The fascination with big money consolation races has to end.

They are a consolation, not nearly as big as the main thing.

Abettorpunt beaten 27m in Inter heat. Won $60,000 for what is really the Inter consolation. Monifeith picked up $15K for 2nd. Restrepo, Keayang Cullen, Mach Beauty gave them other two a towel up in the heats, yet only got $15K prizemoney in the real thing.

The APG consolation winner this week gets a cool $25K. That is more than the 4th horse in the final. When you have Purdons, Thackerays and McCarthys filly in the race (not to mention quite a few other nice fillies) 4th is going to be a damn good result. Yet the 11th best filly gets more prizemoney than the 4th best filly. It doesn't seem fair to me.