Despite the severe weather warnings and heavy rainfall this morning, conditions ended up pretty good for the few who turned out for today's Sportsco Bendigo Handicap at Woodstock.

Bendigo Cup Day didn't make too much of a dent in the numbers for the Dale Lowe Signs Summer Series Criteriums at East Bendigo this morning, with 24 riders fronting up including try rider Tanya Goddard.

Another bumper field for the third race in the Dale Lowe Signs Summer Series at Emu Creek with a few more big guns joining up, making scratch and second scratch pretty awesome.

Back at Newbridge today, this time for the Vet's 39 Km handicap with a nasty south-westerly wind providing a bit of assistance to Bridgewater but proving the very devil on the way back to Llanelly.

Mechanicals and small flying objects could have ruined the day for some competitors in today's 46 km graded scratch races at Newbridge but, like the true champions they are, the riders in question rose above adversity to deliver the goods

The Dale Lowe Signs Summer Series for 2019/20 got off to a great start this evening at Murphy Street with over thirty riders in four grades going around the criterium circuit.

It was a great day for the Vets at Woodstock today - sun was shining, birds were singing, yours truly had a win - what more could you ask for?

27 riders turned up for today’s Grand Final Graded Scratch races. The handicapper divided the field into 4 grades over the undulating 35km hot dog circuit!

Small but enthusiastic fields for today's graded scratch races at Emu Creek, partly due to the club's female members saving themselves for tomorrow's Conni Classic, and no interclub visitors willing to brave the wind and prospect of rain.

The start time of today's handicap race at Harcourt was brought forward avoid clashing with the Castlemaine Club's Ken Maddern Memorial and generally the riders thought the 12:00 p.m. start was a good idea - something to keep in mind when we program next year's races.