The Vanity 2024

Ladbrokes Tip: The Vanity has moved from the autumn to the spring meaning there were officially two editions of the race in 2024

The Group 3 The Vanity is a 1400m race run at set weights plus penalties for three-year-old fillies. It was previously contested each February during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival before being moved in 2024 to join the Victoria Derby Day line-up on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival in the spring. 

The Vanity offers $200,000 in prize money and now runs alongside the likes of the Victoria Derby, Coolmore Stud Stakes, and Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington on the Saturday prior to the Melbourne Cup race which takes place on the first Tuesday of November.

Inaugurated in 1986, the event previously served as a potential lead-up for fillies looking to take on the boys next-up in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) also run and Flemington Racecourse before changing seasons in 2024.

Shamrocker (4th in 2011) and Mosheen (2nd in 2012) are the most last Australian Guineas winning fillies to come off a lead-up run in The Vanity.

In 2024 the autumn edition of The Vanity was won by Grinzinger Belle.

In 2024 the spring edition of The Vanity was won by Zeitung.

The spring edition of The Vanity ran on Saturday November 2, 2024 at Flemington Racecourse having moved from the autumn to join the Victoria Derby Day line-up during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and was won in a powerhouse finish by James Cummings’ Thousand Guineas-bound Zeitung ($6).

2024 The Vanity Results

The full The Vanity 2024 Results & Finishing Order will be known on Saturday November 2, 2024 and published right here so stay tuned.

• 1st: #5 Zeitung
• 2nd: #7 Matisse
• 3rd: #6 Dominetta

The Group 1 Thousand Guineas on November 16 looks on the spring agenda for the progressive James Cummings-trained Exceed And Excel filly Zeitung ($6) who ran on well from the back before storming her way into the clear and running on well down the outside to take dominate the 2024 The Vanity results on Derby Day. 

2024 The Vanity Odds

The updated The Vanity 2024 betting odds for the spring edition will be available below as soon as released.

The Vanity Race Info

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Track: Flemington Racecourse
• Distance: 1400m
• Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1986

The Vanity Betting

The Vanity betting opens after the final field is confirmed on the Wednesday leading-up to race day at Flemington Racecourse over the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Three-year-old fillies with previous Group winning form especially at a higher level in the spring and the proven Flemington fillies traditionally dominate The Vanity odds.

Zou Dancer ($3.60 in 2021) followed by Barb Raider ($2.90 in 2022) are the last favourites in The Vanity betting to win. 

The Vanity Field

The Vanity race field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-old female gallopers each spring racing carnival. 

Previously a good lead-up into The Vanity field was the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) held in early February at Caulfield Racecourse.

Since moving to the spring line-up, fillies in The Vanity field may be on way to the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) held the following Thursday or the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield in mid-November.

The Vanity nominations are taken the Monday before the race with final acceptances and barriers out on the Wednesday.

2024 The Vanity Field & Barrier Draw

The official The Vanity 2024 Field & Barriers are announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below so stay tuned for the full line-up of top spring three-year-old fillies.

2024 The Vanity Nominations

The Vanity 2024 nominations are taken on the Monday leading-up to the event.

The Vanity Tips

The Vanity tips include backing the past Group performing fillies, looking for those with a strong Flemington record and watching for past elite level winners in the mix. 

Another good The Vanity betting tip is to back the fillies drawn single-digit barriers with the only winner having jumped from wider than gate nine since Forest Express (barrier 11 in 2000) being Grinzinger Belle (barrier 12 in 2024). 

2024 The Vanity Tips

Our expert The Vanity 2024 tips will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned.

• To Win: #2 Geegees Mistruth ($15 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Bumper The Vanity field for the first running of the race in the spring with a host of winning hopes but for the price Geegees Mistruth looks huge value. This perennial placegetter looks like she’s been building up to something like this for trainer Stuart Gandy. The Wordsmith filly has won four of her seven starts but none since a Launceston success back in February. She has been competitive in plenty since with three very good Melbourne lead-ups including a Group 3 Quezette 2nd back in August. She brings in the form around Bellatrix Star having run 2nd at The Valley in the Group 3 Champagne Stakes before a last start third with merit at Caulfield beaten two lengths by Too Darn Lizzie in the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude. Think she can build on that, turn the tables, and will relish the Flemington track.

The Vanity Form Guide

The Vanity form guide details all of the important race info including the trainers, jockeys and recent form of the fillies in the mix along with the official barrier draw. 

Each season The Vanity form is considered a key line to follow into bigger and better races including the Oaks and Thousand Guineas. 

The Vanity form has held-up many times in recent history, most famously when the 2011 winner Southern Speed went on to win that year’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). 

The 2022 The Vanity winner Barb Raider franked the form with two subsequent Group 1 seconds that year in the Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide and Brisbane’s Queensland Oaks (2200m). 

2024 The Vanity Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive The Vanity 2024 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.

The Vanity Results

The Vanity race results have been dominated by classy fillies with previous Group 1 experience under $10 in betting. 

Notable recent The Vanity winners include Southern Speed (2011), Solicit (2014), Kenedna (2017), and Amphitrite (2019). 

The Vanity Winners

Past The Vanity winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table. 

FAQ

Who won the 2024 The Vanity (spring)?

The 2024 The Vanity spring edition was won by the James Cummings-trained Zeitung who started at $6 and was ridden to victory by Mark Zahra.

When is The Vanity 2024?

What is the prize money for The Vanity 2024?

$200,000

Where is The Vanity 2024?

Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031.