G'day Ron,
I'm very pleased for the ID as a series that it will now have a home for at least 3 years running, mainly because I'd think promotional opportunities that such continuity might produce could well be greater than that produced by the travelling roadshow routine.
I'm also pleased that the NSWHRC has got it in hand and especially so that it will be raced on the best track there is in this part of the world. Better still is that it's only 1/2 hr to 45mins drive from here. Otherwise, I try to refrain from having too much to say as far as the format goes because, while I do like to watch the older warriors battle, I've always much preferred 2yo & 3yo Classics to IDs. The format aspects are far better left to people like yourself who understand their implications & have a greater interest in them.