The $3 million Champions Sprint runs on Champions Stakes Day, as part of the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington Racecourse each November.
2024 Champions Sprint Results
- 1st: #6 Sunshine In Paris
- 2nd: #9 Right To Party
- 3rd: #5 Bella Nipotina
Champions Sprint Field News
2024 Champions Sprint Results
- 1st: #6 Sunshine In Paris ($5)
- 2nd: #9 Right To Party
- 3rd: #5 Bella Nipotina
The Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained Invader mare Sunshine In Paris ($5) was given a terrific run down the famous Flemington straight by James McDonald to charge home late with a driving finish to salute in the 2024 Champions Sprint results on Stakes Day. Right To Party ran second at big odds while The Everest – Russell Balding Stakes double winning mare Bella Nipotina was brave in third as the beaten favourite.
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Champions Sprint 2024 Odds & Results
Darley Champions Sprint (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
6. Sunshine In Paris (9) J: James McDonald 56.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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2nd
9. Right To Party (3) J: Jye McNeil 56.5kg
T: A & S Freedman |
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3rd
5. Bella Nipotina (12) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
10. Stretan Angel (5) J: Luke Nolen 56.5kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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5th
11. Private Life (8) J: Damian Lane 53.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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6th
4. Baraqiel (1) J: Ben Allen 58.5kg
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
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7th
1. Giga Kick (7) J: Mark Zahra 58.5kg
T: Clayton Douglas |
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8th
2. Over (2) J: Josh Parr 58.5kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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9th
8. Estriella (4) J: Ben Melham 56.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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10th
7. Lady Laguna (6) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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11th
12. Bellatrix Star (10) J: Michael Dee 51.5kg
T: Mark Walker |
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12th
3. I Am Unstoppable (11) J: Dylan Browne McMonagle 58.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
Data retrieved: 26/05/2025 11:24:55 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The 2024 VRC Champions Sprint field is released on the Wednesday before the race during Melbourne Cup week 2024.
The Champions Sprint field attracts the season’s best sprinters that face off down the famous Flemington straight on the first Saturday of November.
The $3 million Group 1 Champions Sprint field runs over 1200m on VRC Champions Stakes Day, formerly known as Mackinnon Stakes Day until being renamed ahead of the 2022 edition, held four days after the Melbourne Cup.
Run under weight-for-age conditions, the VRC Champions Sprint final field attracts mainly older sprinters with the three-year-olds traditionally running a week earlier in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) against their own age at the same track / distance.
The Champions Sprint final acceptances close on the Wednesday before race day and reveal the make-up of the field and the Champions Sprint barrier draw.
Champions Sprint Field
The 2024 Champions Sprint field and barriers are released the Wednesday before Champions Stakes Day, which runs on the first Saturday in November each Melbourne Cup Carnival and will be published in full below.
The Champions Sprint 2024 field features a dozen of the season’s best distance horses including The Everest winning mare Bella Nipotina, Over coming off a resuming win in the Sydney Stakes, 2.75 length McEwen winner Baraqiel, and Chris Waller’s Caulfield Guineas winning life Private Life.
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| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 3211x3x542 | GIGA KICK | Clayton Douglas | Mark Zahra | 7 | 58.5kg | 116 | ||
| 2 | 12x201x1x1 | OVER | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 2 | 58.5kg | 115 | ||
| 3 | 3222x89x22 | I AM UNSTOPPABLE | Ciaron Maher | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11 | 58.5kg | 100 | ||
| 4 | 11113311 | BARAQIEL | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 1 | 58.5kg | 105 | ||
| 5 | 41221×2311 | BELLA NIPOTINA | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 12 | 56.5kg | 119 | ||
| 6 | x1x254x152 | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | James McDonald | 9 | 56.5kg | 113 | ||
| 7 | 112120×763 | LADY LAGUNA | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Nash Rawiller | 6 | 56.5kg | 113 | ||
| 8 | 6x1115x471 | ESTRIELLA | Ciaron Maher | Ben Melham | 4 | 56.5kg | 109 | ||
| 9 | 453×211141 | RIGHT TO PARTY | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 3 | 56.5kg | 106 | ||
| 10 | 7x4262x638 | STRETAN ANGEL | Phillip Stokes | Luke Nolen | 5 | 56.5kg | 102 | ||
| 11 | 41×141 | PRIVATE LIFE | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 8 | 53.5kg | 107 | ||
| 12 | 3214×51112 | BELLATRIX STAR | Mark Walker | Michael Dee | 10 | 51.5kg | 109 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Champions Sprint Nominations
The 2024 VRC Champions Sprint Nominations are taken the Monday of race week and will be published below as the first early sign of what sprinters will make up the Champions Sprint Field.
Ciaron Maher’s The Everest – Russell Balding Stakes double winning mare Bella Nipotina heads the 2024 Champions Sprint nominations for Saturday.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 11113311 | BARAQIEL | G | 6 | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | 105 |
| 2 | 41221×2311 | BELLA NIPOTINA | M | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 119 |
| 3 | 3214×51112 | BELLATRIX STAR | F | 3 | Mark Walker | 109 |
| 4 | 25x1213x59 | CLIMBING STAR (NZ) | M | 5 | Phillip Stokes | 108 |
| 5 | 10323×6627 | COLEMAN | C | 3 | Matt Laurie | 102 |
| 6 | 6x1115x471 | ESTRIELLA | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 109 |
| 7 | 3211x3x542 | GIGA KICK | G | 5 | Clayton Douglas | 116 |
| 8 | 3222x89x22 | I AM UNSTOPPABLE | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 100 |
| 9 | 71280×7075 | JOHNNY ROCKER | H | 5 | Nick Ryan | 98 |
| 10 | 112120×763 | LADY LAGUNA | M | 5 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 113 |
| 11 | 12x201x1x1 | OVER | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | 115 |
| 12 | 41×141 | PRIVATE LIFE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 13 | 453×211141 | RIGHT TO PARTY | M | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 106 |
| 14 | 11112×3740 | SANS DOUTE | M | 5 | Mark Walker | 98 |
| 15 | 7x4262x638 | STRETAN ANGEL | M | 4 | Phillip Stokes | 102 |
| 16 | x1x254x152 | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | M | 5 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 113 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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