I find the anti queensland sentiment expressed in this thread sad and appalling
and not in the spirit of the Interdominion or harness racing in general as a battles sport that gives everyone a go
there has always been horses in Inter heats making up the numbers
there is no time in the history of the sport that there's been 40 genuine grand circuit horse racing at any one time
take a good hard look at the Victorian heat, where is the depth there?
the strength of  Vic is nothing compared to what is has been in the past
for one what an absolute flop Bitobliss is on the grand circuit, fact is he's abysmal on the big stage


talk about short memories.....the best Australian horse ever was a queenslander

based on your comments Lloydy you would be all over Field Officer?

Field Officer is a nice Horse but not up to Inter Standard.
Tonight I think Aranova will win.
Field Officer was 100-1 to win Ballarat Cup so for Inter should be 500-1
Maybe I'm old Fashion but I like 3 heats top points get through.
Never stopped Blackie

I thought we were bagging WA?

Always been both AD I've been going to and betting on harness racing for decades, I no longer bother going very often, the last times I went on track locally was during the last Perth Inters series, doesn't mean I don't follow the locals and the really big races avidly.

Congratulations to those that run harness racing this is what you've successfully reduced  the Inters too, rather than a fantastic series of racing you've reduced it to a track workout. The inters is officially farked!!! Terrible to watch that quality of horse crawling like that, so much for the ultimate test of man and beast.

Fairly predictable that, you were betting a bit blind backing Smolda there. Still as hard to beat as anything in the final

Yeah I think they had a lot of trouble with the second tier CTS, they wouldn't travel to race the top echelon I.e. WA has a nice race tonight but if it was held in the East there's no guarantee anything other than IV would come

i think the criticism of the QLD heat is unfair - ok this year's isn't strong but next year with Bronski and Majestic Mach all of a sudden not too bad and why not have something to aim at for people in the state


also the victorians getting three spots? last winner 1995 i think



PS - if the heats were run in November Seel n print would have been in QLD

Load up Restrepo to win Final now. All up plCe tonight into win final

the track in all sorts, the semiphore board too. format questionable. great series lol

Couldn't agree more Lloydy that was a terrible spectacle

Agree how can you have the sectional times not working in a inters heat for fark sake.

on face value extremely disappointing effort by beautide.

Second wild card gone .......... Carribean Blaster. If you don't qualify now you are definitely not in (bar For A Reason if something goes wrong with it tonight)

great run Restrepo!!!

with a bit of a sit in the final it could be the first win since 1995

Smolda starts fav for mine right now

They went quick but it was still a bit weak in my opinion restrepo, its obviously not as good though when it has to run the gate.

Has Smolda really lived up to its NZ form in Australia though on anything resembling a consistent basis. Haven't watched the earlier races at menangle has the track been against leaders???