| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1945 |
Australian champion boxer Johnny
Famechon born in France. Migrated to Australia at age 5 |
1948 |
93500 attended the Doncaster Handicap
meeting at Randwick race course in Sydney |
1967 |
Bill
Howard won the Stawell Gift - the first to win it twice off
a handicap of 5¾ yards in 11.6 secs. |
1978 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Steve Proudlock of Gunnedah, New South
Wales, in 11.9 seconds. |
1989 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Simon McIntyre of Wagga Wagga, New
South Wales, in 12.14 seconds. |
