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Jillaroos, jackaroos and an iconic event: The Brunette Races in pictures
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- A rodeo rider about to be bucked off his horse at the Brunette Races.
- In its 116th year, the event includes rodeo, campdraft and a novelty obstacle course based on the life of a station ringer.
- The event is held at Brunette Downs — a 1 million-hectare remote cattle station located 380 kilometres north of Tennant Creek.
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A rodeo rider about to be bucked off his horse at the Brunette Races. (ABC News: Sam Parry)
Link copied Share Share article More than 800 people from across northern Australia hit a remote outback cattle station over the weekend for the iconic annual Brunette Races.
In its 116th year, the event includes rodeo, campdraft and a novelty obstacle course based on the life of a station ringer.
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