| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1873 |
A
bookmaker J B Wallis was banned "forever" by the Adelaide
Turf Club. |
1903 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by H. Dew of Adelaide, South Australia,
in 12 1/5 seconds. |
1909 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by H. Rigby of Tasmania, in 11 4/5 seconds. |
1939 |
John
Raper was born - rugby league legend, Australian captain, one
of the four original "immortals'' in 1981. |
1958 |
Champion
horse Tulloch won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick making
it 21 wins from 29 starts. |
1971 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Trevor McGregor of Templestowe, Victoria,
in 11.7 seconds. |
1982 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Chris Perry of Malvern, Victoria, in
12.19 seconds. |
1993 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Jason Richardson of Caulfield South,
Victoria, in 11.94 seconds. |
| 1997 |
Jockey Shane Dye rode
5 winners on the card at the Randwick
racecourse |
1998 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Dale Seers of Edithvale, Victoria, in
12.04 seconds. |
2004 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Jason Hunte from Barbados, in 12.07
seconds. |
