VRC Sires Produce Stakes

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 2026 Results

The official 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

The progressive Ben Brisbourne-trained Toronado filly Grinzinger Heart ($41) was huge when given a brave front-running ride by Craig Williams to hold on and deny the odds-on favourite Zambales in an upset 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes result that saw her trainer secure his maiden stakes win.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Tips 2026

Our exclusive 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes tips will be detailed here the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2026 ALL-STAR MILE DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

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 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.

The best out of the race may continue onto Sydney for the Group 1 Inglis Sires’ run in April at Randwick during The Championships.

Vinrock (2025) was the last horse to complete the interstate VRC Sires’ – Inglis Sires’ double.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2026 – Quick Information

• Race Day: Saturday, March 7, 2026
• 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
• 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Winner: Grinzinger Heart

VRC Sires Produce Stakes Betting 2026

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 on 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.

Which Horse Will Win the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes in 2026 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, although there was a notable upset in 2026 with Grinzinger Heart ($41).
• Flemington Favourites – As a relatively short race, this mostly covers the straight part of the racetrack. 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 2026

Favourites in 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes betting include the promising Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Zambales coming off a Group 1 Blue Diamond fourth and Lindsay Park’s untapped filly Regal Ambition taking on the boys.

Let’srollthedice ($3.70 in 2022), Veight ($4.80 in 2023), and Vinrock ($3.40 in 2025) are the latest VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes favourites to win.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field 2026

The official VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes 2026 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once confirmed.

The VRC Sires’ 2026 final field features a dozen promising two-year-olds including the Clayton Douglas-trained filly Leopard Shark chasing a hat-trick and Blue Diamond fourth placed colt Zambales to be ridden by returning star hoop Mark Zahra.

Flemington R6

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Zambales J: Mark Zahra T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	224	C	2	57kg
	2. Eurocanto J: Jamie Mott T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	1x60	C	6	57kg
	3. Diameter J: Ben Melham T: Chris Waller	5x3	C	9	57kg
	4. Hydrobomb J: Daniel Stackhouse T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	2	C	5	57kg
	5. Dr Hook J: Hugh Bowman T: M, W & J Hawkes	5x7	C	1	57kg
	6. Inner Gold J: Ben Allen T: Ciaron Maher	5	C	7	57kg
	7. Leopard Shark J: Jye Mcneil T: Clayton Douglas	3611	F	10	55kg
	8. Almost An Angel (11)  Scratched:
	9. Expensive Taste J: Luke Currie T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy	33	F	3	55kg
	10. Grinzinger Heart J: Craig Williams T: Ben Brisbourne	4	F	4	55kg
	11. Refuse To Curtsy J: John Allen T: Thomas Carberry	7	F	8	55kg
	12. Regal Ambition (8)  Scratched:

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2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Race Day

The 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes takes place as part of Flemington’s Newmarket Handicap Day card on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The key event on the card is the Group 1 $2 million Newmarket Handicap (1200m) for the sprint stars.

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

• Group 1 $2,000,000 The All-Star Mile (1600m),
• Group 2 $300,000 Kewney Stakes (1600m),
• Group 3 $200,000 Ottawa Stakes (1000m),
• Group 3 $200,000 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m), and the
• Group 3 $200,000 Matron Stakes (1600m).

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Barrier Draw 2026

The 2026 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 2026

2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes nominations close at 12 PM on the Monday of race week.

2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes nominations extended until 10:00am (AEDT) – 03/03/2026

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Weights 2026

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 the Monday of race week with the official 2026 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 2026

2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field section.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Jockeys 2026

The final riders must be announced by 1 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes jockeys to be published in our above VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Field section.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Scratchings 2026

2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Prize Money 2026

The 2026 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 2026

The 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes race number is scheduled as Flemington Race 6 at 3:05pm (AEDT) on Saturday, March 7, 2026. There are ten races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Form Guide 2026

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2026 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 VRC SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES FORM GUIDE

VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Live 2026

You can watch or listen to the 2026 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 

Mobile: Neds 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
2026	Grinzinger Heart	Ben Brisbourne	Craig Williams	55 kgs	1:22.77
2025	Vinrock	Matt Laurie	Mark Zahra	57 kgs	1:22.94
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