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For 147 years, the Stawell Gift has been one of Victoria’s great sporting traditions, a race defined by history, pride and a regional town at Easter. But it has never been exclusively Victorian. Interstate athletes have always travelled to Central Park and won. International winners, too, are part of the race’s folklore,

Stawell, VIC, April 6, 2026:  International sprint sensation Sha’Carri Richardson proved unbeatable today to become only the third woman in history to win the Powercor Womens Gift off scratch. She also recorded the fastest time in the history of the Womens Gift since the race changed to 120m in 2006.

The hotly contested 70m finals were completed today, while the semi final draws for the 2026 Powercor Stawell Gift and the Powercor Women’s Gift were officially announced in advance of a highly anticipated Easter Monday. Tara Beasley claimed the Change Our Game Women’s Handicap 70m and Leroy Dempsey was victorious

Powercor Liney Invitational Handicap Final Monday April 6, 2026 9.30am   Name Silks Location Handicap 1 Eddie Tassell RED Ballarat 0m 2 Sam Janetzki WHITE Horsham 8m 3 Matt Bilton BLUE Maryborough 12m 4 Jasper Gunn YELLOW Horsham 12m 5 Ben Lakin GREEN Horsham 16m 6 Billy Carberry PINK Horsham

The opening day of the 2026 Powercor Stawell Gift has delivered an exciting start to Australia’s most iconic professional footrace, with US sprint sensations Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman, both running off scratch and both winning their heats to make it through to the semi-finals on Easter Monday and attempt