| Vintage Crop | |
|---|---|
 Vintage Crop at the National Stud in 2013. | |
| Sire | Rousillon |
| Grandsire | Riverman |
| Dam | Overplay |
| Damsire | Bustino |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1 March 1987[1] |
| Died | 14 July 2014 (aged 27) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Bertram & Diana Firestone |
| Owner | Dr. Michael Smurfit |
| Trainer | Dermot Weld |
| Record | 28: 16-3-3 |
| Earnings | £1,065,808 |
| Major wins | |
| Cesarewitch Handicap (1992) Curragh Cup (1993, 1995) Irish St. Leger (1993, 1994) Melbourne Cup (1993) Saval Beg Stakes (1994) Ballycullen Stakes (1995) | |
| Awards | |
| Cartier Champion Stayer (1993) | |
| Honours | |
| Life-size statue at Curragh Racecourse Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan Racecourse | |
| Last updated on 22 May 2014 | |
Vintage Crop (1 March 1987 – 14 July 2014[2]) was a British-bred Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for becoming the first northern hemisphere trained runner to win Australia's premier race the Melbourne Cup.[3] The chestnut gelding competed in flat racing in Ireland, England, and Australia from 1992 to 1995. He won 16 races in Ireland, England, and Australia. For his performance during the 1993 racing season he earned the Cartier Award for Top Stayer.
Vintage Crop also won international fame in 1993 by becoming the first northern hemisphere-trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup. He is commemorated by a statue in the Curragh Racecourse. He returned to Australia for the 1994 and 1995 Melbourne Cups, where he finished seventh and third, respectively.
Vintage Crop was trained by Dermot Weld, who returned to Australia in 2002 and again won the Melbourne Cup with the Irish horse Media Puzzle.
- ^ "Vintage Crop pedigree". Equineline. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ AAP via Sportsfan, Dermot Weld pays tribute to Vintage Crop
- ^ Richard Edmondson (3 November 1993). "Racing / Melbourne Cup: Crop crosses the Australian frontier: Weld reaps reward for boldly going where none has ventured before – Sport". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2014.