| Horsename: | Il Vicolo |
| Breed: | Standardbred |
| Sire: | Vance Hanover (USA) |
| Grandsire: | Albatross (USA) |
| Dam: | Burgundy Lass (NZ) |
| Damsire: | Noodlum (NZ) |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 27 October 1991 |
| 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 |
| Honours: | Best mile rate: 1:56.7 1995 Harness Horse of the Year |
| Updated: | 24 October 2011 |
Il Vicolo (foaled 27 October 1991[1]) was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse. He is notable in that he won two New Zealand Trotting Cup races, the richest harness race, and sometimes the richest horse race in New Zealand.[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.