Furphy Trophy Race Information
The Furphy Trophy is a 1000 metre set weights and penalties race for two-years-olds run by the Victoria Racing Club in late February or early March. It is held at Flemington as part of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
- Race Type: Listed
- Distance: 1000 metres
- Conditions: Set weights & penalties, 2YOs
- Track: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
- Prizemoney: $175,000
- Date: Saturday 2 March 2024
Furphy Trophy Race History
See the 2024 Furphy Trophy Preview and results.
See the 2023 Furphy Trophy/Festival Of Racing Preview and results.
The registered name of this race is the Flemington Festival of Racing Stakes.
Useful Facts
Last filly to win: Tycoon Humma (2021)
Fastest time (1000m): Excitable Boy (2013) 0:56:67
Interesting trivia:
Past winners of the Furphy Trophy
Winners of past Furphy Trophy/Very Special Kids Plates include some good sprinters.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2024 | Bold Bastille | Drifting | Grinzinger Love |
| 2023 | Princess Duhallow | Butch Cassidy | Treasurway |
| 2022 | Millane | Wee Nessy | Sketched |
| 2021 | Tycoon Humma | Kallos | Wanaroo |
| 2020 | Ilovemyself | River Night | Time Is Precious |
| 2019 | Mockery | Great Buy | Cheer Leader |
| 2018 | Nomothaj | Irukandji | Virtual Insanity |
| 2017 | Ploverset | Madeenaty | Sam’s Image |
| 2016 | Selenia | Alter Call | Creativity |
| 2015 | Ready For Victory | Heatherly | Claudia Jean |
| 2014 | Bring Me The Maid | Husson Eagle | More Radiant |
| 2013 | Excitable Boy | Mount Zero | Sanosuke |
| 2012 | Fire Thunderbolt | Mandla | Imprimis |
| 2011 | Golden Archer | Kid Kobe | Fortune Of War |
| 2010 | Master Harry | Curtana | Noetic |
| 2009 | Common Interest | Starspangledbanner | Morfontaine |
| 2008 | Penny Banger | Sidereus | Silent But Deadly |
| 2007 | Rio Osa | Downhill Racer | Tis Folly |
| 2006 | Fun In Flight | Senorita De Lago | Bramble Blitz |
| 2005 | Tarzi | Ferocity | Latino |
| 2004 | Tahni Girl | Ankaret | Gallantree |
| 2003 | Fragmentation | Road To Recovery | Backhand |
| 2002 | Rohatyn | Oronoko | Gotrice |
| 2001 | North Boy | Betula | Archbishop |
| 2000 | Slipstream | Toorak Thunder | Blab |