Fort Vega (2020) Horse

Foal Date

02-May-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Lope De Vega

Dam

Prudente

Prize Money

210795

Trainer

S Lavery

Owners

K Lavery

About

Fort Vega is a 6yo trained by S Lavery in Meath. Sired by Lope De Vega out of the dam Prudente, the horse has secured three career wins. On 14th Jun 2025 at Cork, Fort Vega earned its most significant victory in the €99,999 Handicap. It has proved a profitable prospect for bettors; backing the horse throughout its career would have delivered a 35% return on investment.

Raced At

Galway • Curragh • Cork • Leopardstown • Limerick • Royal Ascot • Naas • Gowran Park • Navan

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Galway 03-Aug-25 1410m SOFT R5 Hcp $3,300 (of $109,998) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.920, SP: 7.00 1st Princess Child ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 2nd Gleneagle Bay ( D Egan 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Dunum ( S Heffernan 137 ) 2.25L 5th Fort Vega ( R Cleary 133 ) 6.75L See full results	R Cleary 60.3kg 6.75L	5 (15)
Curragh 19-Jul-25 1260m GOOD R2 Hcp $20,000 (of $99,999) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:16.580, SP: 5.50 Rear of mid division, progress to track leaders halfway, pushed along over 2f out, headway to dispute over 1f out, ridden in 2nd over 100 yards out, led briefly 50 yards out, headed close home 1st Go Athletico ( S Foley 121 ) 2nd Fort Vega ( R Cleary 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Back Down Under ( L Roche 119 ) 0.50L See full results	R Cleary 58.1kg 0.50L	2 (16)
Cork 14-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R2 Hcp $60,000 (of $99,999) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:25.930, SP: 7.50 Towards rear near side, pushed along in mid division over 2f out, ridden to go 4th over 1f out, headway to lead over 200 yards out, kept on well 1st Fort Vega ( R Cleary 129 ) 2nd Heavenly Power ( B Lee 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Barbapapa ( D Mcdonogh 125 ) 0.30L See full results	R Cleary 58.5kg	1 (19)
Leopardstown 06-Jun-25 1460m GOOD R2 Hcp $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.810, SP: 4.33 Rear of mid-division, 9th over 3f out, switched right and effort 1 1/2f out, progress 1f out, stayed on final furlong to 2nd close home, not reach winner 1st Love Billy Boy ( W Hassett 137 ) 2nd Fort Vega ( J Ryan 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Transcending Glory ( P Mcgettigan 136 ) 0.50L See full results	J Ryan 61.7kg 0.50L	2 (12)
Limerick 25-Apr-25 1660m HEAVY R6 HcpNHF $3,200 (of $15,999) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:57.110, SP: 3.00 In touch, 5th halfway, headway over 2f out, strongly challenged leader over 1f out, not match winner final furlong 1st Evening Blossom ( D B Mcmonagle 138 ) 2nd Fort Vega ( C Keane 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Lord Church ( R Whelan 135 ) 2.25L See full results	C Keane 60.8kg 0.50L	2 (16)
Curragh 30-Mar-25 1610m SOFT R7 Hcp $3,501 (of $35,002) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.250, SP: 3.75 Rear of mid-division, 9th over 3f out, headway over 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 3rd close home 1st Indigo Five ( W Joyce 137 ) 2nd Akecheta ( R Colgan 135 ) 1.50L 3rd Fort Vega ( C Keane 130 ) 2.25L See full results	C Keane 59kg 2.25L	3 (15)
Curragh 17-Mar-25 1610m SOFT R5 Hcp $2,000 (of $99,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:47.080, SP: 17.00 Mid-division on inner, headway into 5th 2f out, ridden and improved to dispute lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no impression final furlong 1st Orandi ( S Foley 125 ) 2nd Kortez Bay ( G F Carroll 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Smooth Tom ( A J Slattery 131 ) 5.50L 6th Fort Vega ( R Cleary 120 ) 7.30L See full results	R Cleary 54.4kg 7.30L	6 (27)
Curragh 31-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $63,130), Winning Time: 01:38.500, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, some progress on inner when short of room from 2f out, pushed along and no extra from over 1f out 1st Wigmore Street ( R L Moore 128 ) 2nd State Actor ( C T Keane 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Independent Expert ( A J Slattery 119 ) 0.00L 17th Fort Vega ( S Rutledge 119 ) 7.75L See full results	S Rutledge 54kg 7.75L	17 (24)
Leopardstown 28-Jul-23 1810m SOFT R6 Hcp $1,099 (of $14,135) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:00.020, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 3rd 1f out, dropped to 4th final 100 yards, kept on one pace 1st Save Your Love ( B M Coen 138 ) 2nd Carracci ( R L Moore 140 ) 0.20L 3rd Encosta ( C T Keane 127 ) 2.00L 4th Fort Vega ( R Colgan 138 ) 2.50L See full results	R Colgan 62.6kg 2.50L	4 (6)
Royal Ascot 22-Jun-23 1610m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $69,888) Barrier 33, Winning Time: 01:40.020, SP: 15.00 Raced near side, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f 1st Docklands ( H Turner 128 ) 2nd New Endeavour ( D Egan 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Urban Sprawl ( A Atzeni 124 ) 2.50L 21st Fort Vega ( R Colgan 123 ) 17.50L See full results	R Colgan 55.8kg 17.50L	21 (29)
Naas 21-May-23 1610m GOOD R7 Hcp $13,200 (of $21,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.630, SP: 7.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and led under 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, just held on 1st Fort Vega ( R C Colgan 130 ) 2nd Broadhurst ( R L Moore 138 ) 0.20L 3rd Betterdaysrcoming ( W J Lee 134 ) 1.75L See full results	R C Colgan 59kg	1 (11)
Gowran Park 04-May-23 1410m SOFT R1 Md $7,800 (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.480, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, 3rd 1f out, improved to dispute lead close home, stayed on well to lead near line 1st Fort Vega ( R C Colgan 134 ) 2nd Saturn Seven ( W J Lee 129 ) 0.30L 3rd Running Cool ( B M Coen 134 ) 0.15L See full results	R C Colgan 60.8kg	1 (15)
Limerick 22-Apr-23 1410m SOFT R2 Md $1,450 (of $14,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.810, SP: 9.50 Mid-division, progress into 5th 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on into 3rd under 1f out, kept on well closing stages 1st Empty Metaphor ( D P Mcdonogh 134 ) 2nd Toughen Up ( G F Carroll 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Fort Vega ( R C Colgan 134 ) 0.50L See full results	R C Colgan 60.8kg 0.50L	3 (11)
Navan 05-Oct-22 1610m SOFT R5 Md (of $12,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.980, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, 6th and no extra over 1f out, weakened 1st Salt Lake City ( W M Lordan 133 ) 2nd Dutch Gold ( D Mcmonagle 133 ) 5.00L 3rd Up And Under ( M P Sheehy 133 ) 3.50L 8th Fort Vega ( R Colgan 133 ) 22.00L See full results	R Colgan 60.3kg 22.00L	8 (12)