Western Sydney will have its own version of The Everest from 2023, with Harness Racing Australia to announce on Wednesday the creation of the Eureka, a $2.13 million slots race to be based at Menangle.
There will be 10 slots offered in the race, with slot-holders asked to make a three-year commitment of $100,000 a year - the same model employed by The Everest in its first three years.
“We can’t wait to release all the details,” HRA chairman Graeme Campbell said on Tuesday. “There is a real sense of optimism around Australian harness racing now and what better way to give that further momentum than by launching the richest race in the world.”
The Eureka, to be run over 2300m on September 2, 2023, will be funded by $1m from the sale of slots, which are expected to be over-subscribed, and matched dollar-for-dollar by HRA.
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