The Vincent O'Brien National Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.
It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
[1] It reverted to its previous title in 2011 but was renamed the Vincent O'Brien Stakes in 2012.
In 2014 the title reverted to the Vincent O'Brien National Stakes and it became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture.
[citation needed] The National Stakes was formerly part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, with the winner earning an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.