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Dominion (harness race)

The Dominion is a horse race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred trotters.

The race is run in November over a distance of 3200m 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 trotter's equivalent of the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Another similar race is the Rowe Cup races at Alexandra Park, Auckland.

Records

Most wins:

  • 3 - Lyell Creek (1999, 2000, 2004)
  • 3 - Sundees Son (2020-22)
  • 3 - Take A Moment (2001, 2002: dead heat with Martina H, 2003)

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

Other major races

References