 Pre-race favourite Sam Jamieson is $40,000 richer after winning the 127th edition of Australia's richest footrace, the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
Jamieson, running off a mark of 6 metres and paying $1.30 with the bookmarkers, scored a convincing two metre victory over the 120m race. The 21-year-old first year exercise science student stopped the clock at 12.09 seconds in a memorable victory.
"I'm over the moon at the moment, it's all so surreal," Jamieson said immediately after his win.
"It's probably going to take a while to set in."
To “Experience the Gift” is a must for any sports fan, and those who attended the 2008 Australia Post Stawell Gift were not disappointed with the three day carnival producing some terrific entertainment.
The history and romance of the Australia Post Stawell Gift is entrenched in Australian folklore, ensuring its status as an icon of Australian sport.
The Australia Post Stawell Gift has been held in all but four years since 1878, and has developed into Australia’s, and notably one of the world’s, most famous and prestigious foot races.
The Australia Post Stawell Gift is a professional athletics meeting with sixty-six events over three days, with athletes running off handicaps. It is a true carnival atmosphere with plenty of action off the track for all the family, including a betting ring, fashion parade, live music and children’s entertainment.
 The weekend culminates on Easter Monday afternoon, with the running of the Australia Post Stawell Gift final over 120m, typically in front of 15,000 spectators.
History and tradition – the Gift has it all and another chapter was written this Easter weekend in the 127th running of the Australia Post Stawell Gift with Sam Jamieson stamping himself into the history books.
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Photos courtesy of Shane Goss - The Licorice Gallery.
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