diff --git a/distribution/changelog.txt b/distribution/changelog.txt
index f663cfd12c..169adc51b5 100644
--- a/distribution/changelog.txt
+++ b/distribution/changelog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Fix: [#13257] Rides that are exactly the minimum objective length are not counted.
 - Fix: [#13334] Uninitialised variables in CustomTabDesc.
 - Fix: [#13342] Rename tabChange to onTabChange in WindowDesc interface.
+- Fix: [#13427] Newly created Go-Karts show "Race won by <blank>".
 - Fix: [#13454] Plug-ins do not load on Windows if the user directory contains non-ASCII characters.
 - Improved: [#12917] Changed peep movement so that they stay more spread out over the full width of single tile paths.
 - Removed: [#13423] Built-in explode guests cheat (replaced by plug-in).
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
index ec2d47183e..4b90b6ed49 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,9 @@ void Ride::FormatStatusTo(Formatter& ft) const
     {
         ft.Add<rct_string_id>(STR_TEST_RUN);
     }
-    else if (mode == RideMode::Race && !(lifecycle_flags & RIDE_LIFECYCLE_PASS_STATION_NO_STOPPING))
+    else if (
+        mode == RideMode::Race && !(lifecycle_flags & RIDE_LIFECYCLE_PASS_STATION_NO_STOPPING)
+        && race_winner != SPRITE_INDEX_NULL)
     {
         auto peep = GetEntity<Peep>(race_winner);
         if (peep != nullptr)