2022 Victoria Derby Barrier Draw & Final Field

Justin Darcy

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Last updated: Wed 26 Oct 2022 05:01

Justin Darcy 26 Oct 2022

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The barrier draw has been conducted for the 2022 Victoria Derby
17 runners make up the final field
The Victoria Derby is the three-year-old classic event of the Spring Carnival

Sharp N Smart is a leading VRC Derby chance. (Getty)

The 2022 Victoria Derby is the three-year-old classic of the Melbourne Spring Carnival races, run over 2500m at Flemington.

Spring Champion Stakes winner Sharp N Smart (barrier three) was too tough for Elliptical last week, now ready to come to Victoria and tackle the best from down this way.

Moonee Valley Vase winner Berkeley Square (barrier five) looks one of the main chances, but just needs to run the trip while Mr Maestro (barrier 17) has not put a foot wrong this prep and can win.

Pericles (barrier six) is lightly raced, but looks to be the most progressive in the event, but it will be just a matter of whether he runs the 2500m journey.

Muramasa (barrier four), Distrustful Award (barrier 12) and Kings Crossing (barrier 16) are the next best in the staying event.

Victoria Derby 2022 Barriers & Final Field

No	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	SHARP ’N’ SMART (NZ)	Graeme & Deborah Rogerson	James McDonald	3	57kg	$3.70
2	BERKELEY SQUARE	Dan O'Sullivan	Craig Williams	5	57kg	$3.30
3	LET’SROLLTHEDICE	Danny O'Brien	Ben Melham	7	57kg	$31
4	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	17	57kg	$5.50
5	PERICLES	James Cummings	William Buick	6	57kg	$7.50
6	GRAND PIERRO	Jason Warren	Mark Zahra	15	57kg	$31
7	MANZOICE	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	8	57kg	$26
8	FOUJITA SAN	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	9	57kg	$18
9	SKYPHIOS	Rob Blacker	Harry Coffey	14	57kg	$51
10	MURAMASA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	4	57kg	$15
11	FEARLESS KNIGHT	Kacy Fogden	Brett Prebble	11	57kg	$71
12	BERARDINO	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Damien Oliver	10	57kg	$41
13	DISTRUSTFUL AWARD	Paul Preusker	Dean Yendall	12	57kg	$31
14	HIGHLAND BLAZE	Jackson Pallot	Liam Riordan	13	57kg	$101
15	KING’S CROSSING (NZ)	Danny O'Brien	John Allen	16	57kg	$41
16	LEHNDORFF	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	1	57kg	$101
17e	ABERFELDIE BOY	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	TBA	2	57kg	$81

Odds courtesy of Betr & correct at 3pm on 26/10/2022.

Victoria Derby Winners

A large part of the fabric of Melbourne racing, the Victoria Derby was first run and in 1855 by Rose Of May and the race has gone from strength-to-strength ever since.

The immortal Phar Lap was a winner in 1929, Dulcify took out the event 1978 and in more recent times Extra Brut took out the Derby before being sold to Hong Kong.

Worth $2 million, the Victoria Derby is the feature race on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, which runs for four total race days over the course of a week.

These days the event doesn't draw the absolute cream of the crop like it previously did but the huge prize money on offer will ensure the fields are competitive for years to come.