Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/MaxAgency Despite the mud and floodwaters, campers were rearing to go for day one of iconic racing event. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/MaxAgency Birdsville, one of the ...

Celebrating 140 years, the Birdsville Races was forced to postpone day one of festivities due to an “unseasonal” deluge falling on Thursday, turning the famed red dirt racetrack into a muddy mess.

Followed categories will be added to My News. Held annually on the edges of the Simpson and Stony deserts, the iconic Birdsville Races marked an extraordinary milestone with the 141st anniversary ...

Held annually on the edges of the Simpson and Stony deserts, the iconic Birdsville Races marked an extraordinary milestone with the 141st anniversary of the inaugural event. Dubbed the Melbourne ...