The stars have aligned for the 2022 Victorian Inter Dominion, with more than 150 hopefuls stepping forward to take a shot at Australasia’s famous series.
Eighty-two nominations have been received for the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship, including Belinda McCarthy’s hopefuls Expensive Ego and Spirit Of St Louis, reigning champ Boncel Benjamin, visiting Kiwi Copy That and next big thing Rock N Roll Doo.
And 69 nominations have entered for the Inter Dominion Trotting Championship, with reigning champ Maori Law joined by the likes of Chris Lang’s Ollivici, Brent Lilley’s Queen Elida, Andy Gath’s Majestuoso, Anton Golino’s Im Ready Jet as well as star Kiwis Sundees Son and Bolt For Brilliance.
ID22 returns to Victoria in November and December for the first time since 2018, when Tiger Tara and Tornado Valley triumphed in front of a huge crowd.
The masses are expected to flock to the heat nights at Ballarat (November 26), Shepparton (November 29) and Geelong (December 3) before uniting at Tabcorp Park Melton on Saturday December 10 for the Championship finals.
Those in attendance look set to witness some of Australasia’s greatest harness racers do battle, with the Inter Dominion drawing nominations from all seven jurisdictions.
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The first round of ID22 rankings will be issued by Friday at thetrots.com.au.
A new rankings system was revealed in July, which included horses having the opportunity to secure starts in the heats by winning ‘Golden Ticket’ races.
In Victoria, Honolua Bay (Westburn Grant FFA and Minuteman FFA) won the first two pacing Golden Tickets and was joined by Kilmore Cup winner Rock N Roll Doo. The October 22 Geelong Pacing Cup will be the final Victorian pacing Golden Ticket.
Whereyabinboppin also won direct access by saluting in Saturday night’s Sutton McMillan FFA at Menangle, the first of two New South Wales Golden Tickets. The other will be decided on October 15 in the Kevin Robinson FFA.
The Queensland Cup, on November 12, will be the final Golden Ticket opportunity.
In the trotting ranks, Nephew Of Sonoko (Wagon Apollo FFA) and reigning champ Maori Law (The George Gath) have secured starts, with the final Victorian Golden Tickets to be decided in the Chris Howe (October 1) and True Roman (October 21) Trotters Free For Alls.
Winners of New South Wales’ Tony and Jill McGrath Trotters Cup on October 1 and the Queensland Trotters Sprint on November 12 will also gain direct entry.
HERE ARE THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2022 VICTORIAN INTER DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Pacers
| A GS WHITE SOCKS NZ |
| ACT NOW |
| ALBY TWO CHAINS |
| ALPINE STRIDE |
| ALTA ORLANDO NZ |
| BAR ROOM BANTA |
| BETTER ECLIPSE |
| BETTOR BE THE BOMB |
| BETTOR CALL ME NZ |
| BETTOR ROBYN |
| BEYOND DELIGHT |
| BLACKSADANCE |
| BONCEL BENJAMIN |
| BONDI LOCKDOWN |
| BULLETPROOF BOY |
| BUNDORAN NZ |
| BURNHAM BOY NZ |
| CAPTAIN CRUSADER |
| CHEROKEE JOE |
| COPY THAT |
| CRIME WRITER |
| EXPENSIVE EGO |
| FIDES |
| FIRE FOX NZ |
| FOCUS STRIDE |
| GOTTASHOPEARLY |
| HAMPTON BANNER NZ |
| HARJEET |
| HONOLUA BAY |
| HULI NIEN |
| I CAST NO SHADOW NZ |
| IDEAL DAN |
| ITS BACK IN THE DAY NZ |
| JAY OK |
| JILLIBY NITRO |
| JILLIBY SYLVESTER |
| KOWALSKI ANALYSIS |
| KRUG NZ |
| LIKE A WILDFIRE NZ |
| LONGFELLOW |
| LOORRIM LAKE |
| MACH DAN |
| MACH SHARD NZ |
| MAGNIFICENT STORM NZ |
| MAJESTIC CRUISER |
| MAJOR JELLIS NZ |
| MAKE WAY NZ |
| MALCOLMS RHYTHM |
| MASTER CATCH |
| MAX DELIGHT |
| MIGHTY FLYING ART NZ |
| MONA MIA |
| NARUTAC PRINCE |
| OUR MILLIONAIRE |
| PACIFICO DREAM |
| PERFECT STRIDE NZ |
| PETES SAID SO NZ |
| PHOENIX PRINCE |
| PITCH PERFECT NZ |
| RACKEMUP TIGERPIE |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY NZ |
| ROCK N ROLL DOO NZ |
| SEBS CHOICE |
| SEND IT |
| SICARIO |
| SOUTH COAST ARDEN NZ |
| SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS NZ |
| SPRING IN HIS STEP |
| STINGRAY TARA NZ |
| SUPREME DOMINATOR NZ |
| TANGO TARA NZ |
| THE BLACK PRINCE NZ |
| TO FAST TO SERIOUS |
| TORRID SAINT |
| TRIPLE EIGHT NZ |
| WESTERN SONADOR |
| WHEREYABINBOPPIN |
| WHILE THEY PRAY |
| WILL THE WIZARD |
| WOLF STRIDE |
| WRANGLER NZ |
| ZEUSS BROMAC NZ |
Trotters
| ADELLE NZ |
| ALDEBARAN CRESCENT |
| ALDEBARAN URSULA |
| ALL CASHED UP |
| ALPHA MALE |
| ALWAYS READY |
| ANDOVERLOV NZ |
| ANYWHERE HUGO |
| BALTICA NZ |
| BEEFOUR BACARDI |
| BOLT FOR BRILLIANCE NZ |
| BRANDLO PRINCE |
| CHIEF RUNNINGCLOUD |
| CHINESE WHISPER NZ |
| CHISSY |
| COVER OF DARKNESS |
| CREDIT MASTER NZ |
| CUCHULAINN NZ |
| HATCHBACK |
| HAVEHORSEWILLTRAVEL NZ |
| HOPEFUL BEAUTY FRA |
| HUMBLE LADD NZ |
| ILLAWONG STARDUST |
| IM READY JET |
| IMAMAORIJET |
| IMPERIAL WHIZ NZ |
| JUST BELIEVE |
| KEAYANG XENA |
| KING OF THE NORTH NZ |
| KYVALLEY CHIEF NZ |
| KYVALLEY FINN |
| LADY IN THE SKY NZ |
| LEANNE LEEANN |
| LOTAMUSCLE NZ |
| MAJESTIC HARRY NZ |
| MAJESTIC LAVROS NZ |
| MAJESTICAL BELLE |
| MAJESTUOSO NZ |
| MAORI LAW |
| MARGARET RUTH |
| MEYDAN |
| MUFASA METRO NZ |
| NEPHEW OF SONOKO |
| OFORTUNA |
| OLLIVICI NZ |
| ONE OVER ALL NZ |
| PARISIAN ARTISTE |
| PATCHED |
| PHOEBE ONYX NZ |
| PINK GALAHS |
| POWDERKEG |
| QUEEN ELIDA NZ |
| RAVE ON HALL |
| RED CASTLETON NZ |
| ROBBIE ROYALE NZ |
| ROYAL CHARLOTTE |
| SIR FAHRENHEIT NZ |
| SLEEPEE |
| SUNDEES SON NZ |
| SUNDONS COURAGE |
| SWISS MISS NZ |
| TEETREETOMMY |
| TOUGH MONARCH |
| TRAVEL BUG |
| ULTIMATE STRIDE NZ |
| VACATION HILL NZ |
| WATTS UP MAJESTIC |
| WHOS THE MAN |
| ZAREM |