Burnie Gift

The Burnie Gift is a professional footrace held in Burnie, Tasmania during an annual sports carnival, held on a grass track at West Park Oval on New Year's Eve.

The Burnie Gift is a sprint event conducted over the traditional 'Gift' distance of 120 metres.

Handicaps are assigned by a panel based on an assessment of each athlete’s track performances.

First run in 1885, it was initially held as the Sheffield Handicap and was renamed to Burnie Gift for the 1908 event.

[5] Dean Capobianco (1991) was the first athlete to win the race off scratch (running the full 120 metres).

E.R. Terry of Pyengana (11 yds), wins the 1925 Burnie Gift in 13 secs from A.M. Stuart (Hobart), M. Campbell (Devonport), and G.F. Triffett (Queenstown) [ 1 ]