Inter Dominion Trotting Championship

for winners of the pacing event see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship

The 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 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 been held in Victoria with other Australian states reluctant to host the series. It forms part of the overall Inter Dominion series for pacers and trotters.

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 Championships are held once in each racing year at a time and venue approved by the Council by the completion of the Championships in the preceding year. The Grand Circuit race is not held at the same time as the Championships.

A meeting with leading Australasian harness racing officials led to a decision that the Inter Dominion Trotting Championship would be discontinued after 2012. However, a replacement series is likely to commence if that decision stands.

Trotting Championship Winners

  • 1948 - Aerial Scott
  • 1951 - Gay Belwin
  • 1955 - Battle Cry
  • 1965 - Poupette
  • 1966 - Yamamoto
  • 1968 - Stylish Major
  • 1971 - Geffin
  • 1973 - Precocious
  • 1975 - Castleton's Pride
  • 1976 - Bay Johnny
  • 1977 - Stanley Rio
  • 1978 - Derby Royale
  • 1979 - No Response
  • 1980 - Hano Direct
  • 1983 - Scotch Notch
  • 1984 - Sir Castleton
  • 1985 - Scotch Notch
  • 1987 - Tussle
  • 1988 - True Roman
  • 1989 - Yankee Loch
  • 1990 - Real Force
  • 1991 - Fraggle Rock
  • 1992 - William Dee
  • 1993 - Night Allowance
  • 1994 - Diamond Field
  • 1995 - Call Me Now
  • 1996 - Pride Of Petite
  • 1997 - Pride Of Petite
  • 1998 - Buster Hanover
  • 1999 - Special Force
  • 2000 - Lyell Creek
  • 2001 - Take A Moment
  • 2002 - Game Bid
  • 2003 - Take A Moment
  • 2004 - Sumthingaboutmaori
  • 2005 - Play On
  • 2006 - Delft
  • 2007 - Uncle Petrika
  • 2008 - Galleons Sunset
  • 2009 - Sundons Gift
  • 2010 - Sundons Gift
  • 2011 - I Can Doosit

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