Il Vicolo

Il Vicolo
BreedStandardbred
SireVance Hanover (USA)
GrandsireAlbatross (USA)
DamBurgundy Lass (NZ)
Maternal grandsireNoodlum (NZ)
SexStallion
Foaled27 October 1991
CountryNew Zealand
ColourBrown
BreederR.A. & J.A. Yarndley (NZ)
OwnerJ H Seaton & M H Purdon (NZ)
TrainerM Purdon (NZ)
Record
53: 31-8-2
Earnings
NZ$1,580,948
Major wins
1996 New Zealand Trotting Cup
1995 Great Northern Derby
1995 New Zealand Trotting Cup
1995 New Zealand Trotting Derby
1994 New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final
Honours
Best mile rate: 1:56.7
1995 Harness Horse of the Year
Last updated on: 24 October 2011.

Il Vicolo (foaled 27 October 1991) was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse. He is notable for winning the richest harness horse race in New Zealand, the New Zealand Trotting Cup, twice.

As 1995 Harness Horse of the Year, he featured on a New Zealand postage stamp. Il Vicolo had already had some memorable victories to his credit including the New Zealand Derby-Great Northern Derby double and the New South Wales Derby. Il Vicolo won the New Zealand Trotting Cup – Air New Zealand Free For All double. He went on to win the NZ Cup a second time in 1996.

Major performances

Placing Year Race 1st 2nd 3rd
1st1994New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo FinalIl VicoloAnvil's StarReady For Love
1st1995Great Northern DerbyIl VicoloTabaretAri Vance
1st1995New Zealand Trotting DerbyIl VicoloReady For LoveBrocketsbrae
1st1995Kaikōura Cup (2400m)Il VicoloHoppy's JetGinger Man
1st1995New Zealand Trotting CupIl VicoloJust RoyceMaster Musician
1st1995New Zealand Free For AllIl VicoloBrabhamLento
1st1996Equine Pacific Flying Mile (Group 2 1609m, Alexandra Park)Il VicoloBrabhamVictor Supreme
1st1996Kaikōura CupIl VicoloPrince RashadGrinaldi
1st1996New Zealand Trotting Cup (10m Hcp)Il VicoloAnvil's StarSurprise Package

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Il Vicolo". Harness Racing New Zealand. Retrieved 27 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Harness Racing - Complete Race History of the New Zealand Trotting Cup Archived 2009-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Il Vicolo Harness Stats
  4. ↑ "Il Vicolo on New Zealand Stamp". Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2009-05-01.