Depart Winton and follow the Kennedy Development Road north on your homeward stretch. About an hour into the drive, make a stop at Corfield, a small town with a pub, camping ground and a post office. Corfield was founded when the now ceased railway line from Winton to Hughenden was built in the late 1800s, linking Winton with Townsville. The town, population of 10, swells to more than 1000 once a year (around August) when the popular Corfield Races are held (yes, it's a pun on the better known Caulfield Races!). The popular horse race is an annual event when punters from near and far come to experience the real Corfield races! Continue your drive back through to the township Prairie in the Flinders Shire. In the 1870's Prairie was a main horse change centre for Cobb & Co Coaches. Call in to the Prairie Hotel for lunch and take a look at their impressive collection of stockman’s hats and other historical memorabilia. You might also learn the story of their resident ghost, said to be a wandering ringer from the 1930s. From Prairie it is just another 200 kilometres before you reach Charters Towers.