Inter Dominion Pacing Championship


The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand.
The Inter Dominion was the brain child of Western Australian Trotting Association Chairman Mr. J P Stratton, with the first series held at Gloucester Park, Perth.
The host of the series is rotated between the six harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands 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 traditional format is a series of heats held over a two-week period, with the final held in a third. Competitors earn points based on their finishing order in each heat, the 14 horses that accrue the most points over the series go into the Grand Final.
The winner is determined by the finishing order in the Grand Final. There is also a Consolation race.
The scheduling of the distances is usually at the discretion of the host club. 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

Note: Smoken Up was first past the post in 2011, but was disqualified for a positive drugs test. A court challenge to the disqualification was not successful.

1952 Inter-Dominion racebook

2019 Inter Dominion (Auckland)

The 2019 Interdominions were held in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted by the Auckland Trotting Club at the Alexandra Park track from Friday 29 November 2019 to 15 December 2019.
Spankem who was one of the favourite contenders for the Interdoms was withdrawn due to a fetlock injury diagnosed following Christchurch cupweek.
Heats 1 and 2 on Friday 29 November were raced over 2200m with a mobile start and Free-for-all conditions.
Heat 3 and 4 on Tuesday 3 December were raced over 1700m.
Heat 5 and 6 on Friday 6 December were raced over 2700m.
The Grand final was raced on 14 December and won by Ultimate Sniper in 3:14.7 from Mach Shard and Thefixer. The 4 year old Ultimate Sniper went through the series undefeated.
The horse Triple Eight was number 8 in the final, drawn 8 and was placed 8th.
Horse
Trainer
Final Qual. order
Notes
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Points after night 1
Points after night 2
Points after night 3
Barrier draw for Final
Grand Final
Ultimate SniperPurdon / Rasmussen92019 NZ Derby and 2018 NZ Sires Stakes Final winner1stxx1st1stx17345151st
Cruz BromacPurdon / Rasmussen12019 NZ Cup and 2018 NZ FFA winnerx2ndx2ndx1st142845114th
A G's White SocksBarry Purdon122018 Easter HC and Noel Taylor Mile winnerx1st1stxx5th17344375th
Chase AucklandPurdon / Rasmussen32019 NZ FFA and New Brighton Cup winner2ndx2ndx2ndx142843910th
ThefixerPurdon / Rasmussen42018 NZ Cup winnerx3rd5thxx2nd122135133rd
Mach ShardBarry Purdon173rdxx3rd6thx12243262nd
My Kiwi MateCraig Demmler147thx3rdxx7th7192619th
SicarioBrent Lilley152019 South Australian Pacing Cupx7th6thxx4th7152527th
Ashley LocazPurdon / Rasmussen106thx7thx4thx8152536th
San CarloO'Donoghue / Bartley82019 Kilmore Cup winner5thxx6th7thx917241011th
Triple EightSteve Telfer13x6thx10thx3rd8122488th
On The CardsBarry Purdon20x5th10thx5thx91322412th
Classie BrigadeRobert Dunn72019 Kaikoura Cup winnerx8thx4thx9th6162112 Scratched
Solid GoldCooney / Hopkins224thx8thx10thx101620xx
Bling It OnBelinda McCarthy52019 Victoria Cupx10thx5thx11th41316xx
Dance TimeSteve Telfer25x11th4thx12thx31315xx
Star GalleriaSteven Reid162018 City of Auckland FFA winnerx4thx12thx8th101218xx
ConvictionSteve Turnbull198thxx11th13thx6910xx
Our Uncle SamChris Frisby610thxx9th8thx4915xx
Check InSteve Telfer2411thx9thx11thx3811xx
The Devils OwnBrent Mangos2312thxx7thx10th2913xx
Another MasterpiecePurdon / Rasmussen18x12thx8thx6th2815xx
Atomic RedSteve Turnbull21x9th12thxx12th579xx
Colt Thirty OneGrant Dixon22019 Swan Hill Cup winner9thx13thx3rdx5618xx
Henry HubertRobert Dunn1113thx11thx9thx149xx
Ball of Art26xxxxxxxxxx