The VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) is a Group 2 race held at Flemington Racecourse in March on Newmarket Handicap Day.
2025 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Vinrock
- 2nd: #5 Brave Design
- 3rd: #10 Onavuitton
VRC Sires Produce Stakes News
The Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is one of the races held on Newmarket Handicap Day at the esteemed Flemington Racecourse in early-mid March during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Vinrock ($3.40F)
- 2nd: #5 Brave Design
- 3rd: #10 Onavuitton
Matt Laurie’s classy I Am Invincible colt Vinrock ($3.40F) backed-up from a big debut win at Pakenham to lead all-the-way and easily for his rivals with a dominant two-length romp home in the 2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes results ahead of a trip north for the Sydney Group 1s.
VRC Sires 2025 Odds & Results
Mss Security Sires' Produce Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
3. Vinrock (5) J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Matt Laurie |
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2nd
5. Brave Design (3) J: Craig Williams 57kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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3rd
10. Onavuitton (1) J: Thomas Stockdale 57kg
T: Simon Zahra |
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4th
12. Eden Rose (10) J: Daniel Stackhouse 55kg
T: Jason Warren |
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5th
6. Algorithmic (2) J: John Allen 57kg
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
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6th
17. Miewa (12) J: Rhys McLeod 57kg
T: Nick Ryan |
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7th
9. Ohope (11) J: Ben Melham 57kg
T: James Cummings |
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8th
2. Tom (9) J: Lachlan Neindorf 57kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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9th
8. Siriusly Hot (15) J: Ben Allen 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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10th
14. Hiatus (6) J: Harry Coffey 55kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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11th
4. Pafitis (7) J: Ethan Brown 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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12th
11. Stamped (8) J: Luke Currie 57kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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13th
7. Arcora (13) J: Jamie Mott 57kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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14th
16. Sunlit Serenade (14) J: Damian Lane 55kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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15th
15. Heavenly Conquest (4) J: Jamie Melham 55kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
Data retrieved: 17/05/2025 05:34:31 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the recently upgraded All-Star Mile are the feature Group 1 races held at the meeting, while there are a host of other Group status 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.
Traffic Warden (8th in 2024) was the last Blue Diamond graduate to come out and win the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes.
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’ 2023 form was franked with the winner Veight running fourth in Sydney’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ that year as well as finishing second in the spring’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). Apulia meanwhile was runner-up in that year’s VRC Sires’ results and returned in the spring to win the Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase before a second in the Group 1 VRC Derby (2500m) that Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner Traffic Warden franked the form with a Golden Slipper fourth and Inglis’ Sires second that prep before returning in the spring to also place second in Sydney’s Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes.
The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday March 8, 2025 at Flemington Racecourse on Super Saturday and was won in a two-length romp home by the favourite Vinrock ($3.40F).
| 2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 8, 2025 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Conditions: | 2YO Open – Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1862 |
2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 3 | VINROCK | Matt Laurie | Mark Zahra | 5 | 57kg | $3.40F | |||
| 2 | 5 | BRAVE DESIGN | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 2L | 3 | 57kg | $7 | ||
| 3 | 10 | ONAVUITTON | Simon Zahra | Thomas Stockdale | 4.25L | 1 | 57kg | $19 | ||
| 4 | 12 | EDEN ROSE | Jason Warren | Daniel Stackhouse | 5L | 10 | 55kg | $18 | ||
| 5 | 6 | ALGORITHMIC | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | John Allen | 5.15L | 2 | 57kg | $10 | ||
| 6 | 17e | MIEWA | Nick Ryan | Rhys McLeod | 6.9L | 12 | 57kg | $21 | ||
| 7 | 9 | OHOPE | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 7.3L | 11 | 57kg | $10 | ||
| 8 | 2 | TOM | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 8.55L | 9 | 57kg | $31 | ||
| 9 | 8 | SIRIUSLY HOT | Ciaron Maher | Ben Allen | 9.05L | 15 | 57kg | $41 | ||
| 10 | 14 | HIATUS | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 9.07L | 6 | 55kg | $18 | ||
| 11 | 4 | PAFITIS | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 9.37L | 7 | 57kg | $41 | ||
| 12 | 11 | STAMPED (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Luke Currie | 9.62L | 8 | 57kg | $201 | ||
| 13 | 7 | ARCORA | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Jamie Mott | 10.87L | 13 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 14 | 16 | SUNLIT SERENADE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Damian Lane | 15.87L | 14 | 55kg | $7 | ||
| 15 | 15 | HEAVENLY CONQUEST | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Melham | 16.62L | 4 | 55kg | $15 | ||
| 1 | TYCOON STAR | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | STEEL TRAP | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | Jye McNeil | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Betting
The season’s latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2025 betting odds on the two-year-old hopefuls will be found here at Races.com.au the week of the race with prices provided by Ladbrokes.com.au.
Let’srollthedice ($3.70 in 2022), Veight ($4.80 in 2023), and Vinrock ($3.40 in 2025) are the latest favourites in VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Form
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2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2025 Tips on the Newmarket Handicap Day Group 2 this autumn.
- To Win: #5 Brave Design ($10 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Open edition of the Sires’ in Melbourne on Saturday and have looked for a bit of value landing on Brave Design at $10 at time of publish as a lightly raced hope with upside. Danny O’Brien’s son of Brave Smash showed plenty of promise in four pre-debut trials before a good run to get his career underway finishing third to Tentyris in the Listed Talindert Stakes at Flemington in mid-February. That form was franked with the winner going on to place second by a narrow margin in the Group 1 Blue Diamond and think it will hold again here. Notable rise in distance from 1100m to the 1400m but think he’ll appreciate the extra metres. Craig Williams is in the saddle and drawn for a run in barrier three. Can surprise.
2025 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 2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is set for release on the of race week and will be published below.
The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2025 final field features a quality line-up of youngsters led in betting by dual acceptor, last start Blue Diamond third placegetter Tycoon Star.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 14×43 | TYCOON STAR | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 8 | 57kg | 86 | |||
| 2 | 2314 | TOM | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 11 | 57kg | 63 | ||
| 3 | 1 | VINROCK | Matt Laurie | Mark Zahra | 5 | 57kg | 64 | ||
| 4 | 3×2 | PAFITIS | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 7 | 57kg | 62 | ||
| 5 | 3 | BRAVE DESIGN | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 3 | 57kg | 64 | ||
| 6 | 47 | ALGORITHMIC | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | John Allen | 2 | 57kg | 62 | ||
| 7 | 2 | ARCORA | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Jamie Mott | 15 | 57kg | 62 | ||
| 8 | 6×3 | SIRIUSLY HOT | Ciaron Maher | Ben Allen | 17 | 57kg | 61 | ||
| 9 | 3 | OHOPE | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 13 | 57kg | |||
| 10 | 6 | ONAVUITTON | Simon Zahra | Thomas Stockdale | 1 | 57kg | 61 | ||
| 11 | 7 | STAMPED (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Luke Currie | 9 | 57kg | 59 | ||
| 12 | 4×455 | EDEN ROSE | Jason Warren | Daniel Stackhouse | 12 | 55kg | 66 | ||
| 13 | 4×13 | STEEL TRAP | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | Jye McNeil | 10 | 55kg | 64 | ||
| 14 | 1×5 | HIATUS | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 6 | 55kg | 64 | ||
| 15 | 53 | HEAVENLY CONQUEST | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Melham | 4 | 55kg | 61 | ||
| 16 | 2 | SUNLIT SERENADE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Damian Lane | 16 | 55kg | 61 | ||
| 17e | 6 | MIEWA | Nick Ryan | Rhys McLeod | 14 | 57kg | 60 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Nominations
The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2025 nominations are taken by Racing Victoria the Monday leading-up to Super Saturday.
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 |
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| 2025 VRC Sires Produce Stakes |
1st | Vinrock | 1 minute 22.94 seconds |
| 2nd | Brave Design | ||
| 3rd | Onavuitton | ||
| 2024 VRC Sires Produce Stakes |
1st | Traffic Warden | 1 minute 25.00 seconds |
| 2nd | Rue De Royale | ||
| 3rd | Bosustow | ||
| 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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