Punters Info<\/a><\/p>\nAn outstanding card of racing is set down for Central Southland Raceway today and there looks to be no shortage of talent.<\/p>\n
Racing journalist Jonny Turner has assessed the even fields and attempted to nail down five horses that fans must keep an eye on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Race 3 – 1.19pm – Mor Moonlight<\/p>\n
This classy trotting mare looks one of the hardest horses to beat on the Winton card. Mor Moonlight was surprisingly beaten in her last start at Ascot Park, though she had to work hard over 2700m. With more time to prep for this race and a workout win to keep her ticking over, I expect to see her at her best this time. She slots into a lower grade trot against opposition that looks well within her range, meaning she should take a power of beating.<\/p>\n
Race 6 – 2.58pm – I\u2019m The Boss<\/p>\n
Beating the Kindergarten Stakes winner is outstanding form to bring to a fillies race. Though there were no flash times in the trial, it is clearly great form. The filly then returned to the trials and won again, a month later. Looking at Sunday\u2019s fillies\u2019 feature, Validation is a deserved favourite on her exposed form combined with her draw advantage over I\u2019m The Boss. I\u2019m The Boss is the lone second row runner, which means she is going to give the favourite some kind of head start in the running. Sunday may or may not be her day, but I\u2019m The Boss is clearly a horse to keep a close eye on going forward.<\/p>\n
Race 7 – 3.37pm – Tosana\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was surprised that Tosana wasn\u2019t installed the early favourite for the Vetsouth Equine SSBA Southern Belle Speed Series Final. She\u2019s got great form, plenty of early speed and a good barrier draw to use. Her last start second at Ascot Park in fast time was excellent. She drew eight there and made up plenty of ground to run a close second. Tosana is much better off in barrier 3 in what is a deeper field. But considering her form through all of the heats of the series, she looks a great each-way chance.<\/p>\n
Race 5 – 2.19pm -The Queens Gambit<\/p>\n
Drawing the outside of the arm over the Winton mile might be enough to put some off, but The Queens Gambit has the game to overcome it. But the key is she lands in a surprisingly winnable Southern Oaks heat. Just four starts ago this filly was second at Group 1 level, which is a feat that is likely outside the range of many of her rivals. The Queens Gambit has trialled well behind quality types and looks ready for a big resumption on Sunday.
Despite the draw, she\u2019s a big winning threat.<\/p>\n
Race 1 – 12.15pm – Roger That<\/p>\n
Now don\u2019t think for a second I am tipping a red hot favourite in a four horse field. Instead, it will be vitally important to see how Roger That performs ahead of the Group 1 Diamond Creek Farm Classic on Diamonds Day.
Everyone knows Tour Party is the clear top pick among New Zealand\u2019s two-year-old pacing colts and geldings. But he\u2019s in the paddock and won\u2019t be heading to Ascot Park for Diamonds Day. In their early trials Roger That didn\u2019t look at all inferior to his stablemate, so it will be interesting to see what he can produce after a brief freshener. Last month\u2019s Kindergarten Stakes was reasonably wide open, with a few bigger names failing to impress, so Roger That could put himself right in Group 1 contention with a good effort on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"12 April 2026 , Punters Info An outstanding card of racing is set down for Central Southland Raceway…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-375549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}