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The Ballarat and Creswick Trotting Club was established in 1861 becoming Australia's first club formed specifically to promote Harness Racing. In 1882 Australia's first harness racing track was constructed at Elsternwick Park (Melbourne).
It is often referred to as the Inter Dominions or Interdoms for short as it generally encompasses two series: the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship for pacers and; the Inter Dominion Trotting Championship for trotters. The host of the series was rotated between the six harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands of
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 host of the series is rotated between the 6 harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands of New Zealand. However, in recent years the Trotting series has mainly ...
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 ...
The marquee event of Australasian racing is the Inter Dominion Series, which includes a pacing series and a trotting series. The series is held yearly and rotated around the Australian State Controlling Bodies and once every four years the Inter Dominion Championships are held in New Zealand.
The races are held in a rotating cycle in Australia and New Zealand. The 2020 race is being held in New South Wales. [1] [2] The championship is one of the most prominent harness racing series in Australasia. Both the Inter Dominion Harness Racing Council and the Inter Dominion Events Committee participate in organizing the races.
The Australian Harness Horse of the Year is an honour that recognises the top harness racing horse in the Australia. The award is selected by industry people and media representatives. [1] The inaugural award was won in 1976 by Don't Retreat, a New South Wales pacer who won 14 of his 24 starts in the 1975-1976 season for a total of $122,415. [2]
Taken to New Zealand Im Themightyquinn won the Auckland Trotting Cup defeating Mr Feelgood. [6] The 2011 Inter Dominion had been scheduled to be run at Addington, Christchurch but after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake the series was moved to Alexandra Park, Auckland. [7] Im Themightyquinn won both of his heats in an Australian dominated series.