Vincent
- Four time Group 1 winner
- Retired as the fastest 3YO in Australasia
- Australian 3YO Pacing Colt of the Year
- A stunning individual - he sold for $130,000 as a yearling
- Won 16 races from 19 starts and set multiple records from 1 mile to 2700m
- Sire of thirteen stakes winners, including the Group 1 winners Shezsofast and Reinette, along with Group 2 winners Sherlock and Vessem
A dream horse with a dream resume for a stallion - type, pedigree and performance over all distances.
Co-trainer Mark Purdon on Vincent:
“He was a great young horse, the best of his year as a three-year-old.”
“He came back great as a four-year-old and I thought he would eventually take Lazarus’ place and go on to be the best horse in Australasia.”
* Standing in Victoria, Australia at Alabar
Sire Line
Art Major p2, 1:54.6; p4, 1:48.8 $3,273,217 by Artsplace from Perfect Profile by Nihilator
A champion racehorse Art Major was the US 3YO Pacing Colt of his Year, winning almost $1.9 million in an outstanding season, and at just four he was also the US Aged Pacer of the Year with seasonal earnings of over $1.3 million.
He is also undoubtedly a champion sire in both hemispheres.
In the Southern Hemisphere Art Major is the sire of more than 2100 winners of over $120 million, 8 millionaires, incl:
DON HUGO p, 1:48.4 - $2,363,924. 21 wins to date. At 4, won 2 heats and Inter Dominion Pacers Final (Gr.1), The TAB Eureka; 2nd The Rising Sun (Gr.1). Aged, won Miracle Mile (Gr.1). (Bettor's Delight)
MERLIN p, 1:52.1 - $1,556,710. 21 wins to date. At 3, won Northern Derby (Gr.1), NZ Derby (Gr.1). At 4, won NZ Pacing Free-For-All (Gr.1), The Race By Grins (L); 2nd Auckland Trotting Cup (Gr.1); 3rd The Christian Cullen (Gr.1). (Bettor's Delight)
FIELD MARSHAL1:46.9 - $1,493,182. At 4, won Messenger Championship (Gr.1), Taylor Mile (Gr.1), Harness Jewels (Gr.1). As Aged, won Miracle Mile (Gr.1), Len Smith Mile (Gr.1), Freemantle Pacing Cup (Gr.1). (Washington VC)
MAJOR CROCKER p, 1:49.4 - $1,275,496. At 3, won Breeders Crown Final (Gr.1). Aged, 2nd Victoria Cup (Gr.1). D M Dilinger
FOR A REASON 1:49.4 - $1,111,470. At 3, won NSW Derby (Gr.1), QLD Derby (Gr.1). As Aged, won Victoria Cup (Gr.1) , QLD Pacing Champ. (Gr.1); 2nd Coca Cola Sprint (Gr.1); 3rd Inter Dominion (Gr.1) (twice), Miracle Mile (Gr.1), NZ Cup (Gr.1). (Fake Left)
SUSHI SUSHI 1:54.1 - $1,103,327. At 2, won Kevin Seymour Pace (Gr.1). At 3, won Vic Derby (Gr.1) , Northern Derby (Gr.1), Aust. Breeders Crown (Gr.1), NSW Breeders Challenge. (Gr.1). As Aged, won Kaikoura Cup (Gr.2); 3rd NZ Cup (Gr.1). (No Nukes)
LETTUCEROCKTHEM 1:50.8 - $1,042,176. At 2, won APG (Gr.1) , NSW Breeders Challenge. (Gr.1). At 3, won NSW Breeders Challenge. (Gr.1). At 4, won NSW Breeders Challenge. (Gr.1). (Vanston Hanover)
PRINCESS TIFFANY (f) p, 1;49.9 - $1,061,195. At 2, won Caduceus Club Fillies Classic (Gr.1), Harness Jewels 2YO Diamond (Gr.1), AUS Breeders Crown Final (Gr.1). At 3, won NSW Oaks (Gr.1), New Zealand Oaks (Gr.1), QLD Oaks (Gr.1). At 4, won Vicbred Super Series 4YO Mares Final (Gr.1), Ladyship Cup (Gr.1). (Bettor's Delight)
Dam Line
Kept For Pleasure 1:56 $542,343 by Safely Kept from Full Pleasure
The 2008 Australian 3YO Pacing Filly of the Year
An outstanding racehorse, Kept For Pleasure was a Group 1 winner at 2, 3 and 4 years of age, winning the Australian Pacing Gold Final as a 2-year-old, the Victorian and Australian Oaks as a 3-year-old and the Australasian Breeders Crown Mares Final as a 4-year-old.
All up, Kept For Pleasure won 19 races and finished runner-up in a further 10 of her 37 starts.
From ten foals of racing age Kept For Pleasure is the dam of eight winners, including:
VINCENT 1:50.2 - $610,066. At 3, won NZ Derby (Gr.1), NSW Derby (Gr.1), NSW Breeders Challenge (Gr.1). At 4, won Auckland Cup (Gr.1), Franklin Cup (Gr.2), Futurity Stakes (Gr. 2). (Art Major)
MACKENZIE (f) 1:52.4 - $520,161. 17 wins to date. At 2, 4th NZ Welcome Stks (Gr.2). At 3, won NSW Breeders Challenge Blue (Gr.2), 2nd Aust. Breeders Crown (Gr.1). As Aged, won Matchmaker Final (US Grand Circuit). (Rock N Roll Heaven)
KEEP ROCKIN (f) 1:48.6 - $371,002. 15 wins. At 2, 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge 3YO Fillies Final (Gr.1); 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge True Blue Series Final (Gr.2). Aged, won Betsy Ross (US Grand Circuit). (Rock N Roll Heaven)
BETTOR BE KEPT (f) 1:54.4 - $77,638. At 3, 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge 3YO Fillies Final (Gr.1). (Bettor's Delight)
2nd dam:
Full Pleasure p2, 2:00.8 $106,496 by Armbro Operative from Play The Field
A Group 1 winner at 2, Full Pleasure claimed the Vicbred Super Series Final as a juvenile and won 10 races in total.
A broodmare gem, Full Pleasure has left 14 foals of racing age for 13 winners, including an incredible seven $100,000 plus performers and two Group 1 winners, including:
KEPT FOR PLEASURE 1:56 - $542,343. 19 wins. At 2, won APG Final (Gr.1), 2nd Vicbred SS Final (Gr.1). At 3, won VIC Oaks (Gr.1), AUS Oaks (Gr.1), 2nd Vicbred SS Final (Gr.1). At 4, won Aust. Breeders Crown (Gr.1). 2008 AUS 3YO Pacing Filly of the Year. (Safely Kept)
DON BOSTON 1:49.8 - $393,402. 46 wins. As Aged, 3rd Lady Drivers Invitational (Gr.2). (Ponder)
EGODAN 1:51.3 - $387,170. 31 wins to date. At 4, 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge (Gr.1); 3rd Aust. Breeders Crown (Gr.2), Mount Eden Stakes (Gr.3). Aged, 2nd Inter Dominion Heat (Gr.2), Gordon Rothacker Memorial Championship (Gr.3), Young Pacers Cup (Gr.3). (Sportswriter)
LEBRON 1:52.9 - $250,550. 30 wins. (Jennas Beach Boy)
NOWITZKI 1:54 - $237,967. 11 wins to date. At 3, 3rd Aust. Breeders Crown (Gr.1), VHRSC Victoria Sires Classic (Gr.3). At 4, won WA Golden Nugget (Gr.1), WA 4YO Championship (Gr.2); 3rd NSW Breeders Challenge (Gr.1). (Art Major)
LETSROCKLETSROLL 1:52.7 - $225,104. 21 wins to date. (Rock N Roll Heaven)
ITS MY PLEASURE 1:55.9 - $142,275. 14 wins. At 3, 2nd NSW Sires Stakes (Gr.2); 3rd APG Final (Gr.1). (Art Major)
RaceRecord
|
Age |
Starts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Money Won |
Record Time |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
$6,250 |
2:00.2 |
|
3 |
15 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
$418,316 |
1:50.2 |
|
4 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
$185,500 |
1.59.0 |
|
Total |
19 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
$610,066 |
1.50.2 |
Vincent won his only start as a 2-year-old, defeating subsequent NZ 3YO Pacing Colt of the Year Ultimate Machete, before injury curtailed his season.
As a 3-year-old Vincent was awesome - he was unplaced just the once (and that the result of pulling a flat sulky tyre when a raging hot favourite in the Victoria Derby), winning 12 of his 15 starts that season. His wins included the Gr.1 NZ Derby, (in a NZ record time) Gr.1 NSW Derby (in which he was 0.1 of a second outside of the world record for 2400m) and the Gr.1 NSW Breeders Challenge Final in an Australasian 3YO record of 1:50.2. With his other wins including heats of both the Victoria and NSW Derbies and a heat and semi-final of the NSW Breeders Challenge Vincent was crowned the 2017 Australian 3YO Pacing Colt of the Year.
Unbeaten at four, Vincent won all three starts - the Gr.1 Auckland Cup at just his first Grand Circuit start, the Gr.2 Franklin Cup (in a near national record fresh up) and the Gr.2 Futurity Stakes - and looked set for Harness Racing super-stardom before injury prematurely brought to a close a dazzling but all too brief career.
Progeny
Vincent's oldest foals are 5-year-olds in 2025.
As at September 2025 he is the sire of 209 winners, including:
VESSEM p4, 1:55.2 - $257,380. 10 wins to date. At 2, won NZ Kindergarten Stakes (Gr.2), Diamond Creek Farm 2YO Classic (Gr.2). At 3, 2nd NZ Derby (Gr.1). At 4, won Superstars Championship (Gr.2). (Bettor's Delight)
TURN THE PAGE (f) p3, 1:56.2; p, 1:50 - $345,802. 18 wins to date. At 3, won Daintys Daughter Classic (Gr.3); 2nd WA Oaks (Gr.1). At 4, won WA Race For Roses (Listed). (Sands A Flyin)
REINETTE (f) p2, 1:56.3 - $233,684. 8 wins to date. At 2, won Westbred Classic (Gr.1), Champagne Classic (Gr.3); 2nd WA Golden Slipper (Gr.1). At 3, 3rd Westbred Fillies Classic Final (Gr.2). (Somebeachsomewhere)
OUR VINCENT CAN GOGH p3, 1:54.2 - $188,743. 15 wins to date. (Auckland Reactor)
TWIST LITTLE GIRL (f) p3, 1:50.4 - $188,349. 13 wins to date. (Badlands Hanover)
SWIATEK LEIS (f) p, 1:57 - $170,213. 8 wins to date. At 2, won Evicus Final (Gr.3). At 3, won TAS Bandbox Final (Gr.3). (Armbro Operative)
VINKE B p4, 1:51.8 - $161,238. 8 wins to date. At 2, won NZ Sapling Stakes (Gr.2); 3rd Diamond Creek Farm 2YO Classic (Gr.2), NZ Welcome Stakes (Gr.2). (Bettor's Delight)
OUR VINNIE p3, 1:56.5 - $152,009. 6 wins to date. At 2, won Breeders Crown 2YO G&G Silver Pace (Gr.3). At 3, won South Australian Derby (Listed). At 4, 2nd Hondo Grattan Stakes (Gr.3). (Rocknroll Hanover)
SHERLOCK p2, 1:53.7 - $150,782. 8 wins to date. At 2, won Sires Stakes heat; 2nd Sires Stakes Final (Gr.1), Ace Of Spades (Gr.1). At 3, won Alabar 3YO Classic (Gr.2), Victoria Derby heat. (American Ideal)
THELITTLE MASTER p, 1:56 - $136,057. 9 wins to date. At 2, 3rd WA Golden Slipper (Gr.1). (Christian Cullen)
PRINCESS KATIE (f) p, 1:56.7 - $127,153. 9 wins to date. (Rock N Roll Heaven)
THESUNANDTHEMOON (f) p, 1:52.8 - $121,865. 9 wins to date. At 2, 3rd Nutrien Equine Classic 2YO Fillies Final (Listed). At 3, 2nd Nutrien Equine Classic 3YO Fillies Final. (Listed).(Bettorʻs Delight)
ACUSHLA MACHREE (f) p3, 1:55.5 - $121,229. 12 wins to date. (Mach Three)
CLASSIC MISSION p, 1:51.8 - $119,145. 10 wins to date. (Bettorʻs Delight)
BRULEE (f) p3, 1:57.6 - $113,018. 9 wins to date. At 3, won WA 3YO Diamond Classic (Gr.3). (Pacific Rocket)
SEVE p, 1:52.7 - $108,596. 11 wins to date. At 2, won Young Guns Heat; 2nd 2x Young Guns Heats; 3rd Young Guns Cardigan Bay Stakes (Gr.2). (Red River Hanover)
FRANCENT (f) p, 1:55 - $107,930. 7 wins to date. At 4, won Mares Spring Sprint Classic (Gr.2). (Courage Under Fire)
PURE GRUNT p3, 1:53.2 - $104,413. 3 wins to date. At 2, 2nd $200k Nutrien Equine Classic 2YO C&G Final (L); 3rd QBred Triad Final (Gr.1), Paleface Adios Classic (Gr.3). (American Ideal)
WISH ME LUCK p4, 1:55.7 - $104,027. 6 wins to date. At 2, 2nd NZ Sapling Stakes (Gr.2). At 4, won NZB Standardbred Sales Series Aged Pace (Listed). (Roll With Joe)
VINETTE (f) p2, 1:55 - $98,995. 8 wins to date. At 2, won NSWBC Eastern Regional Fillies Final (Gr.3). (Rocknroll Hanover)
IGNITE THE FIRE (f) p, 1:54.3 - $98,589. 7 wins to date. At 2, 2nd Nutrien Equine Classic 2YO Fillies Final (L). At 3, 3rd Nutrien Equine Classic 3YO Fillies Final (Listed). (Rock N Roll Heaven)
REMY BROWN (f) p3, 1:52.4 - $97,262. 12 wins to date. (Christian Cullen)
MOMENTUM SWING p3, 1:53.4 - $96,769. 12 wins to date. (Courage Under Fire)
VINCENZO p2, 1:58.2 - $95,406. 6 wins to date. At 2, 2nd Dandy Patch Final (Gr.3). (Blissful Hall)
GREASED LIGHTNIN p3, 1:53.5 - $91,570. 6 wins to date. (In The Pocket)
DUKES CHOICE p, 1:53.8 - $90,512. 8 wins to date. At 2, 2nd TAS Sweepstakes Final (L). At 3, 2nd Nutrien Ag Solutions Globe Derby Final (Gr.3). (Maffioso)
DON JUAN p, 1:58.8 - $86,916. 8 wins to date. (Bettor's Delight)
SHEZSOFAST (f) p2, 1:56.2 - $89,462. 2 wins to date. At 2, won Caduceus Club 2YO Fillies Classic (Gr.1), Sires Stakes Heat; 3rd Harness Million 2YO Fillies (L). (American Ideal)
STAROFTHESHOW p3, 1:53.6 - $86,890. 2 wins to date. At 2, 3rd APG Vic Gold Bullion C&G Final (Gr.1). At 3, won APG Gold Bullion C&G Final (Listed). (Bettor's Delight)
TOUGH TALKS p, 1:56.4 - $84,246. 10 wins to date. (Somebeachsomewhere)
GYPSY AMOUR (f) p, 1:57.1 - $83,475. 9 wins to date. At 2, 3rd Evicus Final (Gr.2). (Tibet)
HAMMER DAN p2, 1:56.3 - $74,905. 8 wins to date. At 2, 2nd NSW Sapling Stakes (Gr.3). (Big Jim)
ARMA BELIEVER p3, 1:56.2 - $57,406. 4 wins to date. At 3, 3rd Caduceus Club Classic (Gr.3). (Bettor's Delight)
COTTON ON p3, 1:55 - $53,543. 8 wins to date. At 3, 3rd $50k San Simeon Stakes. (Mach Three)
BRONSON p3, 1:56.5 - $46,545. 2 wins to date. At 2, 3rd NZ Welcome Stakes (Gr.2). At 3, won Sires Stakes Harness 7000 (L). (Somebeachsomewhere)
Oh My Gosh (f) $6,016. At 2, 3rd APG Gold Bullion 2YO Fillies Final (Gr.2). (Christian Cullen)
Mating Hints
As a son of Art Major, Vincent suits much of the Australasian broodmare population, in particular Western Hanover, Cam Fella and Direct Scooter line mares.
Already, with Vincent’s oldest crop 5-year-olds in 2025, it is clear that he has an affinity with mares from the Western Hanover sire line (Western Ideal, American Ideal, Rocknroll Hanover, Rock N Roll Heaven, Red River Hanover, Badlands Hanover, Jeremes Jet, Shadow Play, Terror To Love) with this cross producing the likes of the Group 1 winner Shezsofast and fellow 2025 juvenile Group 1 performer Pure Grunt, along with numerous other stakes performers (Sherlock, Our Vinnie, Vinette, Ignite The Fire, Seve, Hammer Dan etc…)
Cam Fella line (Bettor’s Delight, Presidential Ball, Washington VC, Roll With Joe, Betterthancheddar, Four Starzzz Shark, Blissful Hall, Armbro Operative, Pacific Fella, Betting Line, Gold Ace) mares are also proving a smart option for Vincent, with this cross resulting in some of his richest progeny to date including the multiple stakes winner Vessam, Swiatek Leis, Vinke B, Thesunandthemoon, Staroftheshow etc…
Daughters of Direct Scooter line stallions (In The Pocket, Captaintreacherous, Christian Cullen, Courage Under Fire, Downbytheseaside, Mach Three, Somebeachsomewhere) are also a good match for Vincent with this combination producing the Group 1 winner Reinette, along with a number of other good types – Our Vincent Can Gogh, Thelittlemaster, Acushla Machree, Greased Lightnin, Bronson etc…
Vincent mare too good in Addington Group 2 feature
The Mark Jones trained Francent was a classy winner of the Group 2 Mares Spring Sprint Classic at just her first attempt in stakes company at Addington on Friday night.
Daughter of Vincent takes out Group 1 feature
The Mark and Nathan Purdon trained Shezsofast was a tough front-running winner of the Group 1 Caduceus Club 2YO Fillies Classic at Alexandra Park on Friday night.