{{Short description|New Zealand Standardbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox named horse |horsename= Il Vicolo |image= |caption= |breed= Standardbred |sire= Vance Hanover (USA) |grandsire= Albatross (USA) |dam= Burgundy Lass (NZ) |damsire= 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) |racerecord= 53: 31-8-2 |raceearnings= NZ$1,580,948 |racewins=1996 New Zealand Trotting Cup<br>1995 Great Northern Derby<br>1995 New Zealand Trotting Cup <br>1995 New Zealand Trotting Derby<br>1994 New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final |awards= |honours= Best mile rate: 1:56.7<br>1995 Harness Horse of the Year |updated= 24 October 2011 }} '''Il Vicolo''' (foaled 27 October 1991<ref>{{cite web |url=http://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gas/wa/r/infohorsewahr/wsd01x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=HorseSearch&Arg=hrnzg-DoSearch&Arg=TRUE&Arg=hrnzg-HorseName&Arg=il+vicolo |title=Il Vicolo |publisher=Harness Racing New Zealand |accessdate=27 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150427033238/http://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gas/wa/r/infohorsewahr/wsd01x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=HorseSearch&Arg=hrnzg-DoSearch&Arg=TRUE&Arg=hrnzg-HorseName&Arg=il+vicolo |archivedate=27 April 2015 }}</ref>) 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.<ref>[http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race1.htm Harness Racing - Complete Race History of the New Zealand Trotting Cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801130344/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race1.htm |date=2009-08-01 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.harness.org.au/ausbreed/reports/performance.cfm?horse_id=238084 Il Vicolo Harness Stats]</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/StampsHistoricalIssues/1996/Racehorses.htm |title=Il Vicolo on New Zealand Stamp |access-date=2009-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522042716/http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/StampsHistoricalIssues/1996/Racehorses.htm |archive-date=2010-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went on to win the NZ Cup a second time in 1996.
==Major performances==
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Placing !Year !Race !1st !2nd !3rd |- | 1st || 1994 ||New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Anvil's Star || Ready For Love |- | 1st || 1995 ||Great Northern Derby ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Tabaret || Ari Vance |- | 1st ||1995 ||New Zealand Trotting Derby ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Ready For Love || Brocketsbrae |- | 1st || 1995|| Kaikōura Cup (2400m) ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Hoppy's Jet || Ginger Man |- | 1st || 1995|| New Zealand Trotting Cup ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Just Royce || Master Musician |- | 1st || 1995 ||New Zealand Free For All ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Brabham || Lento |- | 1st || 1996 ||Equine Pacific Flying Mile (Group 2 1609m, Alexandra Park) ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Brabham || Victor Supreme |- | 1st || 1996 ||Kaikōura Cup ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Prince Rashad || Grinaldi |- | 1st || 1996 ||New Zealand Trotting Cup (10m Hcp) ||'''Il Vicolo'''|| Anvil's Star || Surprise Package |- |}
==See also== * Harness racing in New Zealand
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081016045616/http://www.addington.co.nz/Timeline.asp?Case=1&ID=1996 Il Vicolo in the 1996 NZ Cup] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081016151855/http://www.addington.co.nz/Timeline.asp?Case=1&ID=1995 Il Vicolo in the 1995 NZ Cup]
Category:Racehorses bred in New Zealand Category:Racehorses trained in New Zealand Category:New Zealand standardbred racehorses Category:Harness racing in New Zealand Category:New Zealand Trotting Cup winners Category:1991 racehorse births