Hawkes hoping for The Everest-Eureka slot race double

22 July 2025 | Adam Hamilton
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HALL of Fame trainer John Hawkes hopes to have runners in the biggest slot races of both Australia’s equine codes.

His exciting sprinter Briasa is already locked in for the $20mil TAB Everest on October 18 through the slot held by Max Whitby, Steve McCann, Colin Madden and Neil Werrett.

Now Hawkes and his harness trainer, Geoff Webster, are hunting for a slot in the world’s richest harness race, the $2.1mil TAB Eureka, with emerging three-year-old Seathestars at Menangle on September 6.

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