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The Stawell Gift is the richest foot race in the country but a glaring flaw in the handicapping system has cost Aussie fans from witnessing Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy storm down the grass track in ...
Stawell Gift organisers have been left to lick their wounds after fan favourites Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy were bundled out in the semi-finals on Monday.
17-year-old sensation won his Stawell Gift heat with ease Footage from a new angle has gone viral around the world Scintillating new footage of sprint sensation Gout Gout overcoming a big handicap ...
Wealthy locals are "angling" to entice one of Noah Lyles or Sha'Carri Richardson to next year's Stawell Gift.
Victorian athletics officials say they may have to review the benchmark time used for handicapping the Stawell Gift and other races, after the failure of Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout to reach the ...
When is the Stawell Gift 2025? The Stawell Gift event is being held over Easter from Saturday, April 19 to Monday, April 21. The main events for men and women - Stawell Gift (men) and the Women's ...
Stawell Gift winner John Evans has conceded he was well aware he received a “good handicap” as the system hits the spotlight following the famous race’s biggest weekend in years. The Easter Monday ...
Gout Gout was one of the favourites to win the 2025 Stawell Gift in Australia, but was eliminated in his semi-final race after a huge handicap proved too much to overcome ...
The Stawell Gift has been run every Easter weekend since 1878 except for four years during World War Two and in 2020, when the COVID pandemic forced its cancellation. ($1 = 1.5584 Australian ...
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 ...
New Zealand sprinter Joshua Lotsu has become the hard-luck story of the Stawell Gift men’s final, going down with what looked ...
Gout Gout shockingly failed to make the 120m men's final at the Stawell Gift where a £20,000 prize was on offer, with organisers red-faced after their blunder ...