Old Vic made his racecourse debut in a maiden at Newmarket in September 1988 and finished sixth.
He quickened clear with two furlongs to run and was never challenged, winning by seven lengths from Dancehall.
[1] Old Vic raced as a four-year-old, beginning at Royal Ascot where he started the 4/5 favourite in the Hardwicke Stakes.
Old Vic's final start came in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
He failed to produce many top class flat horses, the best being multiple Group 3 winner Orchestra Stall.