Stawell Gift 2025 results: John Evans, Bree Rizzo star while Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy miss out

Mark Molyneux

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Stawell Gift 2025 results: John Evans, Bree Rizzo star while Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy miss out image

Eyes were fixed on the Victorian town of Stawell over the Easter weekend for sports fans with the annual Stawell Gift taking place. 

Held across three days, the nation's fastest athletes will converge on the regional town, each vying for a payday in the country's richest race. 

The Sporting News provides the schedule and results for the 2025 edition of the Stawell Gift. 

MORE: Details, how to watch and the prize money for Australia's richest race

Who won the 2025 Women's Gift?

Bree Rizzo won one of the all-time great Women's Gifts off scratch in a time of 13.521

No-one under four metres has ever previously won the race.

Chiara Santiglia finished in second, with Jemma Santiglia third.

Rizzo walks away with $40,000 in prize money.

Who won the 2025 Stawell Gift?

John Evans could not be caught all weekend and now he's $40,000 richer in a dominant performance to become the 2025 Stawell Gift winner.

Jasper Thomas finished second with Mitchell O'Neill in third.

The Handicap results are updated live, below.

Stawell Gift 2025 results: Finals

Paster Runners and Trainers Association Masters Handicap – 1600m

  1. Mark Boxer
  2. Brett Rollinson
  3. Neil Brennan

Stawell Gift Hall of Fame Backmarkers Handicap – 1600m

  1. Benjamin Hayes
  2. Alex Jones
  3. Hamish Baylis

Northern Grampians Shire Council Women’s 800m Handicap – 800m

  1. Declyn Tanner
  2. Sophie Stokes
  3. Lucy Polkinghorne

Hipworth Athletic Club Under 18 Handicap – 100m

  1. William Hayes
  2. Matilda Fraser
  3. Robbie Petrie

Powercor Little Athletics Victoria Handicap – 800m

  1. Oliver Irwin
  2. Jasmine Marshall
  3. Brodie Welsh

Victory Restricted Handicap – 1600m

  1. Tyler Hughes
  2. Tyson Barton
  3. Rob Petrie

Change Our Game Women’s Handicap – 70m

  1. Caitlyn Nicholson
  2. Charlotte Nielsen
  3. Ebony Newton

VAL Under 14 Series Final Handicap -100m

  1. Perry Watson
  2. Finn Irwin
  3. Macey Hansen

Arthur Postle Handicap – 70m

  1. Ivor Metcalf
  2. Jared Glover
  3. Leonard King

Stawell Times News Under 18 Boys Handicap – 100m

  1. Harry Scurrah
  2. Alfie Oglethorpe
  3. Sloan Mulholland

Skillinvest Under 18 Girls Handicap – 100m

  1. Emily Fiedler
  2. Jazmyn Cartledge
  3. Erin Limpens

Official Supporters Club Frontmarkers Handicap – 1600m

  1. Olivia Attard
  2. Stefan Catalano
  3. Charlie Sutherland

Herb Hedemman Invitation Handicap – 1600m

  1. Hamish Donohue
  2. Will Lovett
  3. Hamish Baylis

WH Earle Handicap – 550m

  1. Michael Chimenton
  2. David Haigh
  3. Alex Jones

Deakin University Under 18 Series – 400m

  1. Zane Eddleston
  2. Jack Kinnersly
  3. Sam Blennerhassett

Powercor Little Athletics Victoria Handicap – 400m

  1. Ashlee Winder
  2. Charlotte Norman
  3. Nate Pokorzynski

Dulkeith Technologies Hank Neil Masters’ Handicap – 100m

  1. Jonathon Rogers
  2. Ross Langbein
  3. Simon Jackson

Lorraine Donnan Women’s Handicap – 400m

  1. Sophie Stokes
  2. Charlotte McAuliffe
  3. Alesha Bennetts

Stawell Gold Mines Bill McManus Backmarkers’ Handicap – 400m

  1. Hudson Downes
  2. Ryan Atkins
  3. Brayden Attwood

Powercor Women’s Gift- 120m

  1. Bree Rizzo
  2. Chiara Santiglia
  3. Jemma Stapleton

Chris Perry Memorial Backmarkers Invitation Handicap- 120m

  1. Ryan Tarrant
  2. Chloe Mannix-power
  3. Jack Hale

Powercor Stawell Gift – 120m

  1. John Evans
  2. Jasper Thomas
  3. Mitchell ONeill

When is the Stawell Gift 2025?

The Stawell Gift event is being held over Easter from Saturday, April 19 to Monday, April 21.

The main events for men and women - Stawell Gift (men) and the Women's Gift (women) - will be held on Monday.

Where is the Stawell Gift 2025?

The 143rd Stawell Gift is being held in the western Victorian town of Stawell.

Central Park Oval is the site of the event. 

Why isn't Gout Gout, Lachlan Kennedy running in the Stawell Gift?

Australian sprint sensations Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy have both bowed out of the Stawell Gift after falling short in their semi-final showings.

Gout was edged out by John Evans in semi-final 6, just moments after Kennedy’s campaign ended in semi-final 1. Kennedy clocked 12.235 seconds, but it wasn’t enough to advance, with Dash Muir securing the win and a place in the final thanks to his 12.177-second run.

MORE: How do Stawell Gift handicaps work?

Stawell Gift 2025 schedule

Saturday, April 19

TIMETYPERACE
9:30 AMHeatsNorthern Grampians Shire Council Women’s 800m Handicap – 800m
9:40 AMHeatsHipworth Athletic Club Under 18 Handicap – 800m
9:55 AMHeatsPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Handicap – 800m
10:33 AMHeatsStawell Athletic Club Womens’ Handicap – 70m
11:23 AMHeatsArthur Postle Handicap – 70m
11:54 AMFinalPaster Runners and Trainers Association Masters Handicap – 1600
12:04 PMHeatsArthur Postle Handicap – 70m
12:42 PMHeatsPowercor Women’s Gift Handicap – 120m
1:38 PMHeatsPowercor Stawell Gift Handicap – 120m
2:16 PMFinalStawell Gift Hall of Fame Backmarkers Handicap – 1600m
2:24 PMHeatsPowercor Stawell Gift Handicap – 120m
3:02 PMHeatsDulkeith Technologies Hank Neil Masters’ Handicap – 100m
3:51 PMFinalNorthern GrampIans Shire Council Women’s 800m Handicap – 800m
4:01 PMFinalHipworth Athletic Club Under 18 Handicap – 100m
4:11 PMFinalPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Handicap – 800m
4:26 PMHeatsStawell Family Central Park Frontmarkers’ Handicap – 400m
4:47 PMHeatsStawell Gold Mines Bill McManus Backmarkers’ Handicap – 400m

Sunday, April 20

TIMETYPERACE
9:25 AMHeatsPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Boys’ Handicap – 100m
10:01 AMHeatsPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Girls’ Handicap – 100m
10:38 AMSemiChange Our Game Womens’ Handicap – 70m
10:57 AMHeatsWH Earle Handicap – 550m
11:19 AMHeatsLorraine Donnan Women’s Handicap – 400m
11:48 AMHeatsStawell Times News Under 18 Boys Handicap – 100m
12:08 PMHeatsSkillinvest Under 18 Girls Handicap – 100m
12:43 PMFinalVictory Restricted Handicap – 1600m
12:52 PMFinalChange Our Game Womens’ Handicap – 70m
1:02 PMHeatsBill Howard Handicap – 100m
1:40 PMSemiStawell Times News Under 18 Boys Handicap – 100m
1:48 PMSemiSkillinvest Under 18 Girls Handicap – 100m
1:56 PMSemiArthur Postle Handicap – 70m
2:13 PMFinalVAL Under 14 Series Final Handicap -100m
2:23 PMHeatsMasters Handicap – 300m
3:07 PMFinalArthur Postle Handicap – 70m
3:17 PMFinalStawell Times News Under 18 Boys Handicap – 100m
3:20 PMFinalSkillinvest Under 18 Girls Handicap – 100m
3:28 PMSemiBill Howard Handicap – 100m
3:48 PMHeatsPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Handicap – 400m
4:28 PMFinalOfficial Supporters Club Frontmarkers Handicap – 1600m
4:38 PMFinalHerb Hedemman Invitation Handicap – 1600m
4:48 PMFinalWH Earle Handicap – 550m
4:58 PMHeatsStawell Athletic Club Jack Donaldson Handicap – 200m

Monday, April 21

9:30 AMFinalPowercor Liney Invitational Handicap – 120m
9:40 AMSemiDulkeith Technologies Hank Neil Masters Handicap – 100m
9:55 AMHeatsNorthern Grampians Shire Council Handicap – 800m
10:24 AMFinalDeakin University Under 18 Series – 400m
10:34 AMFinalPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Handicap – 400m
10:44 AMSemiStawell Athletic Club Jack Donaldson Handicap – 200m
11:03 AMSemiPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Boys Handicap 100m
11:09 AMSemiPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Girls Handicap 100m
11:20 AMFinalDulkeith Technologies Hank Neil Masters’ Handicap – 100m
11:35 AMFinalLorraine Donnan Women’s Handicap – 400m
11:45 AMFinalStawell Gold Mines Bill McManus Backmarkers’ Handicap – 400m
12:00 PMSemiPowercor Women's Gift – 120m
12:43 PMSemiPowercor Stawell Gift – 120m
1:25 PMFinalInvitational Handicap – 1000m
1:45 PMFinalPowercor Women’s Gift- 120m
2:05 PMFinalFurphy Chris Perry Memorial Backmarkers Invitation Handicap- 120m
2:20 PMFinalPowercor Stawell Gift – 120m
2:50 PMFinalJohn Toleman Grampians Handicap – 3200m
3:05 PMFinalNorthern Grampians Shire Council Handicap – 800m
3:15 PMFinalMasters’ Handicap – 300m
3:25 PMFinalStawell Athletic Club Jack Donaldson Handicap- 200m
3:35 PMFinalPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Boys’ Handicap – 100m
3:45 PMFinalPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Girls’ Handicap – 100m
3:55 PMFinalBill Howard Handicap – 100m
4:05 PMFinalStawell Family Central Park Frontmarkers’ Handicap – 400m
4:25 PMFinalSean Quilty Masters 45+ Series Final Handicap – 800m
4:35 PMFinalPowercor Little Athletics Victoria Handicap – 1600m
4:45 PMFinalMasters’ Legends Series – 300m

Mark Molyneux

Mark Molyneux is a freelance writer covering the NRL and UFC for Sporting News Australia. He has previously worked in the music industry and as a teacher around the world.