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. 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.
From 2022, the Vintage Crop Stakes downgraded to listed race while reforming Irish staying races in early season.European Pattern Committee announces new Chairman and changes to the 2022 European Programme of Flat Black Type Races
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Kyprios - 2022, 2024, 2025
Leading jockey (6 wins): Ryan Moore - Order of St George (2018), Kyprios (2022,2024, 2025), Emily Dickinson (2023), Scandinavia (2026)
Leading trainer (12 wins): Aidan O'Brien – Yeats (2007, 2008), Fame and Glory (2011, 2012), Leading Light (2014), Bondi Beach (2016), Order of St George (2018), Kyprios (2022,2024,2025), Emily Dickinson (2023), Scandinavia (2026)
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 2016 Bondi Beach 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 3:05.03 2017 Torcedor 5 Colm O'Donoghue Jessica Harrington 3:02.50 2018 Order of St George 6 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:16.28 2019 Master of Reality 4 Wayne Lordan Joseph O'Brien 3:10.24 2020 Twilight Payment 7 Wayne Lordan Joseph O'Brien 3:08.22 2021 Baron Samedi 4 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien 3:06.78 2022 Kyprios 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:04.60 2023 Emily Dickinson 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:28.01 2024 Kyprios 6 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:11.84 2025 Kyprios 7 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:15.17 2026 Scandinavia 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:03.28
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
References
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ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Vintage Crop Stakes (2019).