St. Vincent (horse)

St. Vincent (foaled 1951 in Great Britain) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won in England and in the United States where he was a Champion ^[1] who set or equaled five turf course records including two new North American records.^[2]

St. Vincent was purchased by Canadians George R. Gardiner and the Alberta Ranches Ltd. partnership of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey and Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Johnny Longden, his son Vance, and businessmen Frank McMahon, Wilder H. Ripley, and Max Bell.^[3]

Track and North American records

In 1955, St. Vincent was voted the American Champion Male Turf Horse after he equaled a track record and then set three new track records, two of which were North American marks:

• January 29: equaled track record at Santa Anita Park, 2:00 flat for 1 1/4 miles on turf.^[4]
• February 22: new North American record at Santa Anita Park, 2:25 2/5 for 1 1/2 miles on turf;^[5]
• March 5: new track record at Santa Anita Park, 2:46 4/5 for 1 3/4 miles on turf;^[6]
• May 21: new North American record: Pimlico Race Course, 2:15 2/5 for 1 3/8 miles on turf;^[7]

At age nine, St. Vincent made nineteen starts and won six times. He set another :

• new track record: Del Mar Racetrack, 1:33 flat for 7 furlongs ^[8]

References

External links

• St. Vincent's pedigree and partial racing stats