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A day of commemoration and celebration.

Honouring our most hallowed traditions, the ANZAC Day Race Day returned to both acknowledge and celebrate the men and women who have served to keep Australia safe.

We also commemorate the important role that Australian horses have contributed in wartime.

Our annual ANZAC Day ceremony gave race goers a chance to pay their respects. This included the laying of the wreath, the reading of the ode, the last post, a minute silence, the Rouse and the Australian National Anthem.

The eight-race program highlighted  the running of the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m), the classic staying test for three year olds which ran for the 166th time in 2022. Supporting this time-honoured race was the Listed ANZAC Day Stakes (1400m) for two-year-olds, as well with an open quality handicap (2600m), which along with the VRC St Leger, offered a ballot-exemption for the 2022 Listed The Andrew Ramsden.

A special reminder that all profits on ANZAC Day Race Day will go to the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund on behalf of the Victoria Racing Club.

Monday 25 April 2022


Gates open: 12:00pm


First race: 1:00pm
Last race: 5:05pm


 

ANZAC Day Race Day recap

For the past 61 years, Flemington has had the privilege of hosting an Anzac Day race meet, and the highlight was a stirring Anzac Day ceremony under blue skies and in front of a wonderful crowd.

The racing was also outstanding with the feature event the 166th running of the VRC St Leger, a race older than the Melbourne Cup.

It was won by Alegron, trained by James Cummings and ridden by Damien Oliver. The win gives the gelding an automatic entry into The Andrew Ramsden, with the winner  qualifying for the Lexus Melbourne Cup. But he is likely to stick with his original path of the Group 1 SA Derby.

The Races & Results


Race 1 | William Newton VC Handicap

1.00pm | 2600m | $130,000 | 4YO+ Qlty Handicap

WINNER: #1 Steel Prince

 

Race 2 | Auckland Thoroughbred Racing Inc. Trophy

1.35pm | 1100m | $130,000 | 3yo+ Fillies and Mares BM78 Handicap

WINNER: #12 I Am Me 

 

Race 3 | ANZAC Day Stakes 

2.10pm | 1400m | $160,000 | 2yo Hcp (N/C) (ANZAC Day Handycap)

WINNER: #1 Tijuana

 

Race 4 | Vera Deakin (Lady White)

2.45pm | 1400m | $130,000 | Super Vobis 3yo Handicap

WINNER: #5 Tonneofgrit

 

Race 5 | The Les Carlyon

3.20pm | 1700m | $130,000 | Open Handycap

WINNER: #8 Makram

 

Race 6 | Flt Lt Peter Armytage Handicap

3.55pm | 1200m | $130,000 | Super Vobis 3yo Handicap

WINNER: #11 Star Patrol

 

Race 7 | VRC St Leger

4.30pm | 2800m | $300,000 | 3yo SW&P (N/C) (VRC St Leger)
This race holds ballot exemption to the winner for The Andrew Ramsden (Listed 2800m, $500,000) on 14 May 2022.

WINNER: #1 Alegron

 

Race 8 | WGCDR Ian Bayles DFC

5.05pm | 1200m | $130,000 | 3yo and up BM78 Handicap

WINNER: #8 Beehunter

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