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 :''for winners of the Inter Dominion see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship and Inter Dominion Trotting Championship'' The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. It is ...

series. The hall of fame was created to honor the

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annual races of the

which includes the

Inter Dominion Pacing Championship :''for winners of the trotting event see: Inter Dominion Trotting Championship'' The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The Inter Dominion was the brain child of Western ...

and the Inter Dominion Trotting Championship. The races are held in a rotating cycle in Australia and

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. The 2020 race is being held in

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. 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 :Those with at least two wins in an Inter Dominion series Grand Final. * Top Drivers: Those with at least three wins in an Inter Dominion series Grand Final. * Significant People: Those awarded the Inter Dominion Ern Manea Gold Medal (formerly the Inter Dominion Gold Medal) which is issued for significant long-term contribution.

Recipients

Champion Horses

* Beautide *

Blacks A Fake Blacks A Fake is a brown Standardbred gelding that won the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Inter Dominion Championships, making him the only four-time winner of Australasia's premier harness race. He finished second, beaten by a long neck, in the 2009 ...

Captain Sandy Captain Sandy was a New Zealand-bred Standardbred racehorse. He is notable in that he won two Inter Dominion Pacing Championship races and two Auckland Cups. He was inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame, being the first horse to win two ...

Gammalite Gammalite (1976 – 21 December 2006) was an Australian bred Standardbred racehorse who was the first Standardbred to win A$1 million in Australia. He was regarded as one of Australia's most successful pacers with 16 Group one wins.Hondo Grattan * I Can Doosit * Im Themightyquinn *

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 Bla ...

* Pride of Petite * Scotch Notch * Sundons Gift *

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 ...

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Top Drivers

* Anthony Butt *

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* Tony Herlihy * Gavin Lang * John Langdon * Mark Purdon * Natalie Rasmussen * Doody Townley Source:

Significant People

* Tony Abell * Graeme Cochran *

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* Ern Manea * Jack Phillips * Dewar Robertshaw * Bruce Skeggs Source:

References