Stawell Gift at a glance
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Friday – Calcutta
Venue: Stawell Town Hall
Doors open: 6.30pm
● Betting starts
● Hall of Fame inductee presentations
● 2015 Stawell Gift preview and elite athlete interviews
● Calcutta and Call of the Card
Saturday – Ladies Day
Venue: Central Park
Gates open: 9am
● Racing begins, including Stawell Gift heats
● Fashions on the field parade and competition
● Gift enclosure
● Children’s rides and activities
Sunday – Family Day
Venue: Central Park
Gates open: 9am
● Little Athletics clinic
● Racing continues
● Children’s rides and activities
Monday – Finals Day
Venue: Central Park
Gates open: 9am
● Racing continues
● Stawell Gift semi-finals and final
● Children’s rides and activities
Location
Central Park is located on Main Street, Stawell. Entry to the ground is available via the Stawell Athletic Club or the entry gates on Main and Victoria streets.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online via stawellgift.com or on the day.
Cost
Saturday: Adult, $25; concession, $18; child, $7; family, $60.
Sunday: Adult, $20; concession - $12, child, free.
Monday: Adult, $25, concession, $18; child, $7; family, $60.
Weekend Family Pass: $120
Weekend Adult: $70
TV Coverage
Channel 7 – from noon to 2.30pm on Monday.
Race schedule
Saturday
9.32am: Crowe Horwath Women’s 800-metre handicap, heats.
9.48am: Gift Hotel Arthur Postle Handicap, 70 metres, heats.
10.37am: Official Supporters Club Frontmarkers, 1600 metres, final.
10.48am: Gift Hotel Arthur Postle Handicap, 70 metres, heats.
11.34am: McDonalds Little Athletics Handicap, 800 metres, heats.
12.06pm: Australia Post Women’s Gift, 120 metres, heats.
12.58pm: Opening ceremony.
1.10pm: Woolworths Stawell Gift, 120 metres, heats.
2.10pm: Stawell Gift Hall of Fame Backmarkers’ Handicap, 1600 metres, final.
2.21pm: Woolworths Stawell Gift, 120 metres, heats.
3.26pm: Dulkeith Computer Solutions Hank Neil Masters’ Handicap, 100 metres, heats.
4.06pm: Crowe Horwath Women’s 800-metre handicap, final.
4.16pm: McDonalds Little Athletics Handicap, 800 metres, final.
4.26pm: Crocodile Gold Fashions on the Field.
4.40pm: Stawell Family Central Park Frontmarkers’ Handicap, 400 metres, heats.
5.00pm: ASICS Bill McManus Backmarkers’ Handicap, 400 metres, heats.
Sunday
9am: Little Athletics coaching clinic
9.30am: WH Earle Handicap, 550 metres, heats.
9.53am: Dulkeith Computer Solutions Hank Neil Veterans’ Handicap, 100 metres, semi-finals.
10.02am: McDonalds Little Athletics Boys 100 metres, heats.
10.41am: McDonalds Little Athletics Girls 100 metres, heats.
11.19am: Lorraine Donnan Women’s Handicap, 400 metres, heats.
11.45am: Under-17 Boys 100 metres, heats.
12.03pm: Workco Under-17 Girls 100 metres, heats.
12.18pm: Bill Howard Handicap, 100 metres restricted, heats.
1.07pm: Victory Restricted Handicap, 1600 metres, final.
1.19pm: Dulkeith Computer Solutions Hank Neil Masters’ Handicap, 100 metres, final.
1.29pm: Under-17 Boys 100 metres, final.
1.39pm: Workco Under-17 Girls 100 metres, final.
1.49pm: Gift Hotel Arthur Postle Handicap, 70 metres, semi-finals.
2.10pm: Masters’ Handicap, 300 metres, heats.
2.52pm: Gift Hotel Arthur Postle Handicap, 70 metres, final.
3.02pm: Bill Howard Handicap, 100 metres, restricted.
3.13pm: McDonalds Little Athletics, 400 metres, heats.
4.08pm: Past Runner’s Association Women’s and Veterans’ Handicap, 1600 metres, final.
4.18pm: WH Earle Handicap, 550 metres, final.
4.28pm: Jack Donaldson Handicap, 200 metres, heats.
Monday
10.40am: Northern Grampians Shire Council Handicap, 800 metres, heats.
11.05am: VRTA Under 20 Series, heats.
11.20am: Jack Donaldson Handicap, 200 metres, semi-finals.
11.39am: Masters’ Handicap, 30 metres, final.
11.49am: McDonalds Little Athletics Boys 100 metres, semi-finals.
11.57am: McDonalds Little Athletics Girls 100 metres, semi-finals.
12.10pm: Federation University Herb Hedemann Invitation Handicap, 1600 metres, final.
12.21pm: Australia Post Women’s Gift, 120 metres, semi-finals.
12.40pm: Woolworths Stawell Gift, 120 metres, semi-finals.
1.20pm: ASICS Bill McManus Backmarkers’ Handicap, 400 metres, final.
1.30pm: Lorraine Donnan Women’s Handicap, 400 metres, final.
1.40pm: McDonalds Little Athletics Handicap, 400 metres, final.
1.50pm: Northern Grampians Shire Council Handicap, 800 metres, final.
2pm: Jack Donaldson Handicap, 200 metres, final.
2.14pm: Australia Post Women’s Gift, 120 metres, final.
2.24pm: Crocodile Gold Chris Perry Memorial Backmarkers’ Invitation Handicap, 120 metres, final.
2.45pm: Woolworths Stawell Gift, 120 metres, final.
3.10pm: Stawell Times-News Backmarkers Handicap, 3200 metres, final.
3.25pm: McDonalds Little Athletics Handicap, 1500 metres, final.
3.35pm: Stawell Family Central Park Frontmarkers’ Handicap, 400 metres, final.
3.45pm: VRTA Under 20 Series, final.
3.55pm: Bill Howard Handicap, 100 metres, final.
4.05pm: McDonalds Little Athletics Boys 100 metres, final.
4.10pm: McDonald Little Athletics Girls 100 metres, final.
4.20pm: Intersport SportzBiz Restricted Series, 400 metres.