The BOAY INTERDOMINION Competition.

[Gammalite]

With the 2025 Contest coming up soon  , and some great NZ reps in Republican Party in the Pacers section and Bet N Win in the Trotters >

It's time for a Competition for BOAY harness racing supporters to get in and remember and respect ( and/or Learn About ) some of the Greats of the Best Race of All.

I will daily put up a question or 2 , where you can earn points as we go to Find the great BOAY Interdominion Champ. 

In addition , if can't answer the questions as you are too young 🤣, I will Pop on a Race each day , that is being run on that day , featuring Fine NZ v Aus horses , where you can earn points as well.  so look out for that race daily. 

The true Meaning of the Unique and Traditional and Harness racing specific INTERDOMINION is (inter =inside/between  and then Dominion = NZ and Aus ) a contest inside the British dominions of New Zealand and Australia. 

Let's get it going and go with Horse Number 1   

  

[Gammalite]

Todays Champion a true Interdominion horse . He is seen winning the final here for New Zealand.

1/ Who is our horse and driver ? 

1/ What track are we winning at ?

2/ What is unusual about the breeding of both horse and driver 😁 . Place of birth ?  

3/ Can you name his 2 fabulous stalwart owners in the photo seen after a big Win in NZ who did massive amounts for the sport in NZ.? 

[Gammalite]

Here's the race. !! anyone can have a crack . Even galloping folk are most welcome. 

Points for picking place getters, Quinella, or BIG points if you nail the Trifecta. 

Post your 3 (Three ONLY please)  numbers of your selections here.  

The Race is Race 8 Menangle today run at 7..48 NZ time. 

A true Interdominion flavour to it with 6 old beautiful horses that have won in NZ as well as OZ. (marked with a NZ beside their name in this field )  they are now in the twilight of their careers but still toughing it out on a slow Tuesday , giving it their best shot. 

1	80959	WAVETHEBILL NZ	KerryAnn Morris		Lochie Painting (C,3)			FR1
2	88085	HES A MEISTER NZ	Chris Judd		Cameron Hart			FR2
3	42758	AMERICAN HAMMER NZ	David Aiken		Bailey McDonough			FR3
4	53762	RED REACTOR NZ	Ian Wilson		Jim Douglass			FR4
5	89976	TINDER SURPRISE NZ	J A Rando, M J Rando		SCRATCHED			SCR
6	44943	PROMISING	Leon Jurd		Will Rixon			FR5
7	11476	VINKE B NZ	Trevor Munday		Chris Geary			FR6
8	466s4	JORDY NZ	Kevin Pizzuto		Joshua Gallagher			FR7
9	88860	CAULONIA COURAGE	Troy Williams		Robert Morris			FR8
10	69459	SAHARA SIROCCO	Trevor Munday		Ashleigh Delosa (C)			FR9

[Rangatira]

1 hour ago, Gammalite said:

1/ Who is our horse and driver ?  Stanley Rio & John Noble

1/ What track are we winning at ?  Albion Park - Brodsters Fave Aussie track until they went left handed.

2/ What is unusual about the breeding of both horse and driver 😁 . Place of birth ?  Bloody Aussies? Certainly horse and trainer. Unsure if John Noble was born in Aust

3/ Can you name his 2 fabulous stalwart owners in the photo seen after a big Win in NZ who did massive amounts for the sport in NZ.?  Wayne Francis & George Noble

 

Edited 15 hours ago by Rangatira

[Gammalite]

17 minutes ago, Rangatira said:

1/ Who is our horse and driver ?  Stanley Rio & John Noble

1/ What track are we winning at ?  Albion Park - Brodsters Fave Aussie track until they went left handed.

2/ What is unusual about the breeding of both horse and driver 😁 . Place of birth ?  Bloody Aussies? Certainly horse and trainer. Unsure if John Noble was born in Aust

3/ Can you name his 2 fabulous stalwart owners in the photo seen after a big Win in NZ who did massive amounts for the sport in NZ.?  Wayne Francis & George Noble

Yep , foaled in Tasmania (like both George and John in earlier years before shifting to Canterbury. Roydon Lodge?

Owner Wayne Francis who was thirds in ownership with George and John ( tragically died at Young age 56 cancer) in blue suit seen with George after winning the 1976 NZ Cup. and then the win here at this years venue of Albion Park Brisbane when we went the wrong way round. Corrected a couple of years after Stanley Rio had won here. 

Wayne Francis became a NZ HALL of Famer with helping establish Nevele R and  Spreydon Lodge, to set up Standardbred breeding for years to come. Many horses with the FRANCO in front of their names .

Well done Ranga !!!

 

[Rangatira]

9 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

Corrected

Incorrected.

[Gammalite]

Also on an Interdominion flavour.

Just now at Albion Park young Riley Butt , son of ex-pat Lyell Creek trainer Tim Butt trained the winner Bottecelli. Was only going to run second but the Long Odds on favourite JillibyGiddy Jumped the dark Shadow of the large floodlight Pole 100m out.🙄 Lucky he didn't do a Liquid Lightning NZ Derby trick ? 

The previous race TAYLAD TO USE from the North Island having his 2nd start for Grant won easy. Last week the Punters got burnt when he ran 4th first up at $2.40. They didn't back up today and he went from $2.40 opening out to $3.50 lol.  

The Trot field is out for next Saturday night too with Nz champ Oscar B v GUS a big highlight as they prepare for the Interdom next month. Sanderson is down to drive Oscar B and Rubira NZ for Marky on Saturday night. bit risky putting him on lol. but he might fluke it like he just did on Botticelli for Riley Butt 🤣 

[Gammalite]

Day 2 Horse another NZ ripper.

Points update : (Day 1 comp points : Rangatira 6 points with a clean sweep of the 6 answers )

With LEAP TO FAME winning the last Albion Park Interdominion Grand Final , and a Red hot favourite to repeat next month, we can find a better NZ result from earlier on at Albion Park.

Todays horse seen here winning was part of a NZ Bred First 4.

1/ Who is todays winning horse and driver in photo ?

2/ 2nd home was a double heat winner bred in NZ , out of mare RAIN GIRL, who raced in a grand Final herself behind Gammalite at Auckland. 3rd home was a NZ trained and driven horses by a Pair of Famous Brothers .

Can you name the Brothers ?  Clue = they won the Trotting Grand Final very easily this same night. Who might that trotter of been ?   n.b NZ trained trotters ran a terrific trifecta in a dominant display

3/ Name the 4th horse ? sorry he only got his nose in the photo 😁 . clue = a NZ champ who was series hot favourite and I think this stallion was undefeated in NZ , and won a swag in Aus after. This was as close as he got in 3 Grand Finals attempts though,  which damaged his reputation a bit , trying to Win the greatest race there is for his CV.