ARC Pre-Carnival racing on at Santa Rosa Park today

And Teniente Coronel is a raging favourite to win the feature race, a 1750 metres race for horses rated 70 and over qwith a purse of $60,000,

The Harriram “Pepsi” gobin-trained sixyear- old gelding has been showing brilliant form at gallops and deserves his favouritism,

But he will get a run for his money from Buffalo Soldier and Free Passage,

The day’s progrmme will see some large fields and turfites can be on the lookout for some upsets,

A big entry of 115 horses has vbeen taken for today’s programme,

Turfites will have a single winner bonus of $12,204.53 to aim for, while there is a single winner bonus of $52,906.94 awaiting the lucky turfite,

`Of interest today will be the running of champion two-yearold of 2016 Leading Lady who takes on older horses over 1750 metrses,

Newcomers Brisk Woman, Royal Moon and The Promise and Valorous will get a serious look from turfites for the three-yearold races later this season,

Another who will draw attention will be three-year-old State Of Grace a winner last time out who will also tackle older horses over 1100 metres on the turf course,