The Dominion is a race held at the
Addington Raceway each year in
Christchurch
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,
New Zealand
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for
standardbred
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horses.
The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the
New Zealand Free For All.
It is one of the major harness races for trotters rather than pacers, and is considered to be the trotters equivalent of the
New Zealand Trotting Cup
The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in C ...
. Another similar race is the
Rowe Cup held each May in
Auckland
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.
Records
Most wins:
* 3 -
Lyell Creek (1999, 2000, 2004)
Most wins by a
driver:
* 8 -
Anthony Butt (1987, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011)
* 4 - J Bryce (1916, 1919, 1928, 1929)
* 3 -
Maurice Holmes (1932, 1954, 1955)
* 3 - Ricky May (1998, 2010, 2016)
* 3 - John Dunn (2020, 2021, 2022)
Race results
The following are results of the Dominion Handicap:
See also
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Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia ...
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Harness racing in New Zealand
Other major races
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Rowe Cup
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Auckland Trotting Cup
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New Zealand Trotting Cup
The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in C ...
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Great Northern Derby
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Noel J Taylor Mile
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New Zealand Messenger
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Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
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Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
References
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Horse races in New Zealand
Harness racing in New Zealand
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