Interdom. 2013/15

[triplev123]

At the risk of incurring Flashing's rather considerable wrath ....I REALLY dislike those God awful 3km standing start slogs. IMO they should have gone the way of the rest of the Dinosaurs by way of staggering into & then drowing themselves in the La Brea Tar Pits. A mile & a 1/4 to a mile & a 1/2 from the mobile is about as far as any Standardbred should ever be asked to go.

[2minuteman]

I wasn't advocating 3000m for ID final only as a spectacle,2300 is far enough to help overcome bad barrier draws etc. and having tactics play a apart.On the final (and heats) my opinion is that if it is to be called a "Championship" it should be an open draw Free for All from the mob.

[Flashing Red]

At the risk of incurring Flashing's rather considerable wrath ....I REALLY dislike those God awful 3km standing start slogs. IMO they should have gone the way of the rest of the Dinosaurs by way of staggering into & then drowing themselves in the La Brea Tar Pits. A mile & a 1/4 to a mile & a 1/2 from the mobile is about as far as any Standardbred should ever be asked to go.

You're lucky I live 1000km away. But maybe you can hear me from NSW. lol.

Standardbreds are a tough breed overall. If thoroughbreds can go over 3200m (even up to 4000m in Europe!) then standardbreds sure as bloody hell can too

However I do not advocate 3200m overnight races and I think 2 miles should be kept to just a few features, ie NZ Cup and Hunter Cup. I do not think new 2 mile stakes races should be introduced but I think it would be a crying shame if the NZ Cup or Hunter Cup's conditions changed. It would be like making the Melbourne Cup a 2400m WFA event. And while I'm not a diehard standing start fan I don't think they should be removed altogether because it gives those horses that lack gatespeed a chance, ie a wider scope of races for a wider range of horses (as are races over 1 1/2 miles).