Vintage Crop Stakes
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Navan Racecourse Co. Meath, Ireland |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Coolmore Stud |
| Website | Navan |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6f (2,816 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
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| Forgotten Rules | Answered | Sir Ector |
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| 2014 | ||
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| Leading Light | Royal Diamond | Pale Mimosa |
| 2013 | ||
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| Voleuse De Coeurs | Missunited | El Salvador |
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| Fame And Glory | Unaccompanied | Steps To Freedom |
| 2011 | ||
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| Fame And Glory | Nebula Storm | Fictional Account |
| 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 |
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| Yeats | Red Moloney | Alfie Flits |
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| Yeats | Reform Act | Cool Touch |
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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 Vintage Crop Stakes is a Group 3 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 May.
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.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 2003 | Holy Orders | 6 | Davy Condon | Willie Mullins | 2:59.00 |
| 2004 | Jade Quest | 4 | Warren O'Connor | Charles O'Brien | 2:50.00 |
| 2005 | Icklingham | 5 | Fran Berry | John Oxx | 3:11.30 |
| 2006 | Kastoria | 5 | Mick Kinane | John Oxx | 2:54.70 |
| 2007 | Yeats | 6 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:48.10 |
| 2008 | Yeats | 7 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:54.66 |
| 2009 | Alandi | 4 | Mick Kinane | John Oxx | 3:02.11 |
| 2010 | Roses For The Lady | 4 | Fran Berry | John Oxx | 2:46.82 |
| 2011 | Fame and Glory | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:55.89 |
| 2012 | Fame and Glory | 6 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 3:06.90 |
| 2013 | Voleuse de Coeurs | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:07.76 |
| 2014 | Leading Light | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 3:03.89 |
| 2015 | Forgotten Rules | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:04.33 |
See also
References
- ^ O'Connor, Brian. "Boost for champions weekend". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2014.