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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.

Inter-Dominion Championships

An Australian Trotting Conference was formed in 1935 to run a series of Inter-Dominion Championships. The first was held in Perth in 1936.

Successful New Zealand horses:

Year	Place	Horse	Driver
1936	Perth	Evicus	F. Holmes
1938	Christchurch	Parisienne	R. B. Berry
1948	Auckland	Emulous	W. K. Tatterson
1949	Adelaide	Single Direct	E. N. Kennerley
1950	Melbourne	Captain Sandy	J. D. Watts
1951	Christchurch	Vedette	M. Holmes
1953	Perth	Captain Sandy	R. Pollock
		(Then owned in Australia)
1955	Auckland	Tactician	M. C. McTigue
1960	Sydney	Caduceus	J. D. Litten
1961	Christchurch	Massacre	D. C. Watts
1962	Perth	James Scott	D. Hall
1963	Adelaide	Cardigan Bay	P. T. Wolfendon
1964	Melbourne	Minuteman	E. Hurley

The first championship grand final in 1936 was worth £1,500. The largest stake, £15,000, was paid in Sydney in 1960.

Co-creator

James Rutherford, M.A.(DURHAM), PH.D.(MICH.) (1906–63), Historian, Auckland.