The BOAY INTERDOMINION Competition.

[TAB For Ever]

Missing info...

Ultimate sniper..Natalie [ A ]

The Fixer ...B Orange

Cruz B...Mark P 

Ashley.... John Dunn

Chase A.....Tim Williams

[TAB For Ever]

And for a bonus , some well known Owners

US.....includes Kennards [ Lazarus too with TCasey ] ....and Creightons from Otago who have had some good horses with Allstars and now with Dalgety incl Republican Party .

The Fixer....includes Kennards and John Magness ...also both in Market Place

CB.....[ Aussie owners ]

Ashley ....Van Beeks who usually have a useful horse with All Stars

Chase A.....owned by big Alabar Stud synd .....I was told before he raced to take a share , but no !

[Gammalite]

37 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said:

Missing info...

Ultimate sniper..Natalie [ A ]

The Fixer ...B Orange

Cruz B...Mark P 

Ashley.... John Dunn

Chase A.....Tim Williams

Great work TABman . you're the GUNman today and rack up the 12 points .

BOAY INTERDOMINION Points Update 

Ranga  20 points ,    The Galah 16 points ,   TABman 12 points,   Gamma  2 points ,  Brodster  1 point. 

 

In one of the best nights of Trotting ever seen in New Zealand you were lucky to attend that December night 2019.

RACE 1 .   winner Dina Bolt    driver Natalie Rasmussen

RACE 2.  3 yearold classic  winner Copy That (future double NZ Cup winner )  2nd One Change, 3rd Smooth Deal

RACE 3.  winner  Oscar Bonavena  driver Mark Purdon

Race 4.  3 yearold Fillies Group 1   winner  Amazing Dream   driver Natalie Rasmussen 

Race 5.  Queen of Hearts Group 1 Fillies and mares  winner  Belle of Montana  owner Mr Dean Shannon with one of                        his  horses at Barry Purdon            n.b. No Allstars were in this race. 

Race 6.  Interdominion trot Grand Final  winner  Winterfell   driver Mark Purdon

Race 7.  Pacers Consolation winner  Another Masterpiece  driver Natalie Rasmussen

Race 8. Interdominion Pace Grand Final  winner Ultimate Sniper  driver Natalie Rasmussen 

Race 9. support race  winner Self Assured (NZ Cup winner a year later)   driver Mark Purdon

Race 10. non-descript low class trot won by Mango . an old mate of theirs lol  

 

So an Incredible SEVEN Big Winners to the ALLSTARS on the greatest night of All !!!

they just 'owned ' that post-race  Swab box 🤣.  Allstars queuing up like you would for a Chief Stipe Shout at the Bar !!!

Future Star pacer Copy That for Ray Green defeating Natalie and Mark into the placings by just a head margin in Race 2 to stop the 8 WIN Grand Slam .   🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆.

[Gammalite]

This week the Main NZ chances preparing for the Interdominion see BET N WIN  (trotting R7 ) and  PINSEEKER (R1) at Menangle this Saturday night. 

Meanwhile at Albion Park where the Interdominion will be run and won. Oscar Bonavena (R4 trot) and BEACH BALL (R2) are getting their sighters on the track a bit better.

BEACH BALL will be 'Deflated' in a Big way by the champ LEAP TO FAME who has drawn 2 off the front. let's hope the great horse doesn't take 'All the air out of him'.  Leap To Fame should of been removed from the betting for this race.

Speaking of Beach Ball, here's Todays  Interdominion BOAY Comp Question 

 

1/ Who are these 2 fine Gentlemen ? 

2/ With what horses did they Win the Interdominion with ? 

 

[TAB For Ever]

52 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

This week the Main NZ chances preparing for the Interdominion see BET N WIN  (trotting R7 ) and  PINSEEKER (R1) at Menangle this Saturday night. 

Meanwhile at Albion Park where the Interdominion will be run and won. Oscar Bonavena (R4 trot) and BEACH BALL (R2) are getting their sighters on the track a bit better.

BEACH BALL will be 'Deflated' in a Big way by the champ LEAP TO FAME who has drawn 2 off the front. let's hope the great horse doesn't take 'All the air out of him'.  Leap To Fame should of been removed from the betting for this race.

Speaking of Beach Ball, here's Todays  Interdominion BOAY Comp Question 

 

1/ Who are these 2 fine Gentlemen ? 

2/ With what horses did they Win the Interdominion with ? 

 

I see an M.

Luke and Todd McCarthy ?

or Steve and Mark Waugh ...us Kiwis don't spend much time on Aussie Winners😀

[Gammalite]

8 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said:

I see an M.

Luke and Todd McCarthy ?

or Steve and Mark Waugh ...us Kiwis don't spend much time on Aussie Winners😀

two of the finest horseman ever .Todd and Luke.  Used to compete against their dad back in the day. John McCarthy (the Butcher from Bathurst , we called him when he arrived QLD to live) 😁 sounds like a wrestling star lol. 

Yes . Todd (on the left ) is near the finest driver in the world now in the States. A little behind Dexter.  He joined the 3rd brother Andrew over there USA a little while back after winning the Interdominion on a former top NZ horse. Andrew McCarthy a world class horseman too, and drove heat winners of the Interdominion 20 years ago or so.

**Those 3 McCarthy brothers  the Oz equal of NZ's  Barry, Mark and Owen Purdon. 3 of NZ's best drivers ever. 

2 Points for TABman in the Comp.

But . What horses did they Win the Interdominion with ? clue =  One will be defending his title shortly 🤣😎

anyone is welcome to answer .

[Gammalite]

On 6/17/2025 at 6:17 PM, Gammalite said:

BOAY INTERDOMINION Points Update 

Ranga  20 points ,    The Galah 16 points ,   TABman 14 points,   Gamma  2 points ,  Brodster  1 point. 

And here he comes too. A fine Product from New Zealand.

One of the 2 McCarthy driven runners we are looking for? 

bonus Q3/ Any idea what he has in common with the Superstars of Nz and Oz in Lazarus and Leap To Fame ?  

[Rangatira]

27 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

two of the finest horseman ever .Todd and Luke.  Used to compete against their dad back in the day. John McCarthy (the Butcher from Bathurst , we called him when he arrived QLD to live) 😁 sounds like a wrestling star lol. 

Yes . Todd (on the left ) is near the finest driver in the world now in the States. A little behind Dexter.  He joined the 3rd brother Andrew over there USA a little while back after winning the Interdominion on a former top NZ horse. Andrew McCarthy a world class horseman too, and drove heat winners of the Interdominion 20 years ago or so.

**Those 3 McCarthy brothers  the Oz equal of NZ's  Barry, Mark and Owen Purdon. 3 of NZ's best drivers ever. 

2 Points for TABman in the Comp.

But . What horses did they Win the Interdominion with ? clue =  One will be defending his title shortly 🤣😎

anyone is welcome to answer .

Todd with Tiger Tara

Luke with Don Hugo

[Rangatira]

54 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

bonus Q3/ Any idea what he has in common with the Superstars of Nz and Oz in Lazarus and Leap To Fame ?  

All by Bettors but plenty are.

My Captain Obvious moment.

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, Rangatira said:

All by Bettors but plenty are.

My Captain Obvious moment.

I'll beat you with Obviousness Ranga.  you are correct with their sire line. 

Not just All three by the champ sire 'Bettors Delight' but are All Stallions themselves 😎.

but also some more in common 

Also All Three Won the Interdominion  Lazarus 2017, Tiger Tara 2018, Leap To Fame 2023.  

All Three have won the Hunter Cup (Our biggest staying race and equal of the NZ Cup ) Laz 2018, Tiger, 2019, and Larry (Leap To Fame) in 2024

All three Hold a Title of Australian Harness Horse of the year. Laz 2018, Tiger 2019, Larry 2023 and 24'. 

King Of Swing held the title of Australian harness horse of the year for Luke McCarthy for the 3 in-between years of 2020, 21 and 22'.  but didn't win the Interdom (fin 5th) and not by Bettors Delight. so only a '2nd rate citizen' lol. 

so  Points Update with Ranga 🏆 scoring 3 , TABman 2 👍  and Gamma 4 today (thanks Laz,tiger and Larry 😁 )

BOAY INTERDOMINION Comp  Points Update. 

Rangatira  23 points ,   The Galah 16 points ,  TAB4ever 14 points,   Gamma  6 points ,   Brodster  1 point. 

Edited yesterday at 07:34 AM by Gammalite

[TAB For Ever]

An Interdominion Question from me...

Q...What Kiwi winner of Pacers Final went into the series as a 4 x win horse ,with at least 3 of those on minor tracks .

Q....What Kiwi Favourite for Pacers final won the first day , was later found to be using illegal gear [ What was gear ] , had to remove it for second day but fell at the start of that race . Then in the final , was lead in first but the photo proved he was only second. 

Q...In that final 2 x horses who scored enough points were banned from starting , for what reason ....

Phew...I guess you had to be there !

[Rangatira]

6 hours ago, TAB For Ever said:

An Interdominion Question from me...

Q...What Kiwi winner of Pacers Final went into the series as a 4 x win horse ,with at least 3 of those on minor tracks .

Q....What Kiwi Favourite for Pacers final won the first day , was later found to be using illegal gear [ What was gear ] , had to remove it for second day but fell at the start of that race . Then in the final , was lead in first but the photo proved he was only second. 

Q...In that final 2 x horses who scored enough points were banned from starting , for what reason ....

Phew...I guess you had to be there !

Massacre

False Step although I don't think he won during the series. Homemade rein pricker that involved nails.

Not sure which horses but was due to not starting in all 3 heats.

[Gammalite]

10 hours ago, TAB For Ever said:

In that final 2 x horses who scored enough points were banned from starting , for what reason ....

Phew...I guess you had to be there !

Doubt you were there TABman😁  if Ranga is right with Massacre beating False Step at Addington . It was 1961 😎.

Cecil Devine was convinced he had won as well (in the small shadow roll) with False Step too , and was quite devastated when the photo didn't go his way.

False Step also had a Fall in the 2nd round of heats , possibly Caused with the many clashes between the Aussie drivers and NZ drivers standards in that series. Cecil did a good job getting False Step to the post in the Grand Final with skin missing and all .  Some of the Aus drivers Vowing never to drive in NZ ever again . woosies.  🤣😂 is Lucky Bruce Clarke not bothered later👍😎   

Q3/ The Interdominion has Long had a Clause "Horses shall start in all heats to qualify for Final' . to stop anyone from having accumulated enough points from scratching and gaining a 'Rest-day' advantage before the Grand Final.

Rustic Lad (a heat winner later on) Invicta and Lookaway all not starting in the first round of heats for some reason , so were all ineligible to start in the Grand Final. 

Edited 13 hours ago by Gammalite

[Gammalite]

Here's One for you TABman if you want to go back that far to the Win by Massacre.  or anyone can answer.

 

One month before the 1961 Addington Interdominion this event occurred.

Forbury Park was the first club in the South Island to hold a night trotting fixture with the inaugural such meeting on Thursday, 26 January 1961.^[2]

Comp Question/

Very unfortunately There was a crash in the Fast class race under the lights for the first time in Dunedin,  and a champion driver , and the favourite for the up-coming  Interdomionion Pacers Series were sadly both injured and couldn't compete .

The OBE rated driver had won a race with Massacre and would of piloted him as well . He gave the winning driver Chief Stipe Watts the instructions to get Massacre off the mark (sometimes a poor beginner) and how to beat Cecil who had to start off a Huge 48yard handicap with False Step , having won the NZ Cup .   It was Inch perfect advice with the Massacre win by an inch above photo.

Who was the Champion injured Reinsman ? 

what unfortunate horse missed the series after the Forbury crash ? clue = after placing behind False Step in the NZ Cup

[TAB For Ever]

2 hours ago, Gammalite said:

Here's One for you TABman if you want to go back that far to the Win by Massacre.  or anyone can answer.

 

One month before the 1961 Addington Interdominion this event occurred.

Forbury Park was the first club in the South Island to hold a night trotting fixture with the inaugural such meeting on Thursday, 26 January 1961.^[2]

Comp Question/

Very unfortunately There was a crash in the Fast class race under the lights for the first time in Dunedin,  and a champion driver , and the favourite for the up-coming  Interdomionion Pacers Series were sadly both injured and couldn't compete .

The OBE rated driver had won a race with Massacre and would of piloted him as well . He gave the winning driver Chief Stipe Watts the instructions to get Massacre off the mark (sometimes a poor beginner) and how to beat Cecil who had to start off a Huge 48yard handicap with False Step , having won the NZ Cup .   It was Inch perfect advice with the Massacre win by an inch above photo.

Who was the Champion injured Reinsman ? 

what unfortunate horse missed the series after the Forbury crash ? clue = after placing behind False Step in the NZ Cup

The best ever...well before Dexter Dunn and Tony Herlihy......was the injured Reinsman......Maurice Holmes.

The horses who crashed at Forbury opening meeting were both top horses ...Lookaway and Sun Chief !

Correct Gamma ,tho I wasn't at the 1961 Final I was glued to the radio when Massacre from Ashburton won in a boilover .DCampbell and DWatts associated with shock results

Bit definitely at all nights of 1965 and remember the confusion when result of deadheat had people rushing around getting both horses back to birdcage for presentation .We always stood at the Northen end of birdcage next to the parade ring and stables with the Port Chalmers crowd ..the Forgies and Pangy Khan.

So Jayar and RobinDundee deadheated with Disband third. I remember Soanfra winning a heat.

The trotters final was an upset....Poupette [Harry Cox - Winton] upset Aussie champ Gramel.

Dunedin was the first NZ Interdom final under lights and really Dunedin never really kicked on ...partly I suppose cos Wingatui was such a strong region for Gallops.

[Rangatira]

4 hours ago, Gammalite said:

Doubt you were there TABman😁 

My bestie would have been. Never missed a meeting back then.

[Gammalite]

4 hours ago, Rangatira said:

My bestie would have been. Never missed a meeting back then.

Whose the Bestie Ranga ? 

 

5 hours ago, TAB For Ever said:

The best ever...well before Dexter Dunn and Tony Herlihy......was the injured Reinsman......Maurice Holmes.

The horses who crashed at Forbury opening meeting were both top horses ...Lookaway and Sun Chief !

Spot on TAB. The amazing Maurice Holmes OBE . NZ driving champion for that many years must be world record. 

Maurice did miss out on that 1961 Addington Interdominion but did win TWO of them in his career , Training and driving both at Addington in the very first Interdomionion ever run in NZ in 1938 . with POT LUCK and again in the 2nd Interdom run at Addington with VEDETTE in 1951. 

'Sun Chief' the 1960 NZ Cup runner-up unlucky to get injured just before his home Interdominion gets you the Pts !! 

Hey I see 2 of the horses Banned from starting in the Massacre 1961  Interdominion Grand Final for skipping a heat  , both Won a career NZ Cup anyway.  'Lookaway' 1957 and ' INVICTA' later that year the 1961 NZ Cup 🏆 .

  

So it's  5 points to  TAB4ever today for 2 correct answers and 3 great questions.

3 Points to Ranga for answering the 3 questions correctly too. very well done gentlemen !!!  

[Gammalite]

PICK the QUINELLA with Larry.

This weeks selected race is Race 2 Albion Park Saturday night with a few Pretenders trying to show they can match it with the champ LEAP TO FAME and get into an Interdominion heat run next month.

Whatever the Quinella Pays in dollars 💰 is the Points you will get for the BOAY Interdom Comp.🏆

Post your Quinella Pick here , if you think you can pick the 2nd Placegetter .

I'll Pick some for the BOAY regulars during tomorrow , if they are unable to meet the challenge lol 😎.

The Galah had the quinella in the trot last week with kiwi Champ OscarB and Local hero Zealous Spur, so if they do it again in Race 4 Sat night, while preparing for the Interdom Trot , I'll pay him the Quinella points again 👍😁💰.  

 

1	00s13	RIPP	Bernie Hewitt		Bernie Hewitt		NR99 B2	FR1
2	11s11	LEAP TO FAME	Grant Dixon		Grant Dixon		NR120 B1	FR2
3	6s692	BLACKSADANCE	Chantal Turpin		Tom Callaghan (C)		NR117 B1	FR3
4	35353	JIMARTEE	Cristina Monte		Ricky Thurlow		NR120 B1	FR4
5	44448	CYA ART NZ	KerryAnn Morris		Nathan Dawson		NR98 B4	FR5
6	58168	ROYAL CRUISER	Bernie Hewitt		Chief Stipe Hewitt		NR97 B4	FR6
7	02887	LUVBITE	Graham Dwyer		Layne Dwyer (C)		NR83 B2	FR7
------------------------------ Second Row ------------------------------
8	23362	BEACH BALL NZ	Luke McCarthy		Luke McCarthy		NR110 B2	SR1
9	51112	WISPER A SECRET	Chantal Turpin		Pete McMullen		NR120 B1	SR2
10	s9s27	PINNY TIGER	Michael Brennan		Brendan Barnes		NR118 B1	SR3