Inter Dominion

The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand.

Each winner of a Grand Circuit race and the Grand Circuit Champion from the time period from the last Inter Dominion all gain an automatic start in two minimum $70,000 semi finals with the balance to be made up from horse that qualify through heats of at least $25,000 held a week previous.

The system used in Melbourne received much criticism and therefore wasn't chosen to be used in the 2009 series on the Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast series had two rounds of heats and bonus points for winning major races.

The 2011 series at Alexandra Park featured two rounds of heats for both pacers and trotters.

[3] However, a new structure saw seven heats run at different racetracks across Australia and New Zealand, with the winners and highest-ranked placegetters contesting a 14-horse final at Menangle.

[4] Gloucester Park planned to run the series over the traditional four night format in December for each of the three years.

The Controlling Body of the State or New Zealand in which the Championships are to be conducted or the council may request a veterinary surgeon to inspect and provide a report on any horse scratched after final acceptances are declared.

The conducting Club of the State or New Zealand in which the winning owner resides holds the trophy for a period until three months before the start of the next Inter Dominion Championship.