2017 Interdominion

[Fan of Jate]

I love this

Meanwhile, Alexandra Park hold rare back to back meetings tonight and tomorrow night to accommodate their huge pre-Christmas bookings

You would love to have this 'problem' all around Australia

The kiwis have this down to an art form

[arlington]

For the Vics, just heard San Carlo, has drawn 1 in his heat.

Big congrats to the San Carlo team, through to the final. Bec Bartley joins a fairly exclusive club, I D heat winning driver and finalist.

[Messenger]

As highlighted in tonight's coverage - the draw is all important as Galactic Star is the only horse to win a heat without leading

[arlington]

Chris Lewis and Have Faith In Me, the renewed kids on the block.

[KTQ]

Have faith in me is being sold to the US
. Runoneover had been sold to the US

[aussiebreno]

Every final quarter has been low 27s or 26s. The exception Lazarus 27.9. Shock horror draw didn't matter because he drew wide and then worked to the lead.
Last year the Inter final final quarter was 28.4. Consolation 29. Heats compared to 2900m finals are most likely different run races. Last year heat results remarkably like this year 7 leaders and a death won heats, plus Bling from the 1-1 mostly in low 27 final quarters.

Leader and death horse last years final did an Egodan/Yayas. Quinella came from back in the field.

So many different scenarios the way the race could be run, including many possible scenarios where a wide draw wins, that this infatuation with saying "the draw will be crucial' just seems like such a simplistic view to me. If one of the big guns does draw gate 1 and leads its not like he is going to be left alone for 2900m.

[arlington]

Hoping for a war with margins of a hd x hd, looking at the draw another way, I'm thinking the other big guns might be thinking it's crucial Lazarus doesn't draw 1. If he was to get the lead easy the other's are going to completely forget about the $160000+ 2nd place just to bring Lazarus undone? Only a simplistic thought.

[Fan of Jate]

that this infatuation with saying "the draw will be crucial' just seems like such a simplistic view to me

Firstly you need to check the meaning of the word infatuation and also the context in which it is used. I've just read at least 6-7 articles this morning from respected writers /trainers on the interdominion and not one of them mentioned the barrier draw. The barrier draw has been mentioned by a few posters in this form and backed up with a commentary on why.

[Fan of Jate]

Big congrats to the San Carlo team,

Great run by San Carlo in probably the strongest heat, proved the value of drawing 1 if you are tough enough. Wonder what odds he will be in the final? Great story about a horse who didnt commence racing until he was 5.

[aussiebreno]

Firstly you need to check the meaning of the word infatuation and also the context in which it is used. I've just read at least 6-7 articles this morning from respected writers /trainers on the interdominion and not one of them mentioned the barrier draw. The barrier draw has been mentioned by a few posters in this form and backed up with a commentary on why.

Enlighten me.