VRC Winter Championship Final
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History
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.
Amovatio set a weight carrying record winning the VRC Winter Championship Final with 60kg.
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) and Tuvalu (2022).
The 2023 VRC Winter Championship Final was won by Riddle Me That from Charterhouse and Frankie Pinot.
Previous VRC Winter Championship Final Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNHAMEK (GB) 8G DARK ANGEL (IRE) - CADENZA (FR) DANSILI (GB) | J MOTT | 60.5 | NICK RYAN | 6 | |
| RIDDLE ME THAT (AUS) 6G DEEP FIELD (AUS) - JUSTINE COUP (NZ) ENTREPRENEUR (GB) | JYE MCNEIL | 54.0 | MATT LAURIE | 2 | |
| TUVALU (AUS) 4G KERMADEC (NZ) - HANGIN' TOUGH (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) | J FRY | 54.0 | LINDSEY SMITH | 15 | |
| MONGOLIAN MARSHAL (NZ) 6G HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - ARDECHE (NZ) DEHERE (USA) | B PREBBLE | 54.5 | STUART GOWER | 3 | |
| SIRCCONI (AUS) 5G NICCONI (AUS) - ON CREDIT (NZ) VIKING RULER (AUS) | D W STACKHOUSE | 56.0 | NICK RYAN | 13 | |
| REYKJAVIK (AUS) 4H ARTIE SCHILLER (USA) - GIBRALTAR STORM (AUS) ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) | LINDA MEECH | 54.0 | LINDSEY SMITH | 2 | |
| MAGIC CONSOL (AUS) 8G CONSOLIDATOR (USA) - SHALLY'S MAGIC (AUS) SHALFORD (IRE) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | PAUL PREUSKER | 14 | |
| TSHAHITSI (AUS) 5G CLANGALANG (AUS) - KITA RYOKAN (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA) | B MCCOULL | 57.5 | CHRIS CROOK & IMOGEN MILLER | 12 | |
| IGGIMACOOL (AUS) 5M SAVOIRE VIVRE (GB) - HIDDEN MOMENT (AUS) LADONI (GB) | D DUNN | 56.5 | R W SMERDON | 10 | |
| AMOVATIO (AUS) 4G AL MAHER (AUS) - GRAND OVATION (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 60.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 11 | |
| AKAVOROUN (AUS) 4G LACRYMA CRISTI (IRE) - SALQUETTA (AUS) SALIERI (USA) | MICHELLE PAYNE | 55.5 | CIARON MAHER | 7 | |
| MAGNIFIQUE SOLEIL (AUS) 5G DESERT SUN (GB) - NEUTRON BELLE (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) | B MELHAM | 56.5 | DARREN WEIR | 12 | |
| GLANEUSE (AUS) 6G BLEVIC (AUS) - QU'APPELLE (AUS) EXPORT PRICE (FR) | LINDA MEECH | 59.0 | MICHAEL O'LEARY | 6 | |
| GLANEUSE (AUS) 5G BLEVIC (AUS) - QU'APPELLE (AUS) EXPORT PRICE (FR) | LINDA MEECH | 54.0 | MICHAEL O'LEARY | 14 | |
| DOUBTFUL JACK (AUS) 3G NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - TOOTSIE ROLL (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) | L NOLEN | 55.0 | PETER G MOODY | 2 | |
| GOLD SALUTE (AUS) 5G TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - GOLD SARAH (AUS) CATRAIL (USA) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | MARK RILEY | 16 | |
| SEA BATTLE (AUS) 4H QUEST FOR FAME (GB) - PEPPIE (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) | M RODD | 54.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 3 | |
| HILLSTON EXCHANGE (AUS) 5G MARWINA (AUS) - EVEN EXCHANGE (AUS) SIR SAMUEL (USA) | D GAUCI | 58.0 | DAVE HEYWOOD | 13 | |
| CHITABE (AUS) 4G PERUGINO (USA) - EDNA VALLEY (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) | N CALLOW | 55.5 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 3 | |
| SALSA (NZ) 4M O'REILLY (NZ) - UNGARO (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) | D R SMITH | 52.0 | DAVID BOURNE | 1 | |
| CAPADAN (NZ) 5G DANASINGA (AUS) - CAPPOQUIN (NZ) PRINCE ECHO (IRE) | D NIKOLIC | 54.5 | R S MCDONALD | 4 | |
| EBONY NIGHT (AUS) 4G MARAUDING (NZ) - HURRY UP DEAR (AUS) CENTURY (AUS) | J WINKS | 51.5 | BILL MITCHELL | 5 | |
| THE BIG ASK (NZ) 4G BIGSTONE (IRE) - BOARDWALK ANGEL (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) | J PATTON | 54.5 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 13 | |
| PRINCE BENBARA (AUS) 4G FRAAR (USA) - BENBARA QUEEN (AUS) RED ANCHOR (NZ) | S BASTER | 52.0 | TONY ROSOLINI | 3 | |
| MYSTIC MORSE (AUS) 4G TOY PINDARRI (NZ) - MYSTIFIED LADY (AUS) AURILANDY (AUS) | B RAWILLER | 55.0 | TONY DYNON | 7 |
