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epa07821741 An aerial view of the field during race 6, the Road Tech marine Open Handicap, at the Birdsville Races in Birdsville, Queensland, Australia, 06 September 2019. Birdsville is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, 1,590 km west of Brisbane; its normal population of around 100 people swells to a crowd of more than 6,000 over the Birdsville Cup racing weekend. EPA/DAN PELED AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT