by Olivia Silk | Apr 20, 2026 | Media Release, News
The 2026 Birdsville Races, the Melbourne Cup of the Outback, are locked in for their 144th running on September 4-5, with early bird tickets bolting out of the gates today. From today at 10am, subscribers to the Birdsville Races database have the first opportunity to...
by Olivia Silk | Sep 15, 2025 | Media Release, News
First time in event history three female jockeys claim 1, 2 & 3 in the TAB Birdsville Cup Race The thrill of the chase returned to the tiny outback town today as Day Two of the 143rd Birdsville Races thundered down the famous red dirt track in a flurry of dust,...
by Olivia Silk | Aug 13, 2025 | News
Whether it’s your first time travelling to Birdsville or your hundredth time, it’s important to consider the conditions when en route to the Outback. Our landscape and surroundings here in the Diamantina Region support a wide range of unique plants and animals. Every...
by Olivia Silk | Aug 6, 2025 | Media Release
Sports commentator Grace Hayden has today been announced as an ambassador for the 2025 Birdsville Races, set to return to the iconic event in the first weekend in September. Queensland-born Hayden lit up the Simpson Desert last year with her blend of fashion flair,...
by Olivia Silk | Jun 23, 2025 | Media Release
Fred Brophy GA, the fourth-generation showman whose boxing troupe has become part of Outback folklore, has announced that 2025 will be the final year his boxing tent runs during the Birdsville Races weekend in September – the very event that helped kickstart his...
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