Winton Harness Racing Club Inc
Meeting: WINTON CUP DAY at Central Southland Raceway, Winton
Chairperson of Stewards:
Vinny Munro- Race Number:
- Race 1
2YO COLTS & GELDINGS MOBILE PACE 1609m
Of $16000 ($8800, $2480, $1520, $960, others $280)
For 2-year-old pacing colts & geldings. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1.
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- Race 2
4YO & OLDER R35 TO R38 MOBILE PACE 2400m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R35 to R38 4yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 3
R41 TO R50 SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2400m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R41 to R50 trotters. Front: R41 to R45. 10m: R46 to R50.
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- Race 4
R35 TO R40 TROT 2400m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R35 to R40 trotters.
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- Race 5
3YO FILLIES MOBILE PACE 1609m
Of $20000 ($11000, $3100, $1900, $1200, others $350)
For 3-year-old pacing fillies. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. PLEASE NOTE: this race also holds a $7,000 Caduceus Club Bonus that is attached to this Race.
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- Race 6
A GROUP 3 RACE 2YO FILLIES MOBILE PACE 1609m
Of $40000 ($22000, $6200, $3600, $2100, $1200, others $700)
For 2-year-old pacing fillies.
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- Race 7
4YO & OLDER MARES R40 TO R65 MOBILE PACE 1609m
Of $40000 ($22000 plus trophy and dress rug, $6200, $3800, $2400, others $700)
For R40 to R65 4yo-&-older pacing mares.
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- Race 8
3YO COLTS & GELDINGS MOBILE PACE 1609m
Of $20000 ($11000, $3100, $1900, $1200, others $350)
For 3-year-old pacing colts & geldings. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1.
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- Race 9
4YO & OLDER R44 TO R55 MOBILE PACE 2400m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R44 to R55 4yo-&-older pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating numbering sequentially from 1. The winner will get a rating penalty free win if driven by a Junior Driver, and has not previously won a rating penalty free race this season.
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- Race 10
R55 TO R90 SPECIAL HANDICAP PACE 2400m
Of $25000 ($13750 plus trophy and dress rug, $3875, $2375, $1500, others $437.50)
For R55 to R90 pacers. Front: R55 to R63. 10m: R64 to R72. 20m: R73 to R80. 30m: R81 to R90. This race is included in the COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. This race is also part of the Southern Cups Series.
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- Race 11
4YO & OLDER R39 TO R43 MOBILE PACE 2400m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R39 to R43 4yo-&-older pacers. The winner will get a rating penalty free win if driven by a Junior Driver, and has not previously won a rating penalty free race this season.
Special Conditions
- RIGHT OF RE-ENTRY TIME
Shall be 5pm on day before raceday.
- ORIGINAL NOMINATIONS
In the event horses are transferred to another race from the trainer, selection preference will be given to original nominations received for that race.
- IMPORTANT NOTICE TO NOMINATORS
Owners and Trainers are reminded that the bureau has the right to transfer any horse not selected to start in a race for which it was nominated to ANY OTHER RACE ON THE PROGRAMME for which it may be eligible. If you do not wish the bureau to exercise it's right to transfer a particular nominated horse then it is your responsibility as the nominator to advise the bureau of the same.
- SPLITTING FIELDS
In the event any race or races are split on this Programme, unless specific in the individual race conditions, races will be split and selected at the bureau's discretion, with consideration given to Ratings in the first instance.
- DUAL ACCEPTORS/NOMINATORS
In the event that horses have gained a start at another meeting these horses are not guaranteed to gain a start at this meeting.
- TWO YEAR OLD HORSE NUMBERS
Where a programmed 2YO race has exactly four (4) acceptors at the close of withdrawals, Harness Racing New Zealand, at its discretion, may elect to proceed with the race and apply a 20% reduction to the advertised stake.
- SOUTHERN BELLE SPEED SERIES
1. Open to all 4 year and older mares up to rating R65 as at 1st January 2026. 2. The heats will be Preferential Barrier Draw based on winning stakes numbering sequentially from 1. 3. To be eligible to start in the final any mare must have started in a heat of the series. 4. Where a mare is accepted for a heat and that heat is cancelled the mare will be eligible for the final at the discretion of the bureau's balloting committee which hosts the final. 5. A horse winning two heats will be ineligible to start in any further heats. 6. Mares will earn points in the heats as follows: 1st - 10 points, 2nd - 5 points, 3rd - 3 points, 4th - 1 point. 7. A minimum of 6 horses will be required for a heat to be run. The highest points scorers in the heats will be selected to start in the final - a maximum of 13 starters - mares with equal points will be selected at the discretion of the bureau. Mares selected to start in the final will not be eligible to start in other races on the day of the final.
- CADUCEUS CLUB SERIES 27 BONUS
Conditions: 1. A bonus of $7,000 shall be paid to the owners of the winning filly of the nominated race, provided that: (a) the filly is eligible for Caduceus Series 27, and (b) such eligibility is at Level D, E, or F. 2. Only one (1) bonus may be won by any individual filly under this condition, regardless of the number of eligible races contested. 3. For the 2026 racing season, nine (9) bonuses shall be available, allocated as follows: o Three (3) in the North Island, o Three (3) in the Canterbury region, o Three (3) in the Southland region. 4. The allocation and payment of bonuses shall be at the discretion of the New Zealand Sires' Stakes Board and subject to compliance with all other race conditions. 5. In the event this race is not run a replacement race may be programmed.
- Nominations Close
- WINTON CUP DAY - Tue, Apr 07, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Tue, Apr 07, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Wed, Apr 08, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- P O Box 96, Invercargill
- Telephone: 03-217-9117
- Mobile 021 1272 912 (Jason)
- Racecourse: 03-236-8843