2009 Victoria Derby
The highlight of Victoria Derby Day is of course the Victoria Derby itself, with over one and a half million Aussie dollars on offer in prize money. Run over one and a half miles the race is a Group 1 contest for three year olds. The race signals the beginning of Melbourne Cup week and it will be run in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators who flock to Flemington racecourse for Victoria Derby Day.
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Eleven runners will go to post in the 2009 renewal where the Mark Kavanagh trained Shamoline Warrior looks like the one to beat.
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2009 Victoria Derby Result
| Horse/SP | Draw | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | |
| 1st | Monaco Consul 15/4 | 1 | 3 | 8-10 | C Brown | M Moroney |
| 2nd | Extra Zero 8/1 | 7 | 3 | 8-10 | N Rawiller | D Hayes |
| 3rd | Viking Legend 8/1 | 6 | 3 | 8-10 | B Shinn | G Waterhouse |
Pre-race favourite Shamoline Warrier was a late scratching for this race and it was Michael Moroney's Monaco Consul who took advantage, winning by a length in fine style from Extra Zero. Viking Legend was two and a quarter lenghts further back in third for trainer Gai Waterhouse.
Victoria Derby Racecard
| No. | Form | Horse (draw) | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | 44362 | Onemorenomore (5) | D Oliver | J Thompson |
| 2 | 502133 | Viking Legend (6) | B Shinn | G Waterhouse |
| 3 | 47211 | Shamoline Warrior (9) | M Rodd | M Kavanagh |
| 4 | 121 | Monaco Consul (1) | C Brown | M Moroney |
| 5 | 7245 | Extra Zero (7) | N Rawiller | D Hayes |
| 6 | 31223 | Gathering (8) | P Robl | J Thompson |
| 7 | 884531501 | Southern Skye (4) | D Nikolic | P Perry |
| 8 | 912 | Our Heir Apparent (10) | C Williams | M Walker |
| 9 | 2562107 | Prinsom (3) | M Zahra | M Templeton |
| 10 | 613 | Rockferry (2) | H Bowman | D O'Brien |
| 11 | 4475 | Commonage Close (11) | C Newitt | R Laing |
This race will be screened live on ATR.
Betting Forecast - Shamoline Warrior 7/4,Rockferry 4/1, Monaco Consul 5/1, Extra Zero 8/1, Onemorenomore 10/1, Viking Legend 10/1 BAR 16/1 - Have a bet on the Victoria Derby with Centrebet.
