There are precious few New Zealand connections going into VRC Derby day at Flemington as the Melbourne carnival gathers momentum for Cup day on Tuesday.
There are no New Zealand-trained three year olds in the field for the 1.5 million dollar Derby, but there is a New Zealand-owned colt in the 18-horse lineup.
The Matamata-bred but Sydney trained Criterion is part-owned by the New Zealand philanthropist Owen Glenn who is hoping to become a third-time Derby-winning owner, after the successes of Second Coming in 1997 and Monaco Consul in 2009.
