Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
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- for winners of the trotting event see: Inter Dominion Trotting ChampionshipInter Dominion Trotting ChampionshipThe Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final is a race for trotters within the overall Inter Dominion series. The series is held each year, and is a harness racing competition for both trotters and pacers that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand...
The Inter Dominion is a harness racing
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The host of the series is rotated between the six harness racing states of Australia
Harness racing in Australia
Harness racing, also colloquially known as trotting, is an important spectator sport in Australia, with large amounts of money wagered annually with bookmakers and the Totalisator Agency Board . In Australia there are 91 harness racing tracks, which hold over 1,900 meetings annually...
and the North
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
and South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
s of New Zealand. The rotation of the Championships is fixed annually at a meeting of the Council. It is fixed five years in advance. It is held in New Zealand once in each four years.
The series is held over a two week period, with currently two rounds of heats held in the first week (formerly tree rounds were conducted, and that will be the case in te 2012 series). The scheduling of the distances is usually at the discretion of the host club. At each round of heats there are usually three races to accommodate the number of horses in the series; however, that number has varied. The final and consolation are held usually around a week after the final round of heats. The usual distance is a longer distance in excess of 2400 metres.
Blacks A Fake made history in 2010, by winning his fourth Inter Dominion title by becoming the only horse to win four Inter Dominion races.
Pacing Championship Winners
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- 1936 - Evicus
- 1937 - Dan's Son
- 1938 - Pot Luck
- 1939 - Springfield Globe
- 1940 - Grand Mogul
- 1947 - Bandbox
- 1948 - Emulous
- 1949 - Single Direct
- 1950 - Captain SandyCaptain SandyCaptain Sandy was a New Zealand-bred Standardbred racehorse. He is notable in that he won two Inter Dominion Pacing Championship races and two Auckland Cups...
- 1951 - Vedette
- 1952 - Avian Derby
- 1953 - Captain SandyCaptain SandyCaptain Sandy was a New Zealand-bred Standardbred racehorse. He is notable in that he won two Inter Dominion Pacing Championship races and two Auckland Cups...
- 1954 - Tennessee Sky
- 1955 - Tactician
- 1956 - Gentlemen John
- 1957 - Radiant Venture
- 1958 - Free Hall
- 1959 - Young Pedro
- 1960 - CaduceusCaduceus (horse)Caduceus was a New Zealand bred Standardbred racehorse. Caduceus is notable for winning the 1960 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship, trotting's premiership event in Australia and New Zealand, from a handicap of 36 yards, in front of a world record crowd...
- 1961 - Massacre
- 1962 - James Scott
- 1963 - Cardigan BayCardigan Bay (horse)Cardigan Bay was a New Zealand Harness racing horse foaled 1 September 1956. Affectionately known as "Cardy", he was the first Standardbred to win US$1 million in prize money in North America. He was the ninth horse worldwide to win one million dollars,...
(NZ) - 1964 - Minuteman
- 1965 - Jay Ar/Robin Dundee (dead heat)
- 1966 - Chamfer Star
- 1967 - Binshaw
- 1968 - First Lee
- 1969 - Richmond Lass
- 1970 - Bold David
- 1971 - Stella Frost (NZ)
- 1972 - Welcome Advice
- 1973 - Hondo GrattanHondo GrattanHondo Grattan was a Standardbred pacer from Bathurst, New South Wales known as the "Bathurst Bulldog". He won the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship in both 1973 and 1974, becoming the first horse to successfully defend an Inter Dominion title. Hondo Grattan was the first horse in Australia to win...
- 1974 - Hondo GrattanHondo GrattanHondo Grattan was a Standardbred pacer from Bathurst, New South Wales known as the "Bathurst Bulldog". He won the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship in both 1973 and 1974, becoming the first horse to successfully defend an Inter Dominion title. Hondo Grattan was the first horse in Australia to win...
- 1975 - Young QuinnYoung QuinnYoung Quinn a New Zealand standardbred racehorse was successful in period where his competition in the sport of trotting was particularly strong. Foaled in 1969, he was by Young Charles out of Loyal Trick by Hal Tryax . Named after Brian "Snow" Quinn a champion New Zealand sheep shearer, he was...
(NZ) - 1976 - Carclew
- 1977 - Stanley Rio
- 1978 - Markovina
- 1979 - Rondel
- 1980 - Koala KingKoala KingKoala King was a former champion Australian Standardbred pacing horse of the 1970s and 80s who won a host of Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit and feature races including the 1980 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship at Harold Park Paceway and the 1981 A G Hunter Cup...
- 1981 - San SimeonSan Simeon (horse)San Simeon is a Standardbred pacer from Western Australia best known for his Australasian record winning sequence of 29 races from his first start as a two year old until his defeat by Michael Frost during the 1981 Interdominion series in Hobart, Tasmania...
- 1982 - Rhett's Law
- 1983 - GammaliteGammaliteGammalite was an Australian bred Standardbred racehorse who was the first Standardbred to win A$1 million in Australia. He was regarded as one of Australia's most successful pacers with 16 Group one wins....
- 1984 - GammaliteGammaliteGammalite was an Australian bred Standardbred racehorse who was the first Standardbred to win A$1 million in Australia. He was regarded as one of Australia's most successful pacers with 16 Group one wins....
- 1985 - Preux Chevalier
- 1986 - Village KidVillage KidVillage Kid is a musical group based in Perth, Australia.The group has released one E.P. Colourful Girl in July 2010, recorded with vocalist Aaron Malone with producer Anthony Cormican . The E.P. generally received favourable reviews. In September 2010, the title track from this E.P. was awarded...
- 1987 - My Lightning Blue
- 1988 - Our Maestro
- 1989 - Jodie's Babe
- 1990 - Thorate
- 1991 - Mark Hanover (NZ)
- 1992 - Westburn Grant
- 1993 - Jack Morris (NZ)
- 1994 - Weona Warrior
- 1995 - Golden Reign
- 1996 - Young Mister Charles (NZ)
- 1997 - Our Sir VancelotOur Sir VancelotOur Sir Vancelot is a New Zealand, standardbred stallion. Known as Sir Vancelot in New Zealand, he won a record three straight Inter Dominion finals, 1997, 1998 and 1999...
(NZ) - 1998 - Our Sir VancelotOur Sir VancelotOur Sir Vancelot is a New Zealand, standardbred stallion. Known as Sir Vancelot in New Zealand, he won a record three straight Inter Dominion finals, 1997, 1998 and 1999...
(NZ) - 1999 - Our Sir VancelotOur Sir VancelotOur Sir Vancelot is a New Zealand, standardbred stallion. Known as Sir Vancelot in New Zealand, he won a record three straight Inter Dominion finals, 1997, 1998 and 1999...
(NZ) - 2000 - Shakamaker
- 2001 - Yulestar (NZ)
- 2002 - Smooth Satin
- 2003 - Baltic Eagle (NZ)
- 2004 - Jofess
- 2005 - ElsuElsuElsu is a black New Zealand bred Standardbred pacer who won the Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit Champion and was twice the New Zealand Horse of the Year.He was sired by Falcon Seelster out of Interchange by New York Motoring.-Racing record:...
- 2006 - Blacks A FakeBlacks A FakeBlacks A Fake is a brown Standardbred gelding that won the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Inter Dominion Championships, making him the only four-time winner of Australasia's premier harness race. He finished second, beaten by a long neck, in the 2009 Inter Dominion to Mr Feelgood...
- 2007 - Blacks A FakeBlacks A FakeBlacks A Fake is a brown Standardbred gelding that won the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Inter Dominion Championships, making him the only four-time winner of Australasia's premier harness race. He finished second, beaten by a long neck, in the 2009 Inter Dominion to Mr Feelgood...
- 2008 - Blacks A FakeBlacks A FakeBlacks A Fake is a brown Standardbred gelding that won the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Inter Dominion Championships, making him the only four-time winner of Australasia's premier harness race. He finished second, beaten by a long neck, in the 2009 Inter Dominion to Mr Feelgood...
- 2009 - Mr FeelgoodMr FeelgoodMr Feelgood is a high-class Standardbred racehorse. He is the only pacer in recent years to win major races in both North America and Australia....
(USA) - 2010 - Blacks A FakeBlacks A FakeBlacks A Fake is a brown Standardbred gelding that won the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Inter Dominion Championships, making him the only four-time winner of Australasia's premier harness race. He finished second, beaten by a long neck, in the 2009 Inter Dominion to Mr Feelgood...
- 2011 - Smoken Up*
External links
- 2009 Watpac Inter Dominion Official Site
- Rotation Program - Inter Dominion Championship Series
- Queensland Harness Racing Homepage - Host state for 2009 Inter Dominion