# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaKp73ZgOQy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67253232-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-29T10:30:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

The remote Australian town of Marree – 600km north of the South Australian capital Adelaide – hosted its annual Camel Cup, a 13-race event celebrating camels first imported in the mid-19th century.⁣
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Hundreds attended the spectacle in the outback town of just 65 residents.⁣
Since 1840, over 10,000 camels were brought to Australia, with many released into the wild after the 1920s. ⁣
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Today, the wild population is estimated between 300,000 and one million. Australia continues to export small numbers of live camels, with 68 sent to Malaysia and Indonesia so far in 2026.⁣
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Trainer Kyrraley Woodhouse noted that many racing camels are sourced from these wild herds. Patrick Dennis won this year's cup riding Young Gun. ⁣
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#australia #camelracing #adelaide #ruralaustralia

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camelracing, australia, ruralaustralia, adelaide

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