Il Vicolo | |
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Breed | Standardbred |
Sire | Vance Hanover (USA) |
Grandsire | Albatross (USA) |
Dam | Burgundy Lass (NZ) |
Maternal grandsire | Noodlum (NZ) |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 27 October 1991 |
Country | New Zealand |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | R.A. & J.A. Yarndley (NZ) |
Owner | J H Seaton & M H Purdon (NZ) |
Trainer | M 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 [1] ) 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. [2] [3]
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. [4] He went on to win the NZ Cup a second time in 1996.