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swells for the Gift. The race was first run in 1878, just 25 years after the town was founded, first as Pleasant Creek, and then renamed as Stawell, after Sir William Foster Stawell, chief justice ...
Mr. William Howard Sessoms, 77, of Salemburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at WakeMed in Raleigh. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 25 ...
Stawell Gift handicappers came under fire after Gout Gout failed to make the final, and they have now admitted they may have got it wrong. The 2025 edition of the iconic handicap race was able to ...
Stawell Gift organisers have been hammered for a handicap blunder that robbed fans of the showdown they came to see. The 2025 edition of the iconic handicap race was able to attract the biggest ...
You can follow along with news.com.au’s live Stawell Gift blog below. Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy bundled out of Stawell Gift. 2.20: John Evans is a Stawell Gift champion John Evans is the ...
Stawell Gift organisers have made a critical blunder resulting in fan favourites Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy missing the final of the iconic race. The dynamic duo both finished second in their ...
Victorian athletics officials have defended the handicapping system for events like the Stawell Gift, saying they no longer get the "smokies" winning the race that they used to. Lachlan Kennedy (0 ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Stawell Gift is the richest foot race in the country. It is the most storied and historic of races in Australia. It is quaint ...
SYDNEY - Rising Australian sprinters Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy were upstaged by schoolteacher John Evans at the country's oldest and richest handicap footrace, the Stawell Gift, on Monday.