Victoria Derby

Victoria Derby

Group 1 race
Phar Lap 1929 winner – Jim Pike
Location	Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated	1855
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor	Penfolds (2022)
Website	Victoria Racing Club
Race information
Distance	2,500 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Set weights Colts & geldings: 551⁄2kg Fillies: 531⁄2kg
Purse	A$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.