Vanguard Legend (AUS) Horse
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Vanguard Legend is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Chloe Baxter in Darwin. He is by Microphone out of Leading the Way. To date he has won five races. On 5 July 2025 at Darwin he captured his biggest victory, taking the $75,000 3‑year‑old Open Set Weight. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 50% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin 27-Jun-26 1600m GOOD R1 BM76 $1,806 (of $25,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.800, SP: 6.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Ichiban ( J Todd 59 ) 2nd Rock Revolution ( J Lyon 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Maxxi Bon ( B Cray 57.5 ) 1.40L 4th Vanguard Legend ( J Hampson 59 ) 2.80L See full results | J Hampson 59kg 2.80L | 4 (8) |
| Alice Springs 04-May-26 2000m GOOD R9 ALICE CUP (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:59.720, SP: 6.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Magic Defense ( S Tsaikos 54 ) 2nd Leveraged Buyout ( J J Lyon 54 ) 0.40L 3rd Ichiban ( P J Shiers 54 ) 0.60L 8th Vanguard Legend ( R Vigar 54 ) 8.90L See full results | R Vigar 54kg 8.90L | 8 (12) |
| Alice Springs 18-Apr-26 1600m GOOD R7 0-70 $18,425 (of $27,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.380, SP: 5.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Vanguard Legend ( R Vigar 60 ) 2nd Ichiban ( J Todd 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Cee Pee One ( J Booth 55 , Cd 52 ) 2.10L See full results | R Vigar 60 | 1 (7) |
| Darwin 02-Apr-26 1600m WET FAST R1 0-70 $3,675 (of $24,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.220, SP: 5.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 1st Rock Revolution ( D B Barton 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Rossanado ( A D Sweeney 57.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Vanguard Legend ( R Vigar 60.5 ) 2.90L See full results | R Vigar 60.5kg 2.90L | 3 (5) |
| Darwin 27-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R4 0-70 (of $22,300) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.380, SP: 4.80 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Atlantic Ocean ( D B Barton 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Orion The Hunter ( V A Arnott 60 ) 0.20L 3rd Fury ( J Todd 57 ) 3.20L 5th Vanguard Legend ( R Vigar 60.5 ) 6.50L See full results | R Vigar 60.5kg 6.50L | 5 (7) |