THE $30,000 cluBarham Kerang Cup is one of the signature events on the northern Victorian racing calendar and it’s back this Saturday.

The gates open at Alexandra Park from 11am when Kerang Turf Club stages the 143rd running of this marquee event.

And club president Darren Connelly is excited as much by the weather forecast as anything else about his club’s big day.

Only a few months ago, a...