Legendary Vinnie’s Irish Leger legacy

As the Curragh prepares to stage the 100th running of the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger, one famous horse can enjoy some down-time with his legacy secure for many more years to come.

Legendary Vinnie’s Irish Leger legacy
Mon, 08 Sep, 2014 - 01:00
Tom Peacock

A decade ago this weekend, Vinnie Roe was being prepared for his fourth consecutive victory in the Irish Classic, which opened up to all-aged competition in 1983.

Since then, Vintage Crop, Oscar Schindler and Kayf Tara managed back-to-back victories but nothing close to this stayer of Dermot Weld’s.

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CourtsRacingVinnie RoelegendIrish St LegerPlace: AustraliaPlace: CoolmorePlace: Grange StudPlace: FermoyPlace: Co CorkPlace: CheltenhamPlace: AintreePerson: VinniePerson: Vinnie RoePerson: Oscar SchindlerPerson: Kayf TaraPerson: Seamus SheridanPerson: Albert SherwoodPerson: Jeremy NosedaPerson: Geoffrey FreerPerson: SherwoodPerson: Sans Frontieres’Person: GalileoPerson: CoolmorePerson: OscarPerson: Fastnet RockPerson: YeatsEvent: Irish LegerEvent: Palmerstown House Estate Irish St LegerEvent: Irish ClassicEvent: Melbourne CupEvent: 2005 Irish LegerEvent: National HuntOrganisation: Grange StudOrganisation: Sans Frontieres
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