A total of 84 nominations were submitted for the trotting races in the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup (43) and Renwick Farms Dominion Trot (41) at Addington Raceway on Tuesday 12th November.

The nominees included a large group of Australians, including champion trotter Leap To Fame, Auckland Cup winner Better Eclipse, and the Jason Grimson-trained trio of Major Moth, District Attorney and Nerano in the $1 million IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, and star trotter Just Believe in the $400,000 Dominion Trot.

In terms of numbers, the country’s top trainers, Robert and Jenna Dunn (Diamond Racing), have the largest representation, with six Cup nominations (Charlie Brown, Dalton Shard, Double Time, Heisenberg, Triple G and Who’s Delight) and four in the Dominion (Aardiebythehill, Highgrove, Mighty Logan and Sunnys Sister).

Paul Nairn (Confessional, El Conqueror, Masterly, Tectonic and Tu Tangata) has five nominations for Dominion, while Greg and Nina Hope have four (Eurokash, Midnight Dash, Mr Love and Muscle Mountain).

The number of nominations for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup is 43, three fewer than last year, while the number of nominations for The Dominion is 41, nine more than last year.

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The first New Zealand Cup and Dominion Trot rankings will be released next week.

WITH Horse Racing New Zealand