‘Got it wrong’: Stawell Gift’s Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy blunder laid bare

Gout Gout misses out on £20K in sprinting drama as rules set for review after major upset - The Mirror

Gout Gout was one of the favourites to win the 2025 Stawell Gift in Australia, but was eliminated in his semi-final race after a huge handicap proved too much to overcome

Gout Gout response to missing out on £20K as rules set to be reviewed

Gout Gout shockingly failed to make the 120m men's final at the Stawell Gift where a £20,000 prize was on offer, with organisers red-faced after their blunder

‘Got it wrong’: Stawell Gift’s Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy blunder laid bare

Stawell Gift organisers have been hammered for a handicap blunder that robbed fans of the showdown they came to see.

Stawell Gift organisers may review handicaps after Gout, Kennedy miss out

Victorian athletics officials say they may have to review the benchmark time used for handicapping the Stawell Gift and other races, after the failure of Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout to reach the final.

How did the Stawell Gift waste what should have been its greatest ever race?

That the two quickest men in Stawell on Monday could not even get to the final would suggest the handicappers had a howler.

Gout Gout suffers shock elimination as rain drama strikes Stawell Gift

The 17-year-old and top rival Lachie Kennedy have been bitten by the cut-throat format at the famous race.