| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1906 |
The Stawell
Gift was won by E.W. Thompson of Abbotsford, Victoria, in 12 1/5
seconds. |
1938 |
L'Aiglon
won the Sydney Cup ridden by A. Harvey before a crowd of 67,000
and Randwick Racecourse. |
1940 |
Geoff Prouse,
jockey, rode "the card" in Hobart in 1972, was born
Waratah, Tasmania |
1954 |
John Bowe,
Australian racing driver, was born. |
1979 |
The Stawell
Gift was won by Noel McMahon of Ivanhoe, Victoria, in 12.0 seconds. |
1990 |
The Stawell
Gift was won by Dean Capobianco of Calamunda, Western Australia,
in 12.29 seconds. Dean went on to compete in the 1992 and 1996
Olympic Games. |
1998 |
Tasmanian
wood chopping legend David Foster won his 1000th title at the
Sydney Easter Show. |
2001 |
The Stawell
Gift was won by Andrew Pym of South Riverview, New South Wales,
in 11.97 seconds. |
2001 |
Jockey Melissa Seagren "rode
the card" when she rode all 6 winners at a meeting in Einasleigh,
Queensland. All 6 were trained by Brian Condon. |
2011 |
2013 Melbourne
Cup winner Fiorente
had his first race start when he ran 5th of 14 in a Maiden Handicap
at Newbury in the UK. |
