There's nothing quite like a bush horse race to bring those with a taste for adventure together and at the tiny race course of Nanua, amongst the paddocks of Kimberley Station, south of Broken Hill this weekend, the ingredients were perfectly mixed for a delightful day in the bush.
Blue skies, dry roads, sausages on the barbie...it's the perfect backdrop for a day's fun in the red dirt country of far west New South Wales.
For 66 years now the Nanua racecourse has drawn the fun lover, the neighbour, the horse riding enthusiast, and the curious bush tourist...
And apart from the profiles of old men in akubras leaning on the trackside wire fence, it's the kids and their pure happiness to be there, that captures me.
This is fun of a past era, where tiny little people roam the track on big strong ponies...
And the timeless sack race has them jumping for joy.
Then there's the adult fun trackside...the blokes seem drawn to the betting ring for some strange reason...
And the nail comp get's a beating amongst the ladies, determined to prove their skills at hammering...
Ahh, the sweet madness, innocence and fun of a day in the bush! I think next time I'll try my hand at the sack race...
