Vintage Tipple Stakes
Flat horse race in Ireland
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The Vintage Tipple Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Gowran Park over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
ClassListed
LocationGowran Park
County Kilkenny, Ireland
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorIrish Stallion Farms
| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Gowran Park County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Irish Stallion Farms |
| Website | Gowran Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6f (2,816 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 7 lb for G1 / G2 winners 5 lb for G3 winners 3 lb for Listed winners in races of 11 furlongs or longer since 1 June last year |
| Purse | €47,000 (2023) 1st: €29,500 |
| 2026 | ||
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| Moody | Snapretend | Dippedinmoonlight |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2025 | ||
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| Goodie Two Shoes | Fairy Wings | Joupe |
| 2024 | ||
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| Enfranchise | Countess Of Tyrone | Joupe |
| 2023 | ||
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| Final Gesture | Joupe | White Caviar |
| 2022 | ||
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| Yaxeni | Pita Pinta | Mighty Blue |
| 2021 | ||
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| Mighty Blue | Lismore | Yaxeni |
| 2020-2018 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| Kastasa | Nan Yehi | Traisha |
| 2019 | ||
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| True Self | Jaega | Bongiorno |
| 2018 | ||
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| Bloomfield | Glamorous Approach | Remarkable Lady |
The race was introduced as a new Listed race in 2018.[1] It is named after Vintage Tipple, an Irish-trained filly who won the 2003 Irish St. Leger.[2]
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Colin Keane – True Self (2019), Yaxeni (2022)
- Billy Lee – Bloomfield (2018), Final Gesture (2023)
- Dylan Browne McMonagle - Mighty Blue (2021), Goodie Two Shoes (2025)
Leading trainer (2 wins):
- Joseph O'Brien - Mighty Blue (2021), Goodie Two Shoes (2025)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bloomfield | 4 | Billy Lee | Willie McCreery | 3:21.47 |
| 2019 | True Self | 6 | Colin Keane | Willie Mullins | 3:07.13 |
| 2020 | Kastasa[a] | 4 | Oisin Orr | Dermot Weld | 3:04.79 |
| 2021 | Mighty Blue | 5 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph O'Brien | 3:07.14 |
| 2022 | Yaxeni | 5 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 3:02.59 |
| 2023 | Final Gesture | 4 | Billy Lee | Paddy Twomey | 3:05.16 |
| 2024 | Enfranchise | 6 | Gavin Ryan | Shark Hanlon | 3:24.12 |
| 2025 | Goodie Two Shoes | 6 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph O'Brien | 2:56.56 |
| 2026 | Moody | 4 | Billy Lee | Paddy Twomey | 3:03:72 |
- The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland