Listed race | |
Location | Navan Racecourse Co. Meath, Ireland |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Navan |
Race information | |
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 |
2023 | ||
Emily Dickinson | French Claim | Bolshoi Ballet |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Kyprios | Search For A Song | Baron Samedi |
2021 | ||
Baron Samedi | Master Of Reality | Emperor Of The Sun |
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.
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]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (3 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
(2023)
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