Victoria Derby

Victoria Derby
Group 1 race
Phar Lap 1929 winner – Jim Pike
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1855; 169 years ago (1855)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorPenfolds (2021)
WebsiteVictoria Racing Club
Race information
Distance2,500 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightSet weights
Colts & geldings: 5512kg
Fillies: 5312kg
PurseA$2,000,000 (2022)

The Victoria Derby, also known as the Penfolds Victoria Derby, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held under Set Weights conditions over a distance of 2,500 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia scheduled annually on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$2,000,000.

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Victoria Derby". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.