VRC Winter Championship Final

MUNHAMEK winning the VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final at Flemington in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

The VRC Winter Championship Final is a Listed race for milers conducted by the Victoria Racing Club at Flemington.

The VRC Winter Championship Final is run over 1600m under Handicap conditions.

It was worth $200,000 in 2024.

The race has been run under various names and has only received up to Listed status.

Mike Moroney has the most recent wins with three while the jockeys have shared the first prize.

Happy Star won in 1997 and two runs later won a G2 Liston Stakes.

Magic Consol took it out impressively in 2019 and would then two months later win the G2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes first up.

Tuvalu won in 2022 and then had a great Spring winning the G1 Toorak and placing in the Rupert Clarke and Champions Mile.

Glaneuse was a dual winner going up 5kg from his first to second win in 2012.

Munhamek set a weight carrying record winning the 2024 VRC Winter Championship Final with 60.5kg.

Notable winners of the VRC Winter Championship Final include Sir Boom (1996), Happy Star (1997), Prince Benbara (2001), Ebony Night (2003), Sea Battle (2008), Doubtful Jack (2010), Glaneuse (2011/2012), Akavoroun (2014), Amovatio (2015), Magic Consol (2018), Sircconi (2020), Tuvalu (2022) and Munhamek (2024).

The 2024 VRC Winter Championship Final was won by Munhamek from Lounge Bar Rubi and Green Fly.

Results

06 Jul 2024, VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final , MUNHAMEK 1600m 1:35.65 \| FLEMINGTON \| JAMIE MOTT \| NICK RYAN
01 Jul 2023, VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final , RIDDLE ME THAT 1600m 1:36.60 \| FLEMINGTON \| JYE MCNEIL \| MATT LAURIE
02 Jul 2022, Penfolds Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship , TUVALU 1600m 1:37.45 \| FLEMINGTON \| JARROD FRY \| LINDSEY SMITH
03 Jul 2021, Seppelt Wines Winter C'ship , MONGOLIAN MARSHAL 1600m 1:39.61 \| FLEMINGTON \| BRETT PREBBLE \| STUART GOWER
04 Jul 2020, Winter C'ship Final , SIRCCONI 1600m 1:36.93 \| FLEMINGTON \| DANIEL STACKHOUSE \| NICK RYAN
06 Jul 2019, Vrc-Crv Winter Championship , REYKJAVIK 1600m 1:36.91 \| FLEMINGTON \| LINDA MEECH \| LINDSEY SMITH
07 Jul 2018, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , MAGIC CONSOL 1600m 1:35.25 \| FLEMINGTON \| CRAIG WILLIAMS \| PAUL PREUSKER
08 Jul 2017, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , TSHAHITSI 1600m 1:35.47 \| FLEMINGTON \| BRENDON MC COULL \| CHRIS CROOK & IMOGEN MILLER
09 Jul 2016, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , IGGIMACOOL 1600m 1:37.93 \| FLEMINGTON \| DWAYNE DUNN \| R W SMERDON
11 Jul 2015, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , AMOVATIO 1600m 1:36.16 \| FLEMINGTON \| DAMIEN OLIVER \| CHRIS WALLER

06 Jul 2024, VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final , MUNHAMEK 1600m 1:35.65 | FLEMINGTON | JAMIE MOTT | NICK RYAN

01 Jul 2023, VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final , RIDDLE ME THAT 1600m 1:36.60 | FLEMINGTON | JYE MCNEIL | MATT LAURIE

02 Jul 2022, Penfolds Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship , TUVALU 1600m 1:37.45 | FLEMINGTON | JARROD FRY | LINDSEY SMITH

03 Jul 2021, Seppelt Wines Winter C'ship , MONGOLIAN MARSHAL 1600m 1:39.61 | FLEMINGTON | BRETT PREBBLE | STUART GOWER

04 Jul 2020, Winter C'ship Final , SIRCCONI 1600m 1:36.93 | FLEMINGTON | DANIEL STACKHOUSE | NICK RYAN

06 Jul 2019, Vrc-Crv Winter Championship , REYKJAVIK 1600m 1:36.91 | FLEMINGTON | LINDA MEECH | LINDSEY SMITH

07 Jul 2018, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , MAGIC CONSOL 1600m 1:35.25 | FLEMINGTON | CRAIG WILLIAMS | PAUL PREUSKER

08 Jul 2017, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , TSHAHITSI 1600m 1:35.47 | FLEMINGTON | BRENDON MC COULL | CHRIS CROOK & IMOGEN MILLER

09 Jul 2016, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , IGGIMACOOL 1600m 1:37.93 | FLEMINGTON | DWAYNE DUNN | R W SMERDON

11 Jul 2015, Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final , AMOVATIO 1600m 1:36.16 | FLEMINGTON | DAMIEN OLIVER | CHRIS WALLER

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