VRC AAMI Victoria Derby | Spring Racing Carnival

The VRC 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 the spacious Flemington racecourse in Melbourne. Outstanding gallopers Dulcify, Mahogany, Red Anchor and Sovereign Red have all won the Derby and it is a race all owners, trainers and jockeys strive to win.

Victoria Derby

The VRC AAMI Victoria Derby is held on the first day of the Flemington four day racing carnival and it is always run on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup which is the following Tuesday, before the Crown Oaks on the Thursday, followed by the final day on Saturday which is Emirates Stakes day.

The VRC Derby race has prizemoney of over $1.5Million and was won in 2009 by New Zealand galloper Monaco Consul in front of 108.178 people. AAMI Victoria Derby winners and placegetters can be found on our AAMI VIctoria Derby results page.

The VRC AAMI Victoria Derby is a blue ribbon event for 3yo gallopers and Derby day is one of the biggest day's racing held in Australia each year with crowds in excess of 100,000 plus people attending over the past few years. The Derby day programme includes 9 group races with four quality group one events that culminate in the running of the $1.5 million AAMI Victoria Derby.

The VRC AAMI Victoria Derby