Quote Originally Posted by Triple V View Post
[VVV] No, you're still missing the point. That makes no sense at all...because the ID is & has & will always been an Open All Age race with prizemoney that well exceeds the (in recent times) 'traditional' 100k barrier for Gr.1 status. It has always been accepted as the pinacle of racing here in the Southern Hemisphere. The $$$ may vary on a year to year basis depending on who hosted the event... but it has always gone off for big $.
What I am crooked on is that, as it stands at present, for example...an above average 3yo filly can go & win a 25k 'Oaks' against moderate opposition and she will be accorded Gr.1/Black type status in a Sales catalogue, placing her up on the same level as a top shelf 3yo filly who wins a 100k+ Oaks against the best 3yo fillies in the Southern Hemisphere. If that's not a stone cold clear cut argument in support of giving Group Racing the rocket and switching to a Graded Stakes format I've never seen one.
I don't miss the point at all,you moved it.This thread was about the Group 2 Maitland Inter City Pace and I made comment on that basis.
Your points about the status of Inter are correct but your reply did not answer the question re. the new format.