Horse Racing

South Burnett Horse Racing - The region is home to a number of country horse racing days including quarterly events throughout the year in Nanango, an annual picnic race meet in May out at Burrandowan about an hour west of Kingaroy, a Melbourne Cup event held in Kumbia, also known as the Flemington of the bush, as well as two meets a year at the South Burnett Race Club in Wondai, with the next races taking place on April 26. The Burrandowan Picnic Races are getting ready to celebrate 101 years of country horse racing on 11th May 2024. Famous for its cook-your-own campfire steak dinners, the Burrandowan Races have been an iconic local event ever since 11 men from around the district started racing each other on their best stock horses back in 1922. Racing at Burrandowan steadily progressed through the sixties, seventies and eighties, with a clay pigeon shoot introduced to the program in 1956 still persisting to this day! After 101 years, the Burrandowan Picnics have always been a great social event with dances held after a full day of horse racing, first in the old hall, and more recently under the stars.