Meadowbranch DJ, Ireland’s Inter Dominion entry, has landed in Sydney following a forty-one hour flight from London Heathrow.

The star pacer from Dublin has been stationed at Newmarket since late August, undergoing quarantine as Australian regulations require. He flew to the Australian capital on Thursday via Amsterdam, Sharjah and Singapore before he finally landed ‘down under’ on Friday.

Unfortunately “DJ” as he is more affectionately known “suffered a bout of travel sickness two hours from Sydney and the vet was brought in swiftly to examine him,” says trainer, William Flanagan. “Hopefully we caught it early and on examination this morning the vet was happy with his condition and his temperature was nearly back to normal. He’s back eating well too.

“DJ seems pretty well and he is a bit more lively each day which is a good sign. He’s been doing daily work using the Treadmill kindly provided by the Cranbourne Harness Racing Training Centre”

“We’re starting to get excited about what’s ahead; he’s been allotted twenty-one in the rankings and we’re getting a bit of respect from that. We’ll have his handicap confirmed soon so then we can plan his prep races before the Inter Dominion.”

Before “DJ” can complete his huge journey he must finish quarantine in Sydney, which ends on the 4th October. Connections are keen to find other possible Inter Dominion runners that could share the long domestic flight to Perth, where the 75th edition of the historic tournament will be contested.

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Perth Inter Dominion Tours
For those wishing to travel to Perth to see Meadowbranch DJ take on the Aussies and Kiwis I recommend you get in touch with Michael Gallenti of Harness Racing Travel World in Melbourne.
The series is run over four race meetings between November 27 and December 13 – a great time to enjoy the warm Perth weather.
His popular Interdom tours have been a must for many years and a great way of combining great racing with some terrific sight-seeing and many fun activities.
The two major packages over eleven days or 18 days can be accessed by visiting the website www.harnessracingtravel.com.au.
Airfares are not included but they are cheaper if booked from the UK or Ireland.
Contacts for Michael and his staff are info@harnessracingtravel.com.au or phone +613 96022437.
Hope to see you there.
Bill Hutchison