Wet weather did not stop the social highlight of the year with about 2,000 people from all over the Central West attending the Parkes Picnic Races on Saturday. In the afternoon the weather cleared and the ever popular Fashions on the Field were hotly contested with a large number of entries for each category. The winners were Elegant Lady – Karlie de Kaste (Geurie), Contemporary – Aimee Hay (Tathra), Millinery – Melissa West (Forbes) and Stylish Man – Ben Terry (Parkes). The Coradgery Cup was won by Naoko ridden by Ken Dunbar and trained by Connie Grieg from Dubbo.