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The Powercor Stawell Gift is one of the world’s most prestigious and iconic foot races and has been held in the Victorian town of Stawell for all but five years since 1878. Run on grass, the athletes are handicapped according to their forms, making for exciting and competitive racing.<\/p>\n

Runners race for glory and prize money with many more dollars working their way through the bookies ring. The main races are the 120m Powercor Women’s Gift and the 120m Powercor Stawell Gift with the finals traditionally held on Easter Monday. With a prize pool of $60,000, the Powercor Women’s Gift and the Powercor Stawell Gift are the nation’s highest prize money events for short distance races and attracts first class Australian and International athletes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Powercor Stawell Gift is one of the world’s most prestigious and iconic foot races and has been held in the Victorian town of Stawell for all but five years since 1878. Run on grass, the athletes are handicapped according to their forms, making for exciting and competitive racing. Runners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2852","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEvent Guide - Powercor Stawell Gift<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Australia\u2019s richest footrace, the Stawell Gift, returns to Central Park on Saturday 31 March to Monday 2 April 2018 over the Easter long weekend with three action-packed days of elite athletic racing, activities and family entertainment. 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