Lope de Vega (horse)

Lope De Vega (foaled 19 February 2007) [1] is a retired Irish bred Thoroughbred racehorse and current breeding Stallion.

Lope De Vega
SireShamardal (USA)
GrandsireGiant's Causeway (USA)
DamLady Vettori (GB)
DamsireVettori (IRE)
SexStallion
Foaled19 February 2007
CountryIreland
ColourChestnut
BreederGestüt Ammerland
OwnerGestüt Ammerland
TrainerAndré Fabre
Record9:4-0-1
Earnings£992,728
Major wins
Prix du Jockey Club
Poule d'Essai des Poulains

2-year-old

Lope De Vega began his racing career at Deauville as a 2 year old on 26 August 2009, where he won by 2½ lengths. He also won his next race at Longchamp on 13 September 2009 before stepping up in class to Group One level for the first time in the Prix Jean Luc Lagadere. Lope De Vega was beaten for the first time by Siyouni in the Prix Jean Luc Lagadere - he finished 4th.

3-year-old

Lope De Vega's first start as a 3 year old came in the Prix De Fontainebleau on 25 April 2010, a noted trial for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, and he finished 3rd behind the Aga Khan owned duo, Rajasaman, who won, and Siyouni, who finished 2nd. Lope De Vega's major breakthrough came in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp on 16 May 2010. Drawn wide in stall 15, Lope De Vega was held up until the top of straight, where he was pulled out wide to make his challenge, and he ran down 2000 Guineas runner up Dick Turpin to win by 1/2 length.[2] Lope De Vega followed up his first Group 1 win winning the Prix Du Jockey Club by 3 lengths, which is the biggest winning distance in the race since it was reduced to 2100m in 2005. He was again drawn wide in stall 20, but he tracked across from the wide draw to take up a prominent position and drew clear in the straight to win eased down. In winning the Prix Du Jockey Club as well as the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, he emulated his sire Shamardal who won both races in 2005.[3]

Stud Career

In 2011, Lope De Vega retired from racing and stood at Ballylinch Stud, Ireland, for a service fee of €15,000.[4]

As of 2019, Lope De Vega's service fee is €80,000.[5]

Notable progeny

Lope De Vega has currently sired 11 individual Group 1 winners:

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled Name Sex Major Wins
2012 Belardo c Dewhurst Stakes, Lockinge Stakes
2012 Santa Ana Lane g Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, The Goodwood, Stradbroke Handicap, VRC Sprint Classic,TJ Smith Stakes
2012 The Right Man g Al Quoz Sprint
2012 Vega Magic g The Goodwood, Memsie Stakes
2013 Jemayel f Prix Saint-Alary
2013 Zabeel Prince g Prix d'Ispahan
2015 Capla Temptress f Natalma Stakes
2015 Gytrash g Black Caviar Lightning
2016 Newspaperofrecord f Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
2017 Phoenix of Spain c Irish 2,000 Guineas
2018 Lucky Vega c Phoenix Stakes

References
  1. http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?horse_id=740981
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/8724883.stm
  4. "Three factors that helped Lope De Vega Stallion career". thorougbredracing.com.
  5. "Stallions Lope De Vega". ballylinchstud.com.
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