2024 VRC Champions Stakes Results
- 1st: #10 Via Sistina
- 2nd: #11 Atishu
- 3rd: #1 Without A Fight
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2024 VRC Champions Stakes Results
- 1st: #10 Via Sistina ($1.60F)
- 2nd: #11 Atishu
- 3rd: #1 Without A Fight
Chris Waller’s eight-length Cox Plate winning mare Via Sistina ($1.60F) was too good again making it a hat-trick with an easy victory for the punters as the odds-on elect in the 2024 Champions Stakes results at Flemington.
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Champions Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
10. Via Sistina (3)
J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
11. Atishu (1)
J: Jye McNeil 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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3rd
1. Without A Fight (9)
J: Mark Zahra 59kg
T: A & S Freedman |
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4th
5. Future History (5)
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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5th
3. Arapaho (10)
J: Ben Melham 59kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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6th
7. Docklands (6)
J: Declan Bates 59kg
T: Harry Eustace |
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7th
12. Deny Knowledge (11)
J: Damian Lane 57kg
T: A & S Freedman |
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8th
6. Eliyass (2)
J: Nash Rawiller 59kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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9th
2. Duke De Sessa (4)
J: Harry Coffey 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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10th
8. Royal Champion (8)
J: Craig Williams 59kg
T: A & S Freedman |
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11th
4. Nugget (7)
J: Michael Dee 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
Data retrieved: 21/11/2024 07:25:28 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
Betting odds on the Champions Stakes Results for the latest edition of the Melbourne Cup Carnival classic will be available below.
The Group 1 $3 million VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) – formerly known as the Mackinnon Stakes – is a weight-for-age showdown previously run and won on the first Saturday of November, which is the last of the Flemington Cup Carnival race days taking place four days after the iconic Melbourne Cup.
The Mackinnon Stakes / Champions Stakes results over the past decade have been dominated by single-figure fancies in the Champions Stakes betting markets, although the favourites don’t have the best record saluting for the punters during that time.
Former Emirates Stakes results & winners for the race this event took over can be found here.
Past Emirates / Mackinnon Stakes / Champions Stakes Results
Past Emirates Stakes, Mackinnon Stakes and Champions Stakes results can help in your Champions Stakes tips for the current season, as you can see the ages and lead-up races the winners came via.
Have a look through the latest *Emirates (Mackinnon) Stakes Results and VRC Champions Stakes (as the race will be known from 2022 onwards) below for a guide to which weight-for-age runners to back or sack in the 2024 Champions odds at Ladbrokes.com.au.
- 2024 Champions Stakes Results
- 2023 Champions Stakes Results
- 2022 VRC Champions Stakes Results
- 2021 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2019 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2018 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2017 Emirates Stakes Results
- 2016 Emirates Stakes Results
- 2015 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2014 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2013 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2012 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2011 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2010 Mackinnon Stakes Results
- 2009 Mackinnon Stakes Results
*Note: From 2016-2017 the Mackinnon Stakes was known as the Emirates Stakes
*From 2022 onwards the race is run as the VRC Champions Stakes
Mackinnon Stakes / Champions Stakes Winners
Many of the old Mackinnon Stakes winners would back-up and run in the iconic Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) three days later at Flemington Racecourse. Because the race is now run as the Champions Stakes four days after Melbourne Cup Day, the Champions Stakes winners are likely paddock-bound before returning in the autumn.
Notable recent winners of the old Mackinnon Stakes include two-time hero Zaaki (2021 & 2022), Irish mare Magic Wand (2019), French raider Gailo Chop (2015), star dual Cox Plate winner So You Think (2010), Grand Armee (2004), subsequent ace sire Lonhro (2001), and that year’s Melbourne Cup winner Rogan Josh (1999).
In 2024 the Chris Waller-trained mare Via Sistina made history winning the Cox Plate by eight lengths and then the Champions Stakes by 2.75 lengths!
Recent Emirates (Mackinnon) Stakes / VRC Champions Stakes Results
| Year | First | Second | Third | Time |
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| 2024 | Via Sistina | Atishu | Without A Fight | 2:01.86 |
| 2023 | Atishu | Duais | Young Werther | 2:02.01 |
| 2022 | Zaaki | Mo’unga | Hezashocka | 2:02.00 |
| 2021 | Zaaki | Cascadian | Mo’unga | 2:02.94 |
| 2020 | Arcadia Queen | Fifty Stars | Melody Belle | 2:03.53 |
| 2019 | Magic Wand | Melody Belle | Hartnell | 2:01.82 |
| 2018 | Trap For Fools | Latrobe | Extra Brut | 2:02.31 |
| 2017 | Tosen Stardom | Happy Clapper | It’s Somewhat | 2:01.22 |
| 2016 | Awesome Rock | Hauraki | Seaburge | 2:02.49 |
| 2015 | Gailo Chop | Rising Romance | Contributer | 2:03.5 |
| 2014 | Happy Trails | He’s Your Man | Farraaj | 2:02.2 |
| 2013 | Side Glance | Dear Demi | Moriarty | 2:03.5 |
| 2012 | Alcopop | Glass Harmonium | Ocean Park | 2:01.2 |
| 2011 | Glass Harmonium | Mourayan | Rekindled Interest | 2:02.7 |
| 2010 | So You Think | Descarado | Ginga Dude | 2:04.9 |
| 2009 | Scenic Shot | Miss Maren | Viewed | 2:03.4 |
| 2008 | Thesio | Barbaricus | Sirmione | 2:03.8 |
| 2007 | Sirmione | Princess Coup | Zipping | 2:02.3 |
| 2006 | Desert War | Growl | Aqua dAmore | 2:02.3 |
| 2005 | Lad Of The Manor | Our Smoking Joe | Lachlan River | 2:01.7 |
| 2004 | Grand Armee | Confectioner | Vouvray | 2:00.9 |
| 2003 | Casual Pass | Pentastic | Fields Of Omagh | 2:05.8 |
| 2002 | Lonhro | Royal Code | Distinctly Secret | 2:02.6 |
| 2001 | La Bella Dama | Hill Of Grace | Emission | 2:01.5 |
| 2000 | Oliver Twist | Camarena | Slavonic | 2:05.4 |
Race comments
It's impossible to tip against VIA SISTINA (10) who was breathtaking in the G1 Cox Plate, producing one of the best wins ever seen in Australia in ridiculously fast time. She likely regresses off that, but even her best form prior would have her a clear favourite. If she's not flat off that run, she should just win. ATISHU (11) won this last year off a slashing run in the Empire Rose and returns off a win in that race on Saturday. She's a top mare who should run well. ELIYASS (6) faded in the G1 Caulfield Cup but had been very well backed to beat VIA SISTINA in the G1 Turnbull Stakes prior and back to 2000m suits. He can take catching, as can DENY KNOWLEDGE (12) who tried hard in the Caulfield Cup off a good win at G1 level prior. ROYAL CHAMPION (8) will be fitter again and can get into the finish.