Hawkes' high harness hopes

04 September 2025 | Adam Hamilton
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Seathestars - Photo courtesy - Club Menangle/Racepix

Seathestars - Photo courtesy - Club Menangle/Racepix

A FRIENDSHIP built on the Aussie Rules footy fields of Adelaide 50 years ago can deliver an unlikely win in the world’s richest harness race.

Hall Of Fame thoroughbred trainer John Hawkes and multiple premiership-winning harness trainer Geoff Webster first locked horns on the footy fields around Glenelg in the heyday of racing in Adelaide.

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