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John Salvado

Lacey and Mannix-Power win rain-delayed Stawell Gifts

Chloe Mannix-Power and Jack Lacey celebrate their victories at a memorable Stawell Gift. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Jack Lacey and Chloe Mannix-Power have put their Australian Rules football and surf lifesaving backgrounds to good effect, defying extreme weather conditions, a sodden track and a two-hour delay to win the Stawell Gift.

Only World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have ever prevented the storied handicap race - which dates way back to 1878 - from taking place.

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