Lope De Vega (foaled 19 February 2007)Racing Post is a retired Irish bred Thoroughbred racehorse and current breeding stallion.
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. 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.
Stud career
In 2011, Lope De Vega retired from racing and stood at Ballylinch Stud, Ireland and shuttled to Patinack Farm, Queensland Australia.
As of 2026, Lope De Vega's service fee is €200,000.
Notable progeny
Lope De Vega has currently sired 27 individual Group/Grade 1 winners:
c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding, r = ridgling
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 2015 Vega One g Kingsford-Smith Cup 2016 Newspaperofrecord f Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Just a Game Stakes 2016 Phoenix of Spain c Irish 2,000 Guineas 2017 Arapaho g Tancred Stakes, Sydney Cup 2017 Dreamloper f Prix d'Ispahan, Prix du Moulin 2017 Hypothetical c Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3 2018 Aunt Pearl f Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 2018 Lucky Vega c Phoenix Stakes 2018 Sweet Lady f Prix Vermeille 2019 Duke De Sessa g Caulfield Cup 2019 Place Du Carrousel f Prix de l'Opéra 2020 Carl Spackler c Fourstardave Handicap, Turf Mile Stakes, Maker's Mark Mile Stakes 2020 Program Trading r Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes, Hollywood Derby, Turf Classic Stakes 2021 Almaqam c Tattersalls Gold Cup 2021 Expensive Queen f Jenny Wiley Stakes 2021 Look De Vega c Prix du Jockey Club 2021 Rouhiya f Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 2022 Consent f Prix de Royallieu 2022 Shadow Of Light c Middle Park Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes
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