- When
- First Saturday in November (Derby Day)
- Where
- Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne VIC
- Distance
- 2500m (three-year-olds)
- Prizemoney
- $2.0 million
How to bet on the Victoria Derby
- The Derby tests three-year-olds at a trip most have never run — stamina breeding, staying blood in the pedigree and a relaxed racing pattern matter more than raw class.
- Derby Day is one of the great betting cards of the year: four Group 1s, and bookmakers compete hardest for turnover with boosts and money-back specials across the day.
- Watch the AAMI Vase and Norman Robinson Stakes three weeks out — they've produced a stack of modern Derby winners.
Recent Winners
- 2025 — Zulfiqar
Full finishing order, margins and dividends for past runnings live in our results archive.
Victoria Derby FAQs
When is the Victoria Derby 2026?›
The Victoria Derby is run on Victoria Derby Day — the first Saturday in November, two days before the Melbourne Cup — as the feature of Flemington's four-day carnival opener.
What distance is the Victoria Derby?›
2500 metres, the longest trip any Australian three-year-old faces in a Group 1. It's the ultimate test of stamina for the classic generation.
Who won the 2025 Victoria Derby?›
Zulfiqar took out the 2025 Victoria Derby at Flemington.