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Inter Dominion Distance Records
 
Report updated to include the 2023 Series (highlighted in blue).
Distance Year Horse and Driver Winning Mile Rate Race Distance Track Date
IMPERIAL DISTANCE (Standing Start)
8f 1983 BONNIE'S CHANCE (R Brosnan) 2:06.0 8f Alexandra Park, Auckland, NZ 16/03/1983
9f 1973 ROYAL ASCOT (AM Harrison) 2:04.0 9f 170 yds Harold Park, Sydney, NSW 27/02/1973
10f 1961 RUSTIC LAD (NZ) (J Ferguson) 2:04.0 10f Addington, Christchurch, NZ 11/021961
11f 1960 FETTLE (RF Hayes) 2:03.6 11 3/4f Harold Park, Sydney, NSW  
12f 1962 JAMES SCOTT (PJ Hall) 2:04 3/4 12f Gloucester Park, Perth, WA  
13f 1951 VEDETTE (M. Holmes) 2:04.6** 13f Addington, Christchurch, NZ 24/02/1951
14f 1967 ROBIN DUNDEE (NZ) (RM Cameron) 2:05.5 14f Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 11/02/1967
15f 1960 CADUCEUS (JD Litten) 2:06.0 15f Harold Park, Sydney, NSW  
16f 1971 MANAROA (AM Harrison) 2:05.4 16f Addington, Christchurch, NZ 17/02/1971
 ** Winning Miles Rates done at Grand Finals
             
IMPERIAL DISTANCE (Mobile Start)
Mile 2015 (Dec) MY HARD COPY NZ (CW Hall) 1:51.6 1609m Bunbury, WA 01/12/2015
             
METRIC DISTANCE  (Standing Start)
1900m 1982 POPULAR ALM (VJ Knight) 1:16.8* (2:03.6) 1900m Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 05/03/1982
2000m 1974 LOCAL PRODUCT (FR Kersley) 1:16.1* (2:02.5) 2000m Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 16/02/1974
2100m 1977 SPORTING SON (K Thomas) 1:15.9* (2:02.1) 2130m Albion Park, Brisbane, Qld 16/04/1977
2200m 1982 MISTER MORIARTY (M McCaffrey) 1:16.2* (2:02.6) 2275m Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 09/03/1982
2300m 1980 PURE STEEL (T Demmler) 1:16.9* (2:03.8) 2350m Harold Park, Sydney, NSW 18/03/1980
2400m 1974 PALEFACE ADIOS (K Pike) 1:15.9* (2:02.1) 2400m Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 13/02/1974
2500m 1977 STANLEY RIO (J Noble) 1:17.5* (2:04.7)** 2530m Albion Park, Brisbane, Qld 30/04/1977
2600m 1974 HONDO GRATTAN (AD Turnbull) 1:16.4* (2:03.0)** 2600m Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 23/02/1974
2700m 1975 YOUNG QUINN (J W Langdon) 1:16.4* (2:03.0)** 2700m Alexandra Park, Auckland, NZ 15/02/1975
2900m 1977 DIMANTE HANOVER (T Hutchings) 1:16.5* (2:03.1) 2940m Albion Park, Brisbane, Qld 23/04/1977
3000m 1980 LORD MODULE (C Devine) 1:17.4* (2:04.6) 3090m Harold Park, Sydney, NSW 21/03/1980
3100m 1976 ROYAL GAZE (K Pocock) 1:18.4* (2:06.2) 3100m Globe Derby Park, Adelaide, SA 14/02/1976
3200m 1975 YOUNG QUINN  (JW Langdon) 1:17.6* (2:04.9) 3200m Alexandra Park, Auckland, NZ 08/02/1975
*    Race recorded in km rate (time in brackets is converted mile rate)
** Winning Miles Rates done at Grand Finals
             
METRIC DISTANCE (Mobile Start) 
1610m 2023 LEAP TO FAME (GW Dixon) 1:51.0 1660m Albion Park, Brisbane, Qld 01/12/2023
1700m 2021 EXPENSIVE EGO (LA McCarthy) 1:50.6 1730m Bathurst, NSW 01/12/2021
1800m 2007 BE GOOD JOHNNY (JP McCarthy) 1:54.7 1800m Globe Derby Park, Adelaide, SA 03/01/2007
1900m 1992 BLOSSOM LADY NZ (AM Butt) 1:56.5 1940m Moonee Valley, Melbourne, Vic 26/02/1992
2000m 2021 KING OF SWING NZ (LA McCarthy) 1:51.5 2030m Newcastle, NSW 05/12/2021
2100m 2023 SPEAK THE TRUTH (AFJ Sanderson) 1:51.9 2138m Albion Park, Brisbane, Qld 05/12/2023
2200m 2014 KEAYANG CULLEN (GA Craven) 1:53.2 2240m Tabcorp Park, Melton, Vic 15/02/2014
2300m 2010 BLACKS A FAKE (Natalie C Rasmussen) 1:53.8** 2300m Tabcorp Park, Menangle, NSW 07/03/2010
2400m 2021 KING OF SWING NZ (LA McCarthy) 1:53.9 2400m Tabcorp Park, Menangle, NSW 27/11/2021
2500m 2017 LAZARUS NZ (M Purdon 1:54.5 2536m Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 01/12/2017
2600m 2023 LEAP TO FAME (GW Dixon) 1:53.5** 2680m Albion Park, Brisbane, Qld 16/12/2023
2700m 2018 TIGER TARA NZ (TP McCarthy) 1:53.9 ** 2760m Tabcorp Park, Melton, Vic 15/12/2018
2800m 1992 IMPRESSIONIST NZ (TE Demmler) 1:59.2 2840m Moonee Valley, Melbourne, Vic 29/02/1992
  1992 CHRISTOPHER VANCE NZ (AG Herlihy) 1:59.2 2840m Moonee Valley, Melbourne, Vic 29/02/1992
2900m 2016 SMOLDA (M Purdon) 1:55.8** 2936m Gloucester Park, Perth, WA 09/12/2016
3000m 2014 BEAUTIDE (JR Rattray) 1:55.5** 3009m Tabcorp Park, Menangle, NSW 02/03/2014
3100m 1984 BLACK IRISH (AC Lewis) 2:01.8 3100m Globe Derby Park, Adelaide, SA 18/02/1984
3200m 1999 HAPPY ASSET NZ (AM Butt) 2:01.2 3200m Alexandra Park, Auckland, NZ 19/02/1999
3300m 1978 PALEFACE ADIOS (C Pike) 2:03.3 3300m Moonee Valley, Melbourne, Vic 11/03/1978
** Winning Miles Rates done at Grand Finals
Please Note:  In 2008 the Distance Records included races held as the Inter Dominion Qualifying Heats, Semi-Finals and Grand Finals.  Races which gave automatic qualification to the Semi-Finals under the new ID format are not included.
 

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