The Vintage Crop Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Navan over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
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| Location | Navan Racecourse County Meath, Ireland |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Navan |
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| Distance | 1m 6f (2,816 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 5 lb (4yo); 9 st 6 lb (5yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * of a race 11 furlongs or more since 1 May last year |
| Purse | €47,000 (2022) 1st: €29,500 |
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| Emily Dickinson | French Claim | Bolshoi Ballet |
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| 2022 | ||
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| Kyprios | Search For A Song | Baron Samedi |
| 2021 | ||
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| Baron Samedi | Master Of Reality | Emperor Of The Sun |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Twilight Payment | Barbados | Sovereign |
| 2019 | ||
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| Master Of Reality | Mustajeer | Southern France |
| 2018 | ||
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| Order Of St George | Lord Yeats | Clongowes |
| 2017 | ||
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| Torcedor | Order Of St George | Twilight Payment |
| 2016 | ||
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| Bondi Beach | Toe The Line | Silwana |
| 2015 | ||
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| Forgotten Rules | Answered | Sir Ector |
| 2014 | ||
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| Leading Light | Royal Diamond | Pale Mimosa |
| 2013 | ||
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| Voleuse De Coeurs | Missunited | El Salvador |
| 2012 | ||
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| Fame And Glory | Unaccompanied | Steps To Freedom |
| 2011 | ||
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| Fame And Glory | Nebula Storm | Fictional Account |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Roses For The Lady | Merchant Of Dubai | Grace O'malley |
| 2009 | ||
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| Alandi | Hindu Kush | The Betchworth Kid |
| 2008 | ||
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| Yeats | Red Moloney | Alfie Flits |
| 2007 | ||
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| Yeats | Reform Act | Cool Touch |
| 2006 | ||
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| Kastoria | Virginia Woolf | Valentina Guest |
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| Icklingham | Swiss Roll | Solerina |
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| Jade Quest | Maharib | Icklingham |
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| Holy Orders | Crimphill | Really |
The race was first run, as a Listed race, in 2003. It was upgraded to Group Three status from 2014.[1] The race was a furlong shorter until 2011.
The race is named after Vintage Crop, an Irish-trained racehorse of the 1990s who won the Irish St. Leger twice and became the first European runner to win the Melbourne Cup, in 1993.[citation needed]
From 2022, the Vintage Crop Stakes downgraded to listed race while reforming Irish staying races in early season.[2]
Records edit
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Fame and Glory – 2011, 2012
- Yeats – 2007, 2008
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Seamie Heffernan – Yeats (2007, 2008), Bondi Beach (2016)
- Ryan Moore - Order of St George (2018), Kyprios (2022), Emily Dickinson (2023)
Leading trainer (9 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Yeats (2007, 2008), Fame and Glory (2011, 2012), Leading Light (2014), Bondi Beach (2016), Order of St George (2018), Kyprios (2022), Emily Dickinson
(2023)
Winners edit
- ^ The 2020 race was run at the Curragh in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
See also edit
References edit
- ^ O'Connor, Brian. "Boost for champions weekend". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ European Pattern Committee announces new Chairman and changes to the 2022 European Programme of Flat Black Type Races
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Vintage Crop Stakes (2019).