The "Worlds" Best Racing Carnival.

[QUOTE=Harold Parker;18238]There are options of course. If the 4 races is an issue and let's face it, it probably will be, they could kick off with 4 ID Heats of 9 horses, the winners go through to the final. Another round of 4 Heats of 8 Horses a few days later and the winners again go through. So that's 8 winners into the ID Grand Final. Which creates bias both ways.If you run the first round of heats on Sunday the winners then have a rest for the week and the next heats on Thursday allow two days rest.With only winners going through we would see some fair dinkum racing thoughNow to make it 10 how about the Chariots of Fire and Ladyship Mile winners take the final two spots. That was a suggestion. It's not much different from what they're going to do but better.How about we leave the Inter Dominions alone and start something new?

I want a kick arse World Class Harness Racing Carnival. Why not ?No argument here but how,what,why and when are not so simple but they are hard enough for the current crew to not be interested.

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Originally Posted by aussiebreno

Instead of the ID maybe a Sydney Cup/Ben Hur could be the name.

The Ben Hur and Chariots of Fire would be the Daily Double of course!

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Originally Posted by The Form Student

What about a free bus from Campbelltown station would be a start!

It would indeed be a start,but who will fire the starters gun?

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Originally Posted by Harold Parker

There are options of course. If the 4 races is an issue and let's face it, it probably will be, they could kick off with 4 ID Heats of 9 horses, the winners go through to the final. Another round of 4 Heats of 8 Horses a few days later and the winners again go through. So that's 8 winners into the ID Grand Final. Which creates bias both ways.If you run the first round of heats on Sunday the winners then have a rest for the week and the next heats on Thursday allow two days rest.With only winners going through we would see some fair dinkum racing thoughNow to make it 10 how about the Chariots of Fire and Ladyship Mile winners take the final two spots. That was a suggestion. It's not much different from what they're going to do but better.How about we leave the Inter Dominions alone and start something new?

I want a kick arse World Class Harness Racing Carnival. Why not ?No argument here but how,what,why and when are not so simple but they are hard enough for the current crew to not be interested.

*The second round of heats would be on the Monday following the first round. So they'd have 5 days at least. The bias of the first round heat winners is negligible and besides they've earned it.

*There's never going to be a "perfect" set up to please everyone. You do the best you can, put up the $$$ and they'll come.

*As for the thoroughbreds, stuff them.

Interdoms future ?????

I posted this on your other thread & you make more sense to me than Sams idea .

And after reading Sams baby again , IMO its stupid.... 7 winners , they select their barrier so they fight amongst themselves who gets what one or pull it out of a hat or something ...who goes first in that situation.....the runners up make up the rest of the field..... they are there just making up the numbers cause they aren't good enough in the first place . The heats will attract the GOOD horses & the also rans as per usual , the GOOD will go through . The rest struggling to make the final , but they will have no hope in the final because of the barrier draw.....There has to be a better way & a few on this forum would have to agree . Some have even suggested other ways better than Sams .

How about the first week in October ? the Monday following the Grand Final is a public holiday in Sydney. It's also the start of the school holidays. So no sport other than the league GF on the Sunday night, no Friday night football etc.

Race Friday, Monday, Thursday, Sunday. It's not Easter but no reason why they couldn't put on something similar. Fair meets are massive in the US and I guess here too re the Oakbank example on the page 1 or 2.

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Originally Posted by Harold Parker

How about the first week in October ? the Monday following the Grand Final is a public holiday in Sydney. It's also the start of the school holidays. So no sport other than the league GF on the Sunday night, no Friday night football etc.

Race Friday, Monday, Thursday, Sunday. It's not Easter but no reason why they couldn't put on something similar. Fair meets are massive in the US and I guess here too re the Oakbank example on the page 1 or 2.

Where are we going to camp?...........down by the Menangle river?................"Once a jolly jumbuck camped by a Billabong"........

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Originally Posted by The Form Student

Where are we going to camp?...........down by the Menangle river?................"Once a jolly jumbuck camped by a Billabong"........

There's a ton of space in and around the track.

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Originally Posted by Harold Parker

There's a ton of space in and around the track.

Sorry, was only doing a bit of stirring!.............you will even make the 2 hour trip to Menangle?........then I'm coming just to see that!........perhaps it could be tied in with the Campbelltown Show, which used to get held at Menangle (not sure if it does these days?).........and the Fishers Ghost Festival......leverage off these events? Maybe, entice outside the metro area & interstate horses with special races and concessions.........a couple of celebrity events will also get the crowds in...............

Not sure the inter dominion should be involved but the idea of having a carnival ala oakbank or the jug sounds like something I'd like to attend.