Community & Business
19 July, 2022
Ready for Eureka big weekend
JUST weeks after the highly successful Mareeba Rodeo, cowboys and cowgirls will be dusting off their hats and boots once again in preparation for this weekend’s Eureka Creek Campdraft, Rodeo and Races weekend extravaganza.
Kicking off tomorrow bright and early from 7am, the weekend’s festivities will run until Sunday, with camping and live entertainment available all weekend.
There will be tens of thousands of dollars in prizemoney up for grabs in the different events including $50,000 for the Eureka Creek Maiden Draft, $10,000 for the QLD Rural & CPC Open Draft, $6000 to be split in the Novice Draft and $1500 for the Roberts Family Restricted Ladies Draft.
Event organiser Tammy Sivyer said the committee was excited and ready to welcome thousands of people through the gates this weekend.
“Our event is still a bit old school and it had a number of different events, it has your campdrafting, cutting, old style bush races, fashions on the field and not just ABCRA rodeo events,” she said.
“We do really try to plug it as a family friendly four-day event of camping and entertainment.
“It is where the young ringers can come in and have a crack at winning some trophies, buckles and prizemoney.”
Friday night events will deliver plenty of entertainment for the crowd, with bullock, steer and ladies bullock riding and chute bulldogging, before heading into Saturday night’s ABCRA affiliated events.
Patrons will trade their rodeo outfits for something more fashionable on Saturday as they head out to the track for the races and fashions on the field competition.
On Saturday night, patrons will be treated to an amazing display of bull riding with some of the best riders in the country travelling to compete across junior, novice and open categories alongside barrel racing.
Tickets for this year’s event can be purchased from TryBooking by searching up Eureka Creek Campdraft, Rodeo and Races.
