Doody Townley

David James "Doody" Townley (29 June 1925 – 28 March 1999) was a trainer and driver of Standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many top class horses and was a leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand.

He is notable for winning four Inter Dominion Championships, the premier trotting series of races between Australia and New Zealand.[1] Not surprisingly, he is also an inductee in the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Doody also won two Auckland Trotting Cups and the New Zealand Trotting Cup. These are the two top races in New Zealand.[2]

Townley died in Ashburton on 28 March 1999, and his ashes were buried at Ashburton Cemetery.[3][4]

Big race wins

Year
Race
Horse
1952 New Zealand Derby Rupee
1959 Great Northern Derby Sun Chief
1962 Great Northern Derby Tactile
1963 Rowe Cup Pohutukawa
1963 New Zealand Derby Bellajily
1965 Dominion Handicap Mighty Chief
1965 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship Robin Dundee
1966 New Zealand Free For All Waitaki Hanover
1966 Auckland Trotting Cup Waitaki Hanover
1967 Hunter Cup Waitaki Hanover
1968 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Stylish Major
1970 New Zealand Free For All Stella Frost
1970 Auckland Trotting Cup Stella Frost
1971 New Zealand Trotting Cup True Averil
1971 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship Stella Frost
1980 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Hano Direct

See also

References

  1. ^ Inductee Inter Dominion Hall of Fame - Doody Townley Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Doody Townley". Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ Grainger, Mike (31 March 1999). "Doody Townley". HRWeekly. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Cemetery record enquiry". Ashburton District Council. Retrieved 29 August 2016.


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