KEVIN SEERS

Kevin won five times at Stawell as well as coming second four times and third once. He then served for a number of years as Chief Steward.

His first victory was in 1964 when he won the Stawell Handicap over 880 yards.

In 1965 he took out the distance double; in 1966 he won the Herb Hedemann Backmarkers Invitation and in 1978 he was successful in the Commonwealth Bank Middlemarkers 3200m Handicap. Amongst his second placings were two successive Herb Hedemann finishes.

In 1998 his son Dale won the Stawell Gift.