Nine horses protected with FLAIR Strips dominated on Saturday, December 14 during the final evening of the Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship. The Championship, contested in Auckland New Zealand, brings together the best pacers & trotters from Australia and New Zealand.
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Horses wearing FLAIR nasal strips almost had a clean sweep, winning nine of the ten races.
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Horses compete over 3 heats with the top qualifiers contesting the $500,000 Pacers final & the $150,000 Trotters Final -- both Group 1 races.
ULTIMATE SNIPER, trained by Australasian’s leading trainers Mark Purdon & Natalie Rasmussen, won all three heats – going into the final as the hot favorite – justifying his top billing with a gutsy win after being wide and parked out all the way. He became the first ever four-year-old to go through a series unbeaten. The Championship has been run since 1936, which indicates how tough a competitor “The Sniper” is.
The Trotters final was won by another All Stars stable horse -- the Purdon-Rasmussen-trained -- WINTERFELL.
The All Stars stable dominated the night winning seven of the ten races -all protected by FLAIR Strips. Horses wearing FLAIR almost had a clean sweep winning nine of the ten races. Mark Purdon was the first trainer to use a FLAIR Strip in the Southern Hemisphere and has dominated down under harness racing for over 20 years.
About the Inter Dominion Races: The Inter Dominion Championship is one of the world’s great harness racing series. Organized for many years under the auspices of the Inter Dominion Harness Racing Council (IDHRC), and more recently the Inter Dominion Events Committee, with representatives from both Australia and New Zealand, it is the premier harness racing event in Australasia. For more information, please visit http://interdomhalloffame.com.au/.
About Flair, LLC: Flair LLC is dedicated to evidence-based products for health, welfare, and performance of horses; it’s about the horse. Based in Minnesota, Flair LLC is the maker of FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strips. Developed by veterinarians, FLAIR Strips are drug-free, self-adhesive nasal strips that support horses’ nasal passages and promote optimum respiratory health of equine athletes at every level of competition.
FLAIR Equine Nasal Strips are clinically proven to: make breathing easier, reduce fatigue, conserve energy, quicken recovery, and reduce lung bleeding. More than eight clinical studies have been conducted on FLAIR Strips at leading equine research centers. The Strips are clinically proven to: make breathing easier, reduce fatigue, conserve energy, quicken recovery, and reduce lung bleeding. For more information about FLAIR Strips, please visit http://www.flairstrips.com.
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