Il Vicolo

{{Short description|New Zealand Standardbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox named horse

|horsename= Il Vicolo

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|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
1995 Great Northern Derby
1995 New Zealand Trotting Cup
1995 New Zealand Trotting Derby
1994 New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final

|awards=

|honours= Best mile rate: 1:56.7
1995 Harness Horse of the Year

|updated= 24 October 2011

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Il Vicolo (foaled 27 October 1991{{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 }}) 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.[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 }}[http://www.harness.org.au/ausbreed/reports/performance.cfm?horse_id=238084 Il Vicolo Harness Stats]

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.{{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 }} He went on to win the NZ Cup a second time in 1996.