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 |
Weight | 9 st 3 lb (4yo); 9 st 4 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 | €65,000(2017) 1st: €38,350 |
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. 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.