Outstanding Queensland pacer Blacks A Fake etched his name in the history books on Sunday when he claimed a brilliant victory in the $1million Group 1 Watpac Inter Dominion (2300m) at Menangle, becoming the only horse to ever win four Inter Dominion titles.
Blacks A Fake ($3.70), trained and driven by Natalie Rasmussen, defeated the $2.20 favourite Monkey King by 2.7m with the Lance Justice’s Smoken Up ($25.50) a further 3.2m back in third.
The impressive Fake Left gelding has now won 61 of his 82 career starts, with the lucrative $500, 000 first prize for Saturday’s win elevating his total prizmoney earned to an imposing $4, 179, 693. Blacks A Fake is hands down the richest Australian pacer in history.
Blacks A Fake has competed in five Inter Dominions over his dazzling career, narrowly missing out on a perfect record in the prestigious event when he ran a gallant second to Mr Feelgood last year.
This year Mr Feelgood went out as a $17.20 chance but failed to fire after being restrained at the start of the race, finishing a dismal second last in ninth.
The unprecedented number of Inter Dominion wins wasn’t the only record Blacks A Fake broke on Sunday, he also ran a world time record for 2300m after posting a scintillating gross time of 2:42.6 for a mile rate of 1:53.8.
Click here for the official HRNSW media release on Blacks A Fake’s sensational 2010 Inter Dominion win including details on how the race went down.
Also held at Menangle on Sunday was the $60, 000 Inter Dominion Consolation where Lance Justice’s Live or Die gelding Our Malabar ($7.10) claimed a close half-neck victory ahead of another pacer from the Natalie Rasmussen stable, Western Cam ($3.70). The warm pre-race favourite Sammy Maguire ($2.70) was a further 5.5m back for third.
The other great group pacing feature held over the weekend was the $30, 000 Group 3 Bullock Consulting Devonport Cup. The testing 3020m standing start event was won by five-year-old Panorama gelding Sky Tower in a surprise victory that saw the $1.90 favourite Our Sir Jeckyl finish well back in eight.
2010 Inter Dominion Results:
Place |
Horse |
Prizemoney |
Row & Br. |
Trainer |
Driver |
Margin (m) |
| 1 |
BLACKS A FAKE |
$500, 000 | Fr3 | N C Rasmussen | N C Rasmussen | - |
| 2 |
MONKEY KING (NZ) |
$200, 000 | Fr5 | B R Hill | R T May | 2.70 |
| 3 |
SMOKEN UP (NZ) |
$120, 000 | Fr10 | L J Justice | L J Justice | 5.90 |
| 4 |
CHANGEOVER (NZ) |
$80, 000 | Fr7 | G C Small | D J Butcher | 7.10 |
| 5 |
BONDY (NZ) |
$40, 000 | Fr8 | D J Butt | D J Butt | 8.10 |
| 6 |
BAILEYS DREAM (NZ) |
$12, 000 | Fr6 | B R Hill | T W Mitchell | 13.70 |
| 7 |
ATOMIC ARK |
$12, 000 | Fr4 | N C Rasmussen | G W Dixon | 14.60 |
| 8 |
WASHAKIE (NZ) |
$12, 000 | Fr1 | J P McCarthy | J P McCarthy | 14.80 |
| 9 |
MR FEELGOOD (USA) |
$12, 000 | Fr9 | T G Butt | A M Butt | 15.10 |
| 10 |
OUR AWESOME ARMBRO (NZ) |
$12, 000 | Fr2 | G C Small | P A Butcher | 18.30 |
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| SAMMY MAGUIRE | ||||||
| BE GOOD JOHNNY |
