Apg 2021

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Bendigo has the 3yo heats tonight but while there are 29 C&Gs going around in 3 heats we only have 12 fillies going around in 2 heats, I wonder why there is such a big discrepancy
Menangle had there heats on Tuesday and I think the sexes were much the same number

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=BN130521

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Fantastic quality in the 2yo heats at Ballarat on Thursday night
Ladies in Red's half sister Our Little Jet makes her debut in the last
It will be interesting to see which of Emma Stewart's runners Kate Gath drives

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=BA200521

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With only 2 x 6 in the fillies heats I guess they all go through to the final

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https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/trots-centre-golden-opportunity-for-part-time-dylan/

This article says only the first 5 qualify so we must not be utilizing the tracks maximum field size

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Ht.1 C&G Khafaji at his first start left them in his wake.
He is a Somebeachsomewhere and was a $55,000 purchase

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=BA200521#BAC20052108

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Somebeachsomewhere has now sired the winner of all 3 heats so far (but does not have one in the last)
Poster Boy's brother looks every bit as good as him and Anne was not far off a double with Irish Black Label most impressive running 2nd in the next (she did breed the dam of the winner)

I don't think Beach Villa was offered for sale
while Petillante fetched $72,000

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The super Stewart/Tonkin stable had 9 of the 27 going around in the 4 heats last night, all qualified so they will have 9 of the 20 going around in the 2 Finals with 6 out of 10 in the fillies final

Tonight at Kilmore we have the 2nd round of the 3yo's (which operate under different rules to the 2yo's). From reading the conditions I think the first 2 qualify for the national final but I am not totally sure. I wish the blurb for each race in the Form Guide could state it

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=KI210521

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Instead the Form Guide says Refer Bendigo, May 13 for details. which was when the first round heats were run at Bendigo but it is a totally useless redirection as all you will find for May 13 now is the Results, not any detail that may have been in the Form Guide blurb back then

Anybody know how many qualify for the final?

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It’s a mess Kevin. The conditions were changed mid series. Participants were not notified and nothing was put out through the media. It was a big topic of discussion at Kilmore last night as there was much confusion regarding the qualifying conditions.Two heats were run but the first heat results in the Eastern States do not count. Qualifying conditions now are: Field selection to be determined solely having regard to the finishing position of horses in the 2nd round heats ( first in WA) with WA’s first round heat winner plus all NSW, QLD, and VIC second round heat winners plus the second placed horses from NSW and VIC second round heats ranking highest !

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Thanks Anne. After searching for the conditions on the APG website I 'guessed' that the first 2 went through as it said should further horses be required to make up a final
a) The second placed runner from QLD’s second round heat is ranked first;
b) The fastest third placed runner from VIC’s second round heats is ranked second;
c) The fastest third placed runner from NSW’s second round heats is ranked third;

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3yo Fillies Final
Compliments of TAB (save you watching draw - only way to find it on HRV)

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3yo C&G Final

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2yo C&G

1 Lightning Dan
8 Beach Villa
9 Khafaji
11 Zeus Dan

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2yo F

1 Playing Up
2 Fiamma
3 Our Little Jet
10 Irish Black Label
11 Petillante

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The full fields are up now

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=MX290521

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2yo fillies final
6 Bettors Delight
3 Captaintreacherous
1 Somebeachsomewhere

2yo colts final
3 Captaintreacherous (+emerg)
2 Somebeachsomewhere

3yo fillies
3 Bettors Delight
2 Captaintreacherous (+emerg)
2 Mach Three

3yo colts
4 Bettors Delight
2 Captaintreacherous

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I really enjoyed the finals tonight but have to say that Irish Black Label was the run of them all as she sustained a wide run while the other 3 winners led or had the leader's back
A 3/4 yearling bro to IBL was still being advertised this week but alas all the shares are gone

Hard to believe that Tough Tilly started $1.04 in that field and yes she won like a $1.04 pop but if you reversed her draw with Antonia or Joanna it could have been totally different IMO
Somehow it doesn't seem right that the draw plays such an important part in what is most likely a runners biggest ever race - I reckon a field of 8 would be a bit fairer

Full siblings winning Gp1's on the same night at the same track does not happen too often

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=MX290521

ps I guessed it followed from the previous post that 2 winners were Bettors and 2 winners were CaptainT