Vain (horse)

Vain
Court Martial, the grand-sire of Vain
Sire	Wilkes (FR)
Grandsire	Court Martial
Dam	Elated
Damsire	Orgoglio (GB)
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	(1966-09-05)5 September 1966
Died	25 December 1991(1991-12-25) (aged 25)
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Walter, Fred and George Johnson
Owner	Walter, Fred and George Johnson
Trainer	Jim Moloney
Jockey	Pat Hyland
Record	14: 12–2–0
Earnings	A$148,485[1]
Major wins
Maribyrnong Plate (1968) VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1969) Golden Slipper Stakes (1969) Champagne Stakes (1969) Freeway Stakes (1969) Ascot Vale Stakes (1969) Caulfield Guineas (1969) Craven 'A' Stakes (1969) Linlithgow Stakes (1969) George Adams Handicap (1969)
Awards
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1969–70) Leading sire in Australia (1983–84)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2003) Vain Stakes, Caulfield Racecourse
Last updated on 20 July 2011

Vain (5 September 1966 – 25 December 1991) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse that dominated Australian sprint racing in the period 1968–70, when he won 12 of the 14 races he contested and ran second in the other two. He went on to become a leading sire in Australia.

The chestnut colt was sired by the leading sire Wilkes (FR), and his dam, Elated, was by the good sire Orgoglio (GB), who sired 21 stakes winners that had 37 stakes wins. Elated was a good racemare that won 10 races, including eight in Melbourne. Although she produced several foals, Vain was her only stakes winner.