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{{short description|Annual horse race in Australia since 1855}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface       = Turf
| class         = Group 1
| horse race    = Victoria Derby
| image         = [[File:Phar Lap.jpg|260px]]
| caption       = [[Phar Lap]] 1929 winner &ndash; Jim Pike
| location      = [[Flemington Racecourse]]<br />[[Melbourne, Australia]]
| inaugurated   = {{start date and age|1855}}
| race type     = [[Thoroughbred]] - [[Flat racing]]
| website       = [http://www.vrc.net.au/victoria-racing-club/ Victoria Racing Club]
| distance      = 2,500 metres
| track         = Left-handed
| qualification = Three-year-olds
| weight        = Set weights<br />Colts & geldings: 55{{frac|1|2}}kg<br />Fillies: 53{{frac|1|2}}kg
| purse         = [[A$]]2,000,000 (2022)
| bonuses       = 
| sponsor       = [[Penfolds]] (2021)
}}

The '''Victoria Derby,''' also known as the [[Penfolds]] Victoria Derby, is a [[Victoria Racing Club]] [[Group races|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.<ref name="Derby">{{cite web|url=http://www.progroupracing.com.au/group-races/victoria-racing-club/victoria-derby|title=Winners and Past Results for the Victoria Derby |work = Pro Group Racing Australia|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> Total prize money for the race is [[A$]]2,000,000.

==History==
Originally run at a distance of {{frac|1|1|2}} miles, in 1972 it was changed to 2,400 metres to conform to the [[metric system]]. It was changed again in 1973 to its present distance of 2,500 metres.<ref name="VD">{{cite web|url=http://www.australianracingreport.com/victoria_derby.html|title=Victoria Derby |work = Australian Racing Report|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Delta 1950 VRC St Leger Flemington Racecourse Jockey Neville Sellwood Trainer Maurice McCarten.jpg|thumb|260px|1949 winner &ndash; [[Delta (horse)|Delta]]]]
[[File:Poseidon 1906 VRC Melbourne Cup Owner Sir Hugh Denison Randwick Trainer Isaac Earnshaw.jpg|thumb|260px|1906 winner &ndash; [[Poseidon (horse)|Poseidon]]]]
[[File:LUCRATIVE 1940 VRC DERBY MAURICE McCARTEN.JPG|thumb|260px|1940 winner &ndash; Lucrative]]
[[File:Talking 1936 VRC Derby Flemington Racecourse Jockey Andy Knox Trainer Alf Papworth.jpg|thumb|260px|1936 winner &ndash; Talking]]
First run in 1855, the first three editions were won by fillies but the last time a filly won was in 1923 when Frances Tressady claimed victory.<ref name="VicD">{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriaderby.com.au/history/|title=Victoria Derby History |work = Ladbrokes|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> In its history, only one horse has ever won the Victoria Derby more than once. Fireworks accomplished the feat, winning back-to-back runnings in November 1867 and again in 1868 after a change of the race date to New Year's Day.<ref name="VicD"/> Between 1931 and 1956 geldings were not permitted to compete.<ref name="VicD"/>

Three horses have won their first race with a win in the Victoria Derby. In 1883, the [[New Zealand]]-bred horse Martini Henry won the Victoria Derby at his first start. Fire Oak in 1990, Redding in 1992 and Preferment in 2014 are the only other maidens to win the Victoria Derby.<ref name="Records">{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriaderby.com.au/records/|title=Victoria Derby Records|work = Ladbrokes|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2005, Clare Lindop became the first female jockey to ride in the Victoria Derby and became the first female to win in 2008. [[Gai Waterhouse]] became the first woman to train a winner when Nothin' Leica Dane won the 1995 running.<ref name="Records"/>

===Distance===
*1855&ndash;1971 - 1{{frac|1|2}} miles (~2400 metres)
*1972 – 2400 metres
*1973 onwards -  2500 metres

===Grade===
*1855&ndash;1978 -  Principal Race
*1979 onwards - Group 1

===1933 and 1953 racebooks===
<gallery>   
File:1933 VRC Derby Racebook P1.jpg|1933 VRC Derby racebook front cover
File:1933 VRC Derby Racebook P22.jpg|1933 VRC Derby starters and results showing the winner, [[Hall Mark (horse)|Hall Mark]]
File:1933 VRC Derby Racebook P3.jpg|Back cover showing train timetables
File:1953 VRC Derby Racebook P1.jpg|1953 VRC Derby racebook front cover
File:1953 VRC Derby Racebook P2.jpg|1953 VRC Derby raceday officials
File:1953 VRC Derby Racebook P3.jpg|1953 VRC Derby showing the winner, Prince Morvi
File:1953 VRC Derby Racebook P4.jpg|1953 VRC Derby starters and results 
File:1953 VRC Derby Racebook P5.jpg|Back cover showing railway and admission charges

</gallery>

===1954 racebook===
<gallery>
File:1954 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Racebook P1.jpg|1954 VRC Derby racebook front cover
File:1954 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Racebook P2.jpg|1954 VRC Derby raceday officials
File:1954 VRC Derby Racebook P3.jpg|1954 VRC Derby starters and results
File:1954 VRC Derby Racebook P4.jpg|1954 VRC Derby starters and results showing the winner, Pride of Egypt
File:1954 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Racebook P5.jpg|Back cover showing enclosure information for visitors
</gallery>

=== Gallery of noted winners ===
<gallery widths="250" heights="200">
File:NUFFIELD 1938 AJC SIRES PRODUCE STAKES HAROLD BADGER.jpg|1938 winner &ndash; Nuffield
File:Biplane 1917 AJC & VRC Derby Jockey B Deeley Trainer Tom Scully.jpg|1917 winner &ndash; Biplane
File:Magnificent 1944 AJC Breeders Plate Randwick Racecourse Jockey Pat Delaney Trainer Arthur Croall.jpg|1945 winner &ndash; Magnificent
File:Jockey riding race horse Manfred, New South Wales, April 1936.jpg|1925 winner &ndash; [[Manfred (horse)|Manfred]]
</gallery>

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==Records==
Time record: (at current 2,500 metres distance)
* 2:33.60 - Star Of The Realm (1991)

Most wins by a [[jockey]]:
* 8 - [[Robert Lewis (jockey)|Bobbie Lewis]] (1900, 1901, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1914, 1921, 1927)

Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:
* 8 - [[James Scobie (horseman)|James Scobie]] : (1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1927, 1937)
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==Social attraction==
[[File:Cornflower Blue.jpg|thumb|260px|right|Blue cornflower]]
While the major focus of AAMI Victoria Derby Day is the racing (since it is the only race day in Australia where each and every race has Group Status), in recent years the annual Fashions on the Field held on the fourth and last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival celebrations have shared the limelight.<ref name="Fashions">{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournecup.com/fashion-style/emirates-stakes-day-fashions-on-the-field/|title=Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field|work = [[Victoria Racing Club]]|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> 
Derby Day has become Men's Day in the Fashion Stakes, and every year increasing numbers of fashionable gentlemen competing for prizes and a spot in the social columns.<ref name="Mens">{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournecup.com/fashion-style/myer-fashions-on-the-field/mens-racewear-melbourne-cup-carnival/|title=Men's Racewear - Melbourne Cup Carnival|work = [[Victoria Racing Club]]|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>  Traditionally black and white are worn on this day by women and [[morning dress]] by men.<ref name="Mens_Day">{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournecup.com/racing/upcoming-races/detail/aami-victoria-derby-day/|title=AAMI Victoria Derby Day|work = [[Victoria Racing Club]]|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>  The flower of the day is a blue [[cornflower]]. The idea of wearing a cornflower on Derby Day was introduced in 1962 by Mrs Sheelah Wood, wife of prominent VRC committeeman of the time, Mr Samuel Richard Creswick Wood.<ref name="cornflower">{{cite web|url=http://horseracingtoday.org/horse-racing-history-victoria-derby-cup|title=Victoria Derby Cup|work = Horse Racing Today (Australia)|date=2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>
The 2006 Victoria Derby drew the event's largest crowd, with 129,069 in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Track records and attendances |url=https://www.vrc.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances/ |publisher=Victorian Racing Club |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>
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==Attendance<ref>{{cite web |title=Track records and attendances |url=https://www.vrc.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances/ |publisher=Victorian Racing Club |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>==
{{refbegin|20em}}
*2024 – 81,612<ref>{{cite web |title=Over 80,000 fans flock to Flemington for Penfolds Victoria Derby Day |url=https://www.vrc.com.au/latest-news/over-80-000-fans-flock-to-flemington-for-penfolds-victoria-derby-day/ |publisher=Victoria Racing Club |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
*2023 – 73,056<ref>{{cite web |title=Riff Rocket launches in the Penfolds Victoria Derby |url=https://www.vrc.com.au/latest-news/riff-rocket-launches-in-the-penfolds-victoria-derby/ |publisher=Victoria Racing Club |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>
*2022 – 71,327
*2021 – 5,000 (restricted attendance due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria|COVID-19 pandemic]])
*2020 – 0 (no attendance due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria|COVID-19 pandemic restrictions]])
*2019 – 80,214
*2018 – 91,194
*2017 – 87,526
*2016 – 90,136
*2015 – 85,943
*2014 – 90,244
*2013 – 95,223
*2012 – 98,823
*2011 – 92,336
*2010 – 90,361
*2009 – 108,178
*2008 – 117,776
*2007 – 115,705
*2006 – 129,089
*2005 – 115,660
*2004 – 115,542
*2003 – 97,059
*2002 – 101,898
*2001 – 93,029
*2000 – 92,581
*1999 – 76,514
*1998 – 75,805
*1997 – 64,528
*1996 – 64,099
*1995 – 60,404
*1994 – 54,467
*1993 – 49,029
*1992 – 45,729
*1991 – 46,781
*1990 – 47,497
*1989 – 47,226
*1988 – 44,848
*1987 – 41,878
*1986 – 42,824
*1985 – 40,522
*1984 – 39,771
*1983 – 40,017
*1982 – 42,519
*1981 – 39,729
*1980 – 38,032
{{refend}}

==Winners==
{{refbegin|20em}}
 
* 2024 - Goldrush Guru<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/297/flemington/2024-11-02/880875 |title= 2024 Result &ndash; Penfolds Victoria Derby ''(held 2 November 2024)'' |publisher=racingpost.com |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
* 2023 - Riff Rocket<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/297/flemington/2023-11-04/853792 |title= 2023 Result &ndash; Penfolds Victoria Derby ''(held 4 November 2023)'' |publisher=racingpost.com |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
* 2022 - Manzoice<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/297/flemington/2022-10-29/825352 |title= 2022 Result &ndash; Penfolds Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 2022)'' |publisher=racingpost.com |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref>
* 2021 - Hitotsu<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/result?v=Flemington&d=2021-10-30&race=Victoria+Derby |title= 2021 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 30 October 2021)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
* 2020 - [[Johnny Get Angry (horse)|Johnny Get Angry]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/result?v=Flemington&d=2020-10-31&race=Aami+Victoria+Derby |title= 2020 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 31 October 2020)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
* 2019 - [[Warning (Australian horse)|Warning]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/result?v=Flemington&d=2019-11-02&race=Victoria+Derby |title= 2019 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 2 November 2019)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
* 2018 - Extra Brut<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/result.aspx?v=Flemington&d=2018-11-03&race=Aami+Victoria+Derby |title= 2018 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 3 November 2018)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>
* 2017 - Ace High<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=4/11/2017&v=Flemington&r=7&race=Aami+Victoria+Derby|title= 2017 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 4 November 2017)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref>
* 2016 - Prized Icon<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=29/10/2016&v=Flemington&r=7 |title= 2016 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 2016)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=29 October 2016}}</ref>
*2015 - [[Tarzino]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=31/10/2015&v=Flemington&r=7 |title= 2015 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 31 October 2015)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref>
*2014 - Preferment<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=1/11/2014&amp;v=Flemington&amp;r=7  |title= 2014 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 1 November 2014)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2013 - Polanski<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=2/11/2013&amp;v=Flemington&amp;r=6  |title= 2013 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 2 November 2013)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2012 - Fiveandahalfstar<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=3/11/2012&amp;v=Flemington&amp;r=6  |title= 2012 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 3 November 2012)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2011 - Sangster<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=29/10/2011&amp;v=Flemington&amp;r=6  |title= 2011 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 2011)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2010 - Lion Tamer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=30/10/2010&amp;v=Flemington&amp;r=6  |title= 2010 Result &ndash; A A M I Victoria Derby ''(held 30 October 2010)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2009 - Monaco Consul<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=31/10/2009&amp;v=Flemington&amp;r=6  |title= 2009 Result &ndash; Aami Victoria Derby ''(held 31 October 2009)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2008 - [[Rebel Raider]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=1/11/2008&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=7  |title= 2008 Result &ndash; A A M I Victoria Derby ''(held 1 November 2008)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2007 - Kibbutz<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=3/11/2007&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=7  |title= 2007 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 3 November 2007)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2006 - [[Efficient (horse)|Efficient]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=4/11/2006&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 2006 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 4 November 2006)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2005 - Benicio<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=29/10/2005&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 2005 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 2005)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2004 - Plastered<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=30/10/2004&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 2004 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 30 October 2004)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2003 - [[Elvstroem]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=1/11/2003&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 2003 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 1 November 2003)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2002 - Helenus<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=2/11/2002&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 2002 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 2 November 2002)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2001 - Amalfi<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=3/11/2001&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 2001 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 3 November 2001)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*2000 - Hit The Roof<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=4/11/2000&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 2000 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 4 November 2000)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1999 - Blackfriars<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=30/10/1999&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 1999 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 30 October 1999)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1998 - Arena<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=31/10/1998&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 1998 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 31 October 1998)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1997 - Second Coming<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=1/11/1997&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=6  |title= 1997 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 1 November 1997)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1996 - Portland Player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=2/11/1996&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1996 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 2 November 1996)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1995 - [[Nothin' Leica Dane]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=4/11/1995&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1995 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 4 November 1995)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1994 - Blevic<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=29/10/1994&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1994 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 1994)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1993 - [[Mahogany (horse)|Mahogany]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=30/10/1993&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1993 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 30 October 1993)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1992 - Redding<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=31/10/1992&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1992 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 31 October 1992)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1991 - Star Of The Realm<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=2/11/1991&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=7  |title= 1991 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 2 November 1991)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1990 - Fire Oak<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=3/11/1990&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=7  |title= 1990 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 3 November 1990)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1989 - [[Stylish Century]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=4/11/1989&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1989 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 4 November 1989)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1988 - King's High<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=29/10/1988&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1988 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 1988)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1987 - Omnicorp<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=31/10/1987&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1987 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 31 October 1987)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1986 - Raveneaux<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=1/11/1986&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1986 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 1 November 1986)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1985 - Handy Proverb<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=2/11/1985&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1985 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 2 November 1985)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1984 - [[Red Anchor]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=3/11/1984&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=4  |title= 1984 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 3 November 1984)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1983 - Bounty Hawk<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=29/10/1983&amp;v=FLEMINGTON&amp;r=5  |title= 1983 Result &ndash; Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 1983)''|publisher=breednet.com|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
*1982 - Grosvenor
*1981 - Brewery Boy
*1980 - Sovereign Red
*1979 - Big Print
*1978 - [[Dulcify]]
*1977 - Stormy Rex
*1976 - Unaware
*1975 - Galena Boy
*1974 - Haymaker
*1973 - [[Taj Rossi]]
*1972 - Dayana<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eCVZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6323%2C1828148  |title= Flemington Results &ndash; Vic Derby ''(held 4 November 1972)''|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|work= News (Google) |access-date=26 October 2015|date=5 November 1972|page=78 col 3&ndash;6}}</ref>
*1971 - Classic Mission
*1970 - Silver Sharpe
*1969 - [[Daryl's Joy]]
*1968 - Always There
*1967 - Savoy
*1966 - Khalif
*1965 - [[Tobin Bronze]]
*1964 - Royal Sovereign
*1963 - Craftsman
*1962 - Coppelius
*1961 - New Statesman
*1960 - [[Sky High (horse)|Sky High]]
*1959 - Travel Boy
*1958 - Sir Blink
*1957 - [[Tulloch (horse)|Tulloch]]
*1956 - Monte Carlo
*1955 - [[Sailor's Guide]]
*1954 - Pride Of Egypt
*1953 - Prince Morvi
*1952 - Advocate
*1951 - [[Hydrogen (horse)|Hydrogen]]
*1950 - Alister
*1949 - [[Delta (horse)|Delta]]
*1948 - [[Comic Court]]
*1947 - Beau Gem
*1946 - Prince Standard
*1945 - Magnificent
*1944 - San Martin
*1943 - Precept
*1942 - Great Britain
*1941 - Skipton
*1940 - Lucrative
*1939 - Reading
*1938 - Nuffield<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47985679 |title=Nuffield Takes V.R.C. Derby And Pulls - Race Results section Victoria Derby ''(held 29 October 1938)''|work=[[The Barrier Miner]]|publisher=Trove|date= 29 October 1938|access-date=26 October 2015|page=1 col. 1&ndash;4}}</ref>
*1937 - Hua
*1936 - Talking
*1935 - Feldspar
*1934 - Theo
*1933 - [[Hall Mark (horse)|Hall Mark]] 
*1932 - Liberal
*1931 - Johnnie Jason
*1930 - Balloon King
*1929 - [[Phar Lap]]
*1928 - Strephon
*1927 - [[Trivalve]]
*1926 - Rampion
*1925 - [[Manfred (horse)|Manfred]]
*1924 - Spearfelt
*1923 - Frances Tressady
*1922 - [[Whittier (horse)|Whittier]]
*1921 - Furious
*1920 - Salitros
*1919 - Richmond Main
*1918 - Eusebius
*1917 - Biplane
*1916 - Wolaroi
*1915 - Patrobas
*1914 - Carlita
*1913 - Beragoon
*1912 - Wolawa
*1911 - Wilari
*1910 - Beverage
*1909 - [[Prince Foote]]
*1908 - Alawa
*1907 - Mountain King
*1906 - [[Poseidon (horse)|Poseidon]]
*1905 - Lady Wallace
*1904 - Sylvanite
*1903 - F.J.A
*1902 - Abundance
*1901 - Hautvilliers
*1900 - Maltster
*1899 - Merriwee
*1898 - Cocos
*1897 - Amberite
*1896 - [[Newhaven (horse)|Newhaven]]
*1895 - Wallace
*1894 - The Harvester
*1893 - Carnage
*1892 - Carmoola
*1891 - Strathmore
*1890 - The Admiral
*1889 - Dreadnought
*1888 - Ensign
*1887 - The Australian Peer
*1886 - Trident
*1885 - Nordenfeldt
*1884 - Rufus
*1883 - Martini Henry
*1882 - Navigator
*1881 - Darebin
*1880 - [[Grand Flaneur]]
*1879 - Suwarrow
*1878 - Wellington
*1877 - [[Chester (horse)|Chester]]
*1876 - [[Briseis (Australian horse)|Briseis]]
*1875 - Robin Hood
*1874 - Melbourne
*1873 - Lapidist
*1872 - Loup Garou
*1871 - Miss Jessie
*1870 - Florence
*1869 - Charon
*1869 - My Dream (run New Year's Day)
*1868 - Fireworks (run New Year's Day)
*1867 - [[Fireworks (horse)|Fireworks]]
*1866 - Sea Gull
*1865 - Angler
*1864 - [[Lantern (horse)|Lantern]]
*1863 - Oriflamme
*1862 - Barwon
*1861 - Camden
*1860 - Flying Colours
*1859 - Buzzard
*1858 - Brownlock
*1857 - Tricolor
*1856 - Flying Doe
*1855 - Rose Of May
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==See also==
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* [[List of Australian Group races]]
* [[Group races]]
* [[Thoroughbred racing in Australia]]
* [[Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival]]
* [[White shift dress of Jean Shrimpton]]

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.melbournecup.com/ Victoria Derby Homepage (Official)]
*[https://www.racenet.com.au/victoria-derby/ Everything you need to know on Victoria Derby]

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