Mr Barry said having the meeting available as a TAB meeting would open Great Western up to a wider audience.

"Because it is a TAB meeting, it will also be televised on SkySports2 and that is the first time for us in 135 years of racing. That will be a big win," he said.

"It just gives us a broader coverage about the Great Western meeting and where it is, what we do and all that type of stuff."

With the forecast to be partly cloudy and a top of 23 degrees, the track is expected to be rated a Good 3.

Mr Barry said along with an extensive amount of irrigation, the heavy rainfall of the past fortnight couldn't have been timed any better.

"There is a huge amount of work that goes into getting the track ready and due to the lack of water - we were about five and a half inches short of our rainfall - we left our preparation of the track until the second week of November," he said.

"We ended up purchasing just over five megalitres from Grampians Water and in the last 10 days we have also had about 150ml, which has been fantastic.

"It has come up so well, I am really happy with it and I would go as far as to say this is the best the track has looked ever."

After losing its traditional Monday date a few years ago, Mr Barry believes this year's Sunday schedule will be a massive positive.

"It is the first time racing on Sunday and will mean people won't be playing cricket or tennis, so hopefully the locals will jump in behind us and support the day," he said.

"We are only a small committee, about nine of us, but it's a good setup. Everyone is hard working and it's a great effort to pull it altogether. It would be a shame to lose the history of the race day.

"We should make special mention of Seppelt, which has been fantastic in supporting us once again.

"We are good to go."

Race one of the seven race card begins at 1.23pm with the last scheduled for 5.07pm. See page 34 for fields.