Vintage Crop Stakes
| Vintage Crop Stakes | |
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| Group 3 race | |
| Location |
Navan Racecourse Co. Meath, Ireland |
| 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 |
| 2014 | ||
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| Leading Light | Royal Diamond | Pale Mimosa |
| Previous years | ||
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2005 | ||
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| Icklingham | Swiss Roll | Solerina |
| 2004 | ||
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| Jade Quest | Maharib | Icklingham |
| 2003 | ||
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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 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. It was previously contested at Listed level and was upgraded to Group Three status from 2014.[1]
Winners since 2003
| 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 |
See also
References
- ↑ O'Connor, Brian. "Boost for champions weekend". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2014.