Teranaba |
2:38.3 |
|
2005 |
Benicio |
Duelled |
Headturner |
2:37.0 |
|
2004 |
Plastered |
Savabeel |
Count Ricardo |
2:35.4 |
|
2003 |
Elvstroem |
Kempinsky |
Our Bahare |
2:38.9 |
|
2002 |
Helenus |
Hydrometer |
Aint There |
2:40.5 |
|
2001 |
Amalfi |
Zarek |
Pentastic |
2:34.6 |
|
2000 |
Hit The Roof |
Universal Prince |
Falls The Shadow |
2:39.0 |
|
1999 |
Blackfriars |
Shogun Lodge |
Diatribe |
2:36.3 |
|
1998 |
Arena |
Sky Heights |
Lawyer |
2:35.1 |
|
1997 |
Second Coming |
Tie The Knot |
Kalastaire |
2:36.3 |
|
1996 |
Portland Player |
Alfa |
Ebony Grosve |
2:35.2 |
|
1995 |
Nothin Leica Dane |
Octagonal |
Donar |
2:36.5 |
|
1994 |
Blevic |
Danewin |
Stony Bay |
2:35.7 |
|
1993 |
Mahogany |
Shelved |
Waikikamukau |
2:34.9 |
|
1992 |
Redding |
Muirfield Village |
Raising Kentucky |
2:40.0 |
|
1991 |
Star Of The Realm |
Naturalism |
Ready To Explode |
2:33.6 |
|
1990 |
Fire Oak |
Centro |
Lord Revenir |
2:35.8 |
|
1989 |
Stylish Century |
Zamoff |
Dr. Grace |
2:34.2 |
|
1988 |
Kings High |
Sir Midas |
Big Grey Roo |
2:36.1 |
|
1987 |
Omnicorp |
All Ashore |
Ascot Lane |
2:38.9 |
|
1986 |
Raveneaux |
Drought |
Imprimataur |
2:36.6 |
|
1985 |
Handy Proverb |
Acumen |
Born To Be Queen |
2:36.4 |
|
1984 |
Red Anchor |
National Gallery |
Clovelly Bay |
2:35.9 |
|
1983 |
Bounty Hawk |
Cobbobonee |
Albany Bay |
2:38.5 |
|
1982 |
Grosvenor |
Cossack Prince |
Veloso |
2:35.9 |
|
1981 |
Brewery Boy |
Birchwood |
Binbinga |
2:36.2 |
|
1980 |
Sovereign Red |
Real Force |
Our Paddy Boy |
2:38.4 |
|
1979 |
Big Print |
Kingston Town |
Runaway Kid |
2:35.0 |
|
1978 |
Dulcify |
Karaman |
Turf Ruler |
2:37.5 |
|
1977 |
Stormy Rex |
Jury |
Lefroy |
2:35.5 |
|
1976 |
Unaware |
Salamander |
Family Of Man |
2:36.1 |
|
1975 |
Galena Boy |
Romantic Archer |
Gold And Black |
2:44.4 |
|
1974 |
Haymaker |
Pyramul |
Fortunate |
2:44.4 |
|
1973 |
Taj Rossi |
Leica Lover |
Craig Win |
2:39.4 |
|
1972 |
Dayana |
Sobar |
Longfella |
2:29.9 |
|
1971 |
Classic Mission |
Column |
Altai Khan |
2:32.5 |
|
1970 |
Silver Sharpe |
Gay Icarus |
Royal Show |
2:30.5 |
