Looking for this year’s VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes betting guide, field and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

VRC Sires Produce Stakes, Flemington Racecourse

Run over 1,400 metres each March at Flemington on Newmarket Handicap Day, the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is a time-honoured Group 2 race for two-year-olds. 

First contested in 1862, the the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes has been won by many turf greats throughout its history including Tulloch (1957) and Vain (1969).

The Listed Talindert Stakes also run at HQ earlier during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival serves as a nice lead-up and All Too Hard (2012) was the last to do the double. 

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, March 9th, 2024
  • Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,400 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights
  • Qualification: Two year olds
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 2
  • Operator: Victoria Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $300,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1862
  • 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Winner: Traffic Warden

vrc sires’ produce stakes 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday March 9, 2024.  

  1. #3 Traffic Warden
  2. #1 Rue De Royale
  3. #9 Bosustow

The James Cummings-trained Street Boss colt Traffic Warden ($5) was far too good for his rivals in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2024 improving on a lead-up Group 1 eighth in the Blue Diamond to take out the Flemington event by nearly two lengths off a terrific ride by the flying Jamie Kah.

vrc Sires Produce Stakes Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC)
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC). Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC), 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 Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC), in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC) to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC) to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC) 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 Sires’ Produce Stakes (VRC), in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The vrc sires produce stakes

  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 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

VRC Sires' Produce Stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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Which Horse Will Win The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers and look for any past Flemington performers. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner include: 

  • Single-Figure Fancies – In recent years, not many horses have won this race from double-digit odds.
  • Flemington Favourites – As a relatively short race, this mostly covers the straight part of the race track. Going back and looking at who has recently conquered short races at Flemington is a good guide to who might win.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Favourites 2024

Early favourites in 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes betting include Listed Talindert Stakes winner from last month Aardvark and Tony & Calvin McEvoy’s early market mover Rue De Royale

Let’srollthedice ($3.70 in 2022) and Veight ($4.80 in 2023) are the latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes favourites to win.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field 2024

The official VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2024 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once confirmed. 

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Tips 2024

Favourite: #1 Rue De Royale ($3.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #4 Aardvark ($4.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #7 Evaporate ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 NEWMARKET HANDICAP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Race Day

The 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes takes place as part of Flemington’s Newmarket Handicap Day card on Saturday March 9, 2024. The key event on the card is the Group 1 $1.5 million Newmarket Handicap (1200m) for the sprint stars.

The other Group status support events on the program are the:

  • Group 2 $300,000 Kewney Stakes (1600m),
  • Group 3 $200,000 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m), and the
  • Group 3 $200,000 Matron Stakes (1600m).

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Barrier Draw 2024

The 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field section. 

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Nominations 2024

2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes nominations close at 12 PM on Monday, the 4th of March, 2024. 

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Weights 2024

Set weights apply to this race. Colts and geldings run at 57 kilograms. Fillies run at 55 kilograms. Final weights are announced at 4 PM on Monday, the 4th of March, 2024 with the official 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field section. 

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Acceptances 2024

2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on Wednesday, the 6th of March, 2024 and will be published in our above VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field section. 

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Jockeys 2024

The final riders announcement is at 1 PM on Wednesday, the 6th of March, 2024 with the official 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes jockeys to be published in our above VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field section. 

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Scratchings 2024

2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 9th of March, 2024. 

  • #2 Stay Focused (6)
  • #14 Altermatum (8)
  • #15 She Smashes (16)

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Prize Money 2024

The 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $180,000
2nd $54,000
3rd $27,000
4th $13,500
5th $7,500
6th $6,000
7th $6,000
8th $6,000

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Race Number 2024

The 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes race number is scheduled as Flemington Race 4 at 2:30pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 9th of March, 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Form Guide 2024

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 VRC SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES FORM GUIDE

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes live, across the following mediums.

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

Free to air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing.com 

MobileNeds App

vrc Sires’ Produce Stakes Winners

Winners of the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2024 Traffic Warden James Cummings Ms Jamie Kah 57 kgs 1:25.00
2023 Veight Tony & Calvin McEvoy Damian Lane 57 kgs 1:23.06
2022 Let’srollthedice Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 57 kgs 1:24.25
2021 Lightsaber Peter G Moody Luke Nolen 57 kgs 1:23.62
2020 Lunar Fox Terry & Karina O’Sullivan Brett Prebble 56.5 kgs 1:24.29
2019 La Tene James Cummings Dwayne Dunn 54.5 kgs 1:22.92
2018 Not A Single Cent Aaron Purcell Mark Zahra 56.5 kgs 1:23.40
2017 Sircconi Peter Morgan Linda Meech 56.5 kgs 1:22.79
2016 Seaburge David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Mark Zahra 56.5 kgs 1:23.79
2015 Jameka Ciaron Maher Nicholas Hall 54.5 kgs 1:24.64
2014 Zululand David Hayes Stephen Baster 56.5 kgs 1:24.30
2013 Twilight Royale Bjorn Baker Michael Rodd 54.5 kgs 1:23.35
2012 All Too Hard Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dwayne Dunn 56.5 kgs 1:22.50
2011 Running Tall Danny O’Brien Ben Melham 55.5 kgs 1:24.24
2010 Shamrocker Danny O’Brien Glen Boss 53.5 kgs 1:23.54
2009 Rostova Steve Richards Steven King 53.5 kgs 1:23.43
2008 Von Costa De Hero David Hayes Craig Williams 55.5 kgs 1:23.75
2007 Incumbent Graeme Rogerson Damien Oliver 55.5 kgs 1:22.85
2006 De Lago Mist David Hayes Paul Gatt 53 kgs 1:22.40
2005 Danger Looms John McArdle Brad Rawiller 55.5 kgs 1:22.84
2004 Barely A Moment Tony McEvoy Greg Childs 55.5 kgs 1:24.20
2003 Winestock Terry O’Sullivan Brett Prebble 55.5 kgs 1:23.63
2002 Pillaging Lee Freedman Patrick Payne 55.5 kgs 1:22.23
2001 Spectatorial Mathew Ellerton Patrick Payne 55.5 kgs 1:25.36
2000 Preserve John Hawkes Neville Wilson 53 kgs 1:23.51