The BOAY INTERDOMINION Competition.

[Rangatira]

1) (Im)TheMightyQuinn

2) Smokin Up

 

1) Stella Frost

2) Juniors Image

Edited 17 hours ago by Rangatira

[Gammalite]

8 minutes ago, Rangatira said:

1) (Im)TheMightyQuinn

2) Smokin Up

 

1) Stella Frost

2) Juniors Image

Stella Frost promoted at Addington 1971 after the WA champ trainer/driver Phil Coulson won the Grand Final but had a positive for Caffiene later , so Phil got 7 years DQ instead of a Grand Final Win.

Stella Frost had won all her 3 heats for Doody Townley , and started off 24yards , so still deserved the win anyway .

 

ImTheMightyQuinn promoted at Auckland 2011 ( Interdominion was supposed to be run at Addington , but there was damage from the horrid earthquake they had that year)  Smokin Up with Lance Justice returning a positive.

 

and 2021 Boncel Benjamin , nearly the rank outsider of the field with his junior driver and mug 'learner trainer' Grimson stole the race after Expensive Ego wandered around like a Sea-sick sailor to stop Benjamin getting past him up the Menangle straight 🤣.

That 2021 Interdom Grand final had Luke McCarthy with a strong hand . Training Expensive Ego and also these 3 stars > He steered the fav 'King of Swing' into 5th, 'Alta Orlando' ran 3rd for his Nz owners( which include John and Robert Dunn ) and 'Spirit of St Louis' ran 8th for his whole swag of Kiwi and Aussie owners. 

This year next month (heats are in 2 weeks time)  Luke will try and defend the Title of Interdominion Champion he DID win last year with DON HUGO at Menangle. and for his NZ owners he has BEACH BALL to try and win something with too. 

Leap To Fame will Thwart that attempt , as will be Albion Park Grand Final this year, but good luck running 2nd Luke !! 😎 

Ranga NOT running 2nd at BOAY yet anyway  🏆

6 Points for your correct 6 horses today Ranga.  nice work . on the money 😉

 

 

[TAB For Ever]

Stella Frost.....was relegated from NZ Cup win ,promoted in Interdoms.

Juniors Image.....slipped the cutter at the 600m , a bold dive [ Phil Coulson ]

[TAB For Ever]

1 hour ago, TAB For Ever said:

Stella Frost.....was relegated from NZ Cup win ,promoted in Interdoms.

Juniors Image.....slipped the cutter at the 600m , a bold dive [ Phil Coulson ]

Whoops....look like I a day behind . This been covered off.

 

A question from me for the Interdom Students !

Subject  - Drivers who have driven in the Pacing Final  AND are still actively involved in week by week racing , in the much discussed Northern region of NZ.

Q.....name the drivers who have driven in an Interdominion Pacing Final AND have also driven at Auckland/Cambridge over the past MONTH , and also those Interdom Final drivers who have attended Northern Harness in past month as a trainer or strapper/helper.

A...I 'unofficially' make it 9 who have driven at both , including 2 x winners  AND 5 Trainers/helpers including one driving win in Interdom Final .

PS...BOrange and JDunn have not been driven up north in recent weeks

 

[Rangatira]

1 hour ago, TAB For Ever said:

Whoops....look like I a day behind . This been covered off.

 

A question from me for the Interdom Students !

Subject  - Drivers who have driven in the Pacing Final  AND are still actively involved in week by week racing , in the much discussed Northern region of NZ.

Q.....name the drivers who have driven in an Interdominion Pacing Final AND have also driven at Auckland/Cambridge over the past MONTH , and also those Interdom Final drivers who have attended Northern Harness in past month as a trainer or strapper/helper.

A...I 'unofficially' make it 9 who have driven at both , including 2 x winners  AND 5 Trainers/helpers including one driving win in Interdom Final .

PS...BOrange and JDunn have not been driven up north in recent weeks

 

Scott Phelan

David Butcher

Tony Herlihy

Matthew White

Todd Mitchell

Mark Purdon

Zac Butcher

Maurice McKendry

Peter Ferguson

 

Andrew Neal

Barry Purdon

Robert Dunn

Brent Mangos ???

Tony Shaw ???

 

[Gammalite]

2 hours ago, TAB For Ever said:

Q.....name the drivers who have driven in an Interdominion Pacing Final AND have also driven at Auckland/Cambridge over the past MONTH , and also those Interdom Final drivers who have attended Northern Harness in past month as a trainer or strapper/helper.

well not many Interdominions run in NZ these days. Auckland 2019 was only one past 14 years.

Ranga has made a great list of drivers 🏆

*** so I will try and find a horse for them to drive in a Grand Final at Auckland  👍😁

Scott Phelan  :   On The Cards

David Butcher : Triple Eight    (of course DB won an Auckland Grand Final with ELSU once.) 

Tony Herlihy :   Sicario or Pembrook Benny   ( and 2nd with Christopher Vance for Roy in the photo below ) 

Matty White :    not sure

Todd Mitchell :    Just an Excuse 

Mark Purdon :  has won the Interdominion  (with Smolda and Lazarus at Perth)   and Mark Hanover at AKLD. 

Zac Butcher :  Mach Shard a   2nd Placegetter.

Morrie McKendry :  A G's White Socks

Peter Ferguson :   not sure 

Andrew Neal :  

Barry Purdon :   would of been in a fair few

Robert Dunn :   

Mango :   Alta Serena for owner John Green and the Hughes training team

Tony Shaw :  not sure     won here in Brisvegas with Yulestar  2001. an amazing Victory. Anthony Butt drove 3rd. 

 

[TAB For Ever]

1 hour ago, Rangatira said:

Scott Phelan

David Butcher

Tony Herlihy

Matthew White

Todd Mitchell

Mark Purdon

Zac Butcher

Maurice McKendry

Peter Ferguson

 

Andrew Neal

Barry Purdon

Robert Dunn

Brent Mangos ???

Tony Shaw ???

 

Only a 100% Harness addict could nail that one ......I actually miscalculated on my addition ...should have been 10 ,not 9.

Any ideas on the last one ?

And only a serious attendee would have noticed Tony Shaw[ Yulestar] and maybe  Mango. On course BPurdon been away a bit with a hip injury and then over at Ascot in his top hat and tails.

The North certainly has some of the industries top performers of the last 50 years !

[TAB For Ever]

1 hour ago, Gammalite said:

well not many Interdominions run in NZ these days. Auckland 2019 was only one past 14 years.

Ranga has made a great list of drivers 🏆

*** so I will try and find a horse for them to drive in a Grand Final at Auckland  👍😁

Scott Phelan  :   On The Cards

David Butcher : Triple Eight    (of course DB won an Auckland Grand Final with ELSU once.) 

Tony Herlihy :   Sicario or Pembrook Benny   ( and 2nd with Christopher Vance for Roy in the photo below ) 

Matty White :    not sure

Todd Mitchell :    Just an Excuse 

Mark Purdon :  has won the Interdominion  (with Smolda and Lazarus at Perth)   and Mark Hanover at AKLD. 

Zac Butcher :  Mach Shard a   2nd Placegetter.

Morrie McKendry :  A G's White Socks

Peter Ferguson :   not sure 

Andrew Neal :  

Barry Purdon :   would of been in a fair few

Robert Dunn :   

Mango :   Alta Serena for owner John Green and the Hughes training team

Tony Shaw :  not sure     won here in Brisvegas with Yulestar  2001. an amazing Victory. Anthony Butt drove 3rd. 

 

Yes gamma, Ranga is top shelf,

Great to recall some great races...any idea on the missing driver in Pacers final , the horse was Trotting bred by Game Pride outa a Great Evander mare !

You have good recall and photos on hand.

Scott Phelan got a place on HolmesDG

Tony Herlihy 2nds on Chokin and Christopher Vance and 4 x Trotting Finals wins

Peter Ferguson Kates First 

David Butcher Win and 4th with Elsu ,also drove Changeover 4th ,Winforu 2nd Brabham 5th and Gaellic Skipper.

Morrie Mack Kylies hero and some good Trots drives ,David Moss ,Sovereignty ,Mountain Gold

BPurdon several drives won Trots with Night Allowance

Mango drove Franco Ice and Luxury Liner

Mattie White Lombo Navigator

Mark Purdon...legend ...I think 3 Pacing , 4 x Trots

 

Great memories....Maybe NZ would have more multiple winners with mobile starts and without the 24 yard handicaps etc

[TAB For Ever]

Further Trivia Gamma....

I was just sent a list which shows AG Herlihy as the winningest Interdom driver in history.

The list has Finals plus heat wins and  with 39 he is one ahead of Anthony Butt.

The Bronze goes to Australia Brian Hancock.

[Gammalite]

14 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said:

Further Trivia Gamma....

I was just sent a list which shows AG Herlihy as the winningest Interdom driver in history.

The list has Finals plus heat wins and  with 39 he is one ahead of Anthony Butt.

The Bronze goes to Australia Brian Hancock.

well we have to give one Natalie Rasmussen some credit . winning 5 Grand Finals . and winning them for both Countries too at various times.   

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, TAB For Ever said:

Great to recall some great races...any idea on the missing driver in Pacers final , the horse was Trotting bred by Game Pride outa a Great Evander mare !

Couldn't think of Any 'Game Pride' Pacers to save myself. Let alone one that could possibly make an Interdominion Final.  

So thought it must be quite a while ago , then I realized the driver is Still going around today according to your clue's so must be very old . JIM COLE !! 

So his horse that ran 6th to Gammalite at AKLD in the  1983 Interdominion GF must of been by Game Pride .

TE PUKE EXPECTS. !!! must be the only Game pride pacer in existence lol. a true rarity. from his 1000 odd progeny

Never knew Jim Cole myself , but him and dad George were usually quite good with trotters mainly from memory, so quite funny they had a Interdom class pacer 🤣 . 

Also in that Grand Final TABman was the Queen Of the North DELIGHTFUL LADY , running on well for 3rd behind Gamma for Gary Hillier , and we used to think it was neat the'Lady'  had a full sister 'Davey's Jill' trotting in the Open trots at the same time .  by Tudor Hanover.