Looking for early information on this year’s Victoria Derby? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

The time-honoured Victoria Derby is the blue chip race for three year old stayers during the spring and is held on Day 1 of Flemington’s iconic Melbourne Cup Carnival. 

The VRC Derby runs as part of Derby Day, which is known as a day for racing purists with all events on the card holding Group status. Derby Day is also when the punters show up in black and white attire and takes place on the Saturday prior to Melbourne Cup Day, which is held on the first Tuesday of November each year.

Contested over 2500m, the Victoria Derby is a set weights event run and won since 1855. A stallion-making race, it now offers $2 million in prize money and no filly has won since Frances Tressady (1923) with most opting to take on their own kind two days later in the Kennedy Oaks.

The Moonee Valley Vase is a key lead-up into the Victoria Derby with Efficient (2006) the last to do the double. 

Victoria Derby 2020 – Quick Information

• Race Day: Saturday, October 31, 2020 
• Race Starts: TBA
• Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Left-handed
• Race Distance: 2,500 metres
• Weight Conditions: Set weights (Colts & Gelding: 55.5 kg, Fillies: 53.5 kg)
• Qualification: Three year olds
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Group 1
• Operator: Victoria Racing Club
• Prize Purse: $2,000,000
• Inaugural Race: 1855
• 2020 Victoria Derby Winner: Johnny Get Angry

victoria derby 2020 RESULTS

The official 2020 Victoria Derby results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 31, 2020. 

1. #3 Johnny Get Angry
2. #6 Hit The Shot
3. #5 Young Werther 

The Denis Pagan-trained Johnny Get Angry ($21) was too good for his rivals in an upset 2020 Victoria Derby result. Handing former AFL Premiership winning coach Pagan a Group 1 success inside of his first 12 months as a trainer, Johnny Get Angry improved off a lead-up third in the Moonee Valley Vase to defeat Hit The Shot ($7) by a length, while the lightly-raced favourite Young Werther ($3.40) ran a nice third.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)		5	57kg		$21
	2	6	HIT THE SHOT	Matt Cumani	Fred W Kersley	1L	9	57kg		$7
	3	5	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	1.2L	4	57kg		$3.40F
	4	1	CHERRY TORTONI	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	1.5L	14	57kg		$3.60
	5	4	LET’S KARAKA DEEL (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	2.25L	3	57kg		$13
	6	11	TOKEN SPIRIT	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Damian Lane	2.55L	11	57kg		$101
	7	2	ALBARADO (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Mark Zahra	5.05L	8	57kg		$11
	8	7	CETSHWAYO	Danny O’Brien	Jamie Kah	5.25L	10	57kg		$12
	9	13	WISAKA	Michael Moroney	Ben Melham	7L	2	57kg		$61
	10	10	TOUR OF DUTY	Michael Moroney	James McDonald	7.5L	13	57kg		$31
	11	8	REDWOOD SHADOW (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	8.5L	12	57kg		$21
	12	9	WERTHEIMER (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	8.9L	6	57kg		$41
	13	14	KENZAN	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	10.9L	1	57kg		$91
	14	12	BORN TO SUCCEED	Saab Hasan	Michael Walker	11.65L	7	57kg		$101

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Victoria Derby Betting

There are many differents ways to bet on the Victoria Derby, we’ve included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type	How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Victoria Derby
Place Bet	Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Victoria Derby. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet	If your runner finishes 1st in the Victoria Derby, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet	You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Victoria Derby, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet	You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Victoria Derby to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet	You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Victoria Derby to win the Trifecta.
First Four	You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Victoria Derby to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie)	You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Victoria Derby, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Victoria Derby

1. Join up at neds.com.au
2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Victoria Derby Betting above).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Victoria Derby 2020 Field

The official Victoria Derby 2020 field of final acceptors is announced the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The 2020 Victoria Derby final field features 14 young stayers including last weekend’s Moonee Valley Vase winner Cherry Tortoni drawn the outside barrier and the well-supported Danny O’Brien-trained favourite Young Werther (4) having just his third career start.

Which Horse Will Win The Victoria Derby

The best way to pick who will win the Victoria Derby is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry, among other factors.

Additional factors to take into considerations are as follows:

• Favourites – Between the years of 2006-2020, the favourite has only one the Victoria Derby twice. 
• Odds – A host of recent Victoria Derby winners over the past decade have jumped at double-digit odds including Johnny Get Angry ($21 in 2020) 
• Barrier – With a sharp turn before a back straight, establishing a good position early on can prove critical.

Victoria Derby 2020 Favourites

Early favourites in Victoria Derby betting for 2020 include last weekend’s Vase winner Cherry Tortoni who was undefeated during his two-year-old campaign and the untapped Young Werther for last year’s Melbourne Cup winning trainer Danny O’Brien. 

Ace High ($7 in 2017) was the last Victoria Derby favourite to win.

Victoria Derby 2020 Form Guide

The form guide will become the Saturday before the Victoria Derby. Once finalised, you will be able to read our 2020 Form Guide here.

Victoria Derby 2020 Tips

Favourite: #5 Young Werther ($3.10 at time of publish)

Best Bet: #1 Cherry Tortoni ($6 at time of publish)

Best Roughie: #3 Johnny Get Angry ($26 at time of publish)

Our insider 2020 Victoria Derby betting tips and selections will be published here the week of the race and a full VRC Derby tipping post available on the Neds Blog.

Victoria Derby Race Day

Race day takes place on Saturday, the 31st of October, 2020. Victoria Derby Day kicks off the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival and it is tradition for racegoers to wear black and white. 

Every race on the Victoria Derby Day card holds group status and the other key events include the:

• Group 1 $2 million Kennedy Cantala Stakes (1600m)
• Group 1 $1.5 million Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m)
• Group 1 $1 million Empire Rose Stakes (1600m)
• Group 2 $300,000 Salinger Stakes (1200m)
• Group 2 $300,000 Wakeful Stakes (1200m)
• Group 3 $300,000 Lexus Hotham Stakes (2500m)
• Group 3 $500,000 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m)
• Group 3 $200,000 Begonia Belle Stakes (1100m).

Victoria Derby Race Time

The Victoria Derby race time is scheduled for 3:45 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Victoria Derby start times for various states appear in the table below.

State	Start Time
Western Australia	12:45 PM
Queensland	2:45 PM
Australian Capital Territory	3:45 PM
Tasmania	3:45 PM
Victoria	3:45 PM
New South Wales	3:45 PM
Northern Territory	2:15 pm
South Australia	3:15 pm

Victoria Derby 2020 Barrier Draw

The 2020 Victoria Derby barrier draw will be released to the public on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in our above Victoria Derby Field section. 

Victoria Derby 2020 Nominations

The early Victoria Derby nominations for 2020 are announced on a Tuesday in late September. A full list of nominations will be found on our Victoria Derby 2020 Nominations page.

The 2020 Victoria Derby nominations attracted 89 three-year-old stayers including the Godolphin-raced early favourite Alcyone, Peter Moody’s Memsie Stakes placegetter Glenfiddich and Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr’s undefeated colt Cambourne.

First acceptances for the Victoria Derby close on Tuesday October 20, 2020 and will be updated below.

Victoria Derby 2020 first acceptances 

The Victoria Derby 2020 first acceptances cut the line-up of potential runners down to just 24 including Caulfield Classic winner Albarado, all-in favourite Young Werther and Caulfield Guineas third placed Grandslam who was a shock inclusion in the Cox Plate 2020 field.

Victoria Derby Weights

Set weights apply to this race. Colts and geldings race at 55.5 kg and fillies at 53.5 kg. Weights will be published at 4:00 PM, Monday, the 26th of October, 2020 and will be published in our above Victoria Derby Field section. 

Victoria Derby Acceptances

Acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on Tuesday the 27th of October, 2020 and will be published in our above Victoria Derby Field section. 

Victoria Derby Riders Announcement

Riders must be declared by 1 PM on Wednesday, the 28th of October, 2020 and will be published in our above Victoria Derby Field section. 

Victoria Derby Scratchings

Scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 31st of October, 2020. 

Victoria Derby Prize Money

The Victoria Derby prize purse is worth $2,000,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place	Prize Money
1st	$1,200,000
2nd	$360,000
3rd	$180,000
4th	$90,000
5th	$50,000
6th	$40,000
7th	$40,000
8th	$40,000

Victoria Derby Jockeys

Some of the most memorable Victoria Derby jockeys of all time include amongst their ranks great riders such as:

• Damian Oliver, who has won the race five times (1992, 2001, 2003, 2012 and 2014).
• Hugh Bowman, with three wins (2010, 2011 and 2013).

Victoria Derby Race Number

The Victoria Derby is set to run as Flemington Race 7 at 3:45pm (AEDT) on the 31st of October, 2020 as part of Victoria Derby Day, the opening event of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. There are nine races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

Victoria Derby Live

You can watch or listen to the 2020 Victoria Derby live, across the following mediums.

Telecast: Channel Seven

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: 7Live

Victoria Derby Tickets

Tickets for the 2020 Victoria Derby Day are available through Ticketek.

Grey Horses In The Victoria Derby

Grey horses have rarely seen placings in the Victoria Derby. The few who have tasted success include Efficient (first place in 2006) and Suwarrow (first place in 1879).

Victoria Derby Winners

Winners of the Victoria Derby going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to view the full list of Victoria Derby winners, going all the way back to 1855, please visit our Victoria Derby Winners page.

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Time
2020	Johnny Get Angry	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	2:41.91
2019	Warning	Anthony Freedman	Damien Oliver	2:40.83
2018	Extra Brut	Darren Weir	John Allen	2:34.31
2017	Ace High	David Payne	Tye Angland	2:37.55
2016	Prized Icon	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	2:36.16
2015	Tarzino	Mick Price	Craig Newitt	2:38.39
2014	Preferment	Chris Waller	Damien Oliver	2:37.81
2013	Polanski	Robbie Laing	Hugh Bowman	2:38.66
2012	Fiveandahalfstar	Anthony Cummings	Damien Oliver	2:35.92
2011	Sangster	Trent Busuttin	Hugh Bowman	2:40.33
2010	Lion Tamer	Murray Baker	Hugh Bowman	2:46.43
2009	Monaco Consul	Michael Moroney	Corey Brown	2:41.68
2008	Rebel Raider	Leon Macdonald	Clare Lindop	2:36.90
2007	Kibbutz	David Hayes	Craig Williams	2:40.92
2006	Efficient	Graeme Rogerson	Michael Rodd	2:38.35
2005	Benicio	Lee Freedman	Noel Callow	2:37.08
2004	Plastered	Lindsey Smith	Paul Harvey	2:35.49
2003	Elvstroem	Tony Vasil	Damien Oliver	2:38.99
2002	Helenus	Leon Corstens	Steven King	2:40.54
2001	Amalfi	Peter Moody	Damien Oliver	2:34.63
2000	Hit The Roof	David Hall	Glen Boss	2:39.02
1999	Blackfriars	Peter Hayes	Greg Childs	2:36.32