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Inter Dominion Hall Of Fame
The Inter Dominion Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour those whose achievements have enriched the world of the Harness racing industry, particularly in the Inter Dominion series. The hall of fame was created to honor the standardbred annual races of the Inter Dominion which includes the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship and the Inter Dominion Trotting Championship. The races are held in a rotating cycle in Australia and New Zealand. The 2020 race is being held in New South Wales. 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. Many high calibre standardbred horses have competed in the races. The hall of fame was founded in 2005 to honor the horses, drivers, and other important participants. Selection criteria The IDHOF inducts members based on the following criteria: * Champion Horses :Thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Of Fame
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums that enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia and general information regarding the inducted recipients. Sometimes, the honorees' plaques may instead be posted on a wall (hence a "wall of fame") or inscribed on a sidewalk (as in a "walk of fame", "walk of stars", or "avenue of fame"). In other cases, the hall of fame is more figurative and consists of a list of names of noteworthy people and their achievements and contributions. The lists are maintained by an organization or community, and may be national, state, local, or private. Etymology The term "hall of fame" first appeared in German with the Ruhmeshalle (Munich), Ruhmeshalle, built in 1853 in Munich. The Walhalla (memorial), W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Sir Vancelot
Our Sir Vancelot (foaled 11 November 1990) is a New Zealand standardbred stallion. Known as Sir Vancelot in New Zealand, he won a record three straight Inter Dominion finals, 1997, 1998 and 1999. This is a record that was equalled in 2008 by Blacks A Fake. He was inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. In addition to the three Inter Dominions, he also won the 1997 Miracle Mile Pace. Over his career, he won 48 races, from 97 starts for a total prize money earnings of $2,197,990. He is currently stands at Warwick Stud, in Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ... for A$2,200. References 1990 racehorse births Inter Dominion winners New Zealand standardbred racehorses Miracle Mile winners {{racehorse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doody Townley
David James "Doody" Townley (29 June 1925 – 28 March 1999) was a driver of Standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and was a leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. He is notable for winning four Inter Dominion Championships, the premier trotting series of races between Australia and New Zealand. Not surprisingly, he is also an inductee in the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Doody also won two Auckland Trotting Cups and the New Zealand Trotting Cup. These are the two top races in New Zealand. Townley died in Ashburton on 28 March 1999, and his ashes were buried at Ashburton Cemetery. Big race wins * 1980 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Hano Direct * 1971 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship Stella Frost * 1971 New Zealand Trotting Cup True Averil * 1970 Auckland Trotting Cup Stella Frost * 1968 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Stylish Major * 1966 Auckland Trotting Cup Waitaki Hanover * 1965 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Rasmussen
Natalie Clair Rasmussen (born 1977) is a driver and trainer of Standardbred racehorses in Australia and New Zealand. She has been associated with many champions and is one of the leading trainers and drivers of harness horses in Australasia. Biography Rasmussen was born in Townsville, Queensland, in 1977. Her father was a harness horse trainer and her sisters, Kylie and Vicki, have also been trainers and drivers. Rasmussen initially drove and trained harness horses in her native Australia. She was the first woman in Australia to have trained and driven an Inter Dominion winner with Blacks A Fake who she went on to win the championship with a further three times. In 2009, Rasmussen was inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. In 2010–2011, Rasmussen briefly tried her hand at training Thoroughbreds and had a winner at the Gold Coast with Abu Dhabi Gold. Rasmussen later moved to New Zealand and formally trained in partnership with Mark Purdon from 2014. During this perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Purdon
Mark Purdon is a driver and trainer of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and is one of the leading trainers and drivers of harness horses in New Zealand and Australasia. He was inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Mark has trained on his own account and in partnership as follows: * 2014 to 31/12/2020 - with Natalie Rasmussen * 2013 – sole * 2008–2012 with Grant Payne * 1998–2007 sole In mid November 2020, Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen announced they would cease their training partnership as from 31 December 2020. They would lease their Rolleston stables to Hayden and Amanda Cullen and although staying involved, when required, they would not be managing the day to day training operation. Mark (aged 56 years old) and Natalie (43) intended to take a break after working with horses for a combined 70 years. Their last night as a partnership was the December 2020 Auckland Pacing Cup meeting at Alexandra Park in which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langdon (driver)
John Langdon (born August 24, 1947) is a former driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and was a leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. He is notable for winning the Inter Dominion Championship twice, both times in 1975. The Inter Dominion is the premier trotting series of races between Australia and New Zealand. He is also an inductee in the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Langdon also won the Auckland Trotting Cup and the New Zealand Trotting Cup. These are the two top races in New Zealand. Big race wins * 1990 New Zealand Trotting Cup - Neroship * 1989 Auckland Trotting Cup - Neroship * 1987 Rowe Cup - Landora's Pride * 1984 Rowe Cup - Jenner * 1975 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship - Castleton's Pride * 1975 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship - Young Quinn See also * Harness racing in New Zealand * Inter Dominion Hall of Fame The Inter Dominion Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Lang (equestrian)
Gavin Lang (21 March 1926 – 19 February 1989) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Chester. His father Tommy was also a footballer whose longest spell was with Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ... in the 1930s. References 1926 births 1989 deaths Men's association football wingers Partick Thistle F.C. players Burnbank Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Arbroath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Hereford United F.C. players Spalding United F.C. players Chester City F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Larkhall Scottish men's footballers {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Herlihy
Anthony Grant Herlihy (born 4 October 1958) is a New Zealand driver and trainer of standardbred racehorses. He was associated with many champions and has been a leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. In 2014, he was inducted into the New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame, and he has also been inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Herlihy was born in Te Puke on 4 October 1958, and was educated at Te Awamutu College. In the 2012 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to harness racing. Notable race wins The following are some notable wins during Herlihy's career: * Badlands Bute - 2004 Great Northern Derby & 2005 New Zealand Trotting Derby * Buster Hanover - 1998 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship * Chokin - winner 1993 New Zealand Messenger Championship & New Zealand Trotting Cup, 1993 & 1994 Auckland Pacing Cup * Christopher Vance - 1990 Great Northern Derby, 1991 New Zealand Messenger Championship, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Hancock (horseman)
Brian Hancock (born 8 August 1950 in Cardiff) is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru. He was the Welsh Assembly Member for Islwyn for the Assembly's first term (1999–2003). AMs serving 1999-2003 Background Born in Cardiff in 1950, Hancock was educated at Lady Mary High School, Cardiff and Llandaff Technical College, also in Cardiff. He went on to earn a BSc in Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic of Wales in Pontypridd. He rose through the ranks in the world of chemical engineering, starting out at ''Monsanto Ltd'' as an engineer in 1974, eventually becoming Health, Safety and Environment Superintendent for BP Chemicals in 1988. He became a self-employed Health, Safety and Environment Consultant in 1992. He currently works part-time as a Business Development Adviser. Among his interests are rugby and athletics, he has been the chair of Newport Harriers Athletic Club for nearly 20 years. Political career Hancock was elected Plaid AM for Islwyn in the First Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Hall Jr
Gary Wayne Hall Jr. (born September 26, 1974) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics and won ten Olympic medals (five gold, three silver, two bronze). He is a former world record-holder in two relay events. Hall is well known for his "pro-wrestling like" antics before a competition; frequently strutting onto the pool deck in boxing shorts and robe, shadow boxing and flexing for the audience. Family His father, Gary Hall Sr., also competed in three Olympics as a swimmer (1968, 1972, and 1976). His maternal uncle, Charles Keating III, swam in the 1976 Olympics, and his maternal grandfather, Charles Keating Jr., was a national swimming champion in the 1940s. Career 1996 Atlanta games In his first Olympics at the age of 21 in Atlanta, Hall had only 6 years of swimming experience yet he already had a well-known rivalry with Russia's Alexander Popov. Hall and his teammates dominated the relay events, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Butt
Anthony Butt is a driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with champions trotters Lyell Creek and Take A Moment, who, along with many other of his best drives, were trained by his brother Tim. He has won the Dominion Handicap eight times and has been inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. He can be considered a champion driver, and has partnered with his brother Tim for many of those wins. He and his brother Roddy were the first drivers to win the New Zealand Junior Drivers Series twice, his brother winning it consecutively. See also * Harness racing in New Zealand * Harness racing in Australia Harness racing, also colloquially known as trotting or the trots, is a spectator sport in Australia, with significant amounts of money wagered annually with bookmakers and the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB). In Australia there are 90 harness ra ... Reference list Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand harness racers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take A Moment
Take A Moment (foaled 18 December 1995) is a Standardbred horse and one of New Zealand's greatest ever trotters. Racing from 2000 to 2005, he won 39 of his 67 starts, and his overall prize money of $NZ1,164,356 is only bettered by his stablemate Lyell Creek in terms of Australasian trotters. His biggest wins included two Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Finals, three Dominion Handicaps and a Rowe Cup. He was inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Major race wins * 2001 Dominion Handicap (Handicap of 10 metres) * 2001 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship * 2002 Dominion Handicap (Handicap of 10 metres) * 2003 Dominion Handicap (Handicap of 15 metres) * 2003 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship * 2003 Rowe Cup See also * Harness racing in New Zealand * Easton Light * Petite Evander Petite Evander was a New Zealand bred Standardbred trotting racemare. She developed into a successful racehorse, winning races in New Zealand, Australia and the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
