Victoria Derby

Up-and-coming stayer Retrieve could possibly target the $1.5million Victoria Derby this Melbourne Cup Carnival after the three-year-old claimed an impressive win at Sandown last week.

Trained by premier Flemington mentor Peter Snowden, the son of Rahy scored an easy victory over 1500m  in the Abdul Super VOBIS Handicap last Tuesday earning himself a berth in the Group races this spring.…

Peter Moody’s lightly-raced colt Anacheeva improved their stocks for the 2010 Victoria Derby on Saturday with an impressive first-up win in the Listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley.

A three-year-old son of Anabaa, Anacheeva ($8) was ridden to perfection by Luke Nolen in the McKenzie, the pair able to hold off The Ruffian ($19) and score victory by a…

David Payne’s little-known colt Praecido may have been outclassed in the 2010 The Run to The Rose on Saturday, but is looking a top chance for the $1.5 million Victoria Derby (2500m) this November.

Three-year-old One Cool Cat colt Praecido ran a gallant fifth to the Gai Waterhouse-trained Squamosa in the Group 3 The Run To The Rose (1300m) at…

The first foal from legendary, three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva is set to make their race debut this month on way to a run in the $1.5 million Victoria Derby (2500m) at the 2010 Spring Racing Carnival.

Three-year-old colt Rockstardom, the product of champion sire Galileo and Australia’s premier mare Makybe Diva, is being prepared to make his race…

The recent approval of Japanese quarantine facilities by Australian officials has paved the way for the 2010 Victoria Derby to feature its first internationally-trained runner.

With the announcement that horses from Japan have been cleared to travel Down Under and contest the country’s top thoroughbred races, the VRC is preparing to welcome Japanese raiders to its Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival…

Held on the opening day of the famous four-day Flemington Melbourne Cup Carnival, the 2010 Victoria Derby is the leading race for three-year-olds during the Australian spring racing season.

The headline event of Victoria Derby Day, which is held the Saturday before the coveted Melbourne Cup, the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) is worth over $1.5 million in prizemoney and…