Maori lays down the law in Interdom final.

LOCAL father son harness racing team of Richard and Emmett Brosnan executed a fine training performance when Maori Law took out the Group 1 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final in Sydney on Saturday night.

The medium of strong support late in betting, Maori Law ($3.80 fav) worked to the lead shortly after the start of the marathon 3009-metre journey and was never headed scoring by two metres from New Zealand trotter Majestic Man with Just Believe three metres away third in a track record mile rate of 1:59.4.

The win provided a sense of dejavu for Richard Brosnan who trained and drove No Response to victory in the 1979 Final held in Christchurch.

“The Inter Dominion is the pinnacle for me,” a delighted Emmett Brosnan said after the race.

“And its extra special to share the win with Dad who won it 42 years ago at Addington.”

Plagued with injuries in recent years, Maori Law was entrusted to the Brosnan stable by owner Fred Crews last year and Brosnan admits the Inter Dominion has been in the back of his mind ever since.

“The Inter Dominion is the dream with every trotter I get but with this horse it was more of a reality as he had been racing in the best races as a young horse and I knew he had loads of ability,” he said.

Brosnan conceded his confidence levels soared when Maori Law was able to find the lead inside the first 400 metres of the race.

“Getting the front was the making of the race and from then on Greg (Sugars) was able to dictate the terms of the race and ended up running a track record,” he said.

The series of three heats and a final could not have played out better according to Brosnan.

“To win an Inter Dominion everything has to go right or close to it and that’s how it was with the horse progressing nicely throughout the series,” he said.

“He was underdone going into the first heat but after that he thrived throughout the series and was spot on for the Final.”

Brosnan revealed he gained confidence when the stars aligned after the drawing barrier six in the Final.

“He started from barrier six and it was six years to the day that I trained my first winner, so I thought that was a pretty good omen.”