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Iconic Birdsville Races cancelled for 2020

传奇sf MEDIA RELEASE - Monday 25 May, 2020 Organisers of the Birdsville Races today announced that the iconic outback event will not be staged in 2020. The event will run again in 2021 on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th September. The Birdsville Races, known as the...

Final bumper field confirmed for Birdsville Races

传奇sfFinal acceptances for this week’s Birdsville Races are in, with the ‘Melbourne Cup of the Outback’ set to field a stellar 154 entries across a bumper 13-race program this September 6 & 7.

Vanessa Harris set to return as Birdsville Races Ambassador

传奇sfSeventeen year-old indigenous model and cancer survivor Venessa Harris was today announced as the official ambassador for the 2019 Birdsville Races.

Group 1 Trainer David Jolly will start at Birdsville Races

传奇sfGroup 1 trainer David Jolly confirmed he will field a starter in this year’s Birdsville Races.

Birdsville Races Announce Landmark Partnerships with Ubet and Sky Racing 2

UBET sign on as naming-rights sponsor for headline 2018 Birdsville Cup and telecast deal reached with Sky Racing 2

First female Ambassador

16 year-old Venessa Harris set to give back to the community that supported her through cancer battle

Volunteers Nationwide called on for 136th Birdsville Races

The Birdsville Races are calling on volunteers across Australia to help deliver the 136h edition of the iconic outback event this 31 August – 1 September 2018.

Melbourne Cup Tour

The Birdsville Race Club is delighted to welcome the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour to the Birdsville Races in 2018