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Vicbred Stars Put Eureka Claims on the Line

THE importance of tomorrow night's Vicbred 4YO pacing finals goes way beyond the hefty prize money for many of the key runners. The two $100,000 features at Melton shape as key “feeder” races for world’s richest pacing race, the $1.5 million TAB Eureka at Menangle on November 21.

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The Screaming Jets to Rock The TAB Eureka

The Screaming Jets to Rock The TAB Eureka.

Australian rock icons The Screaming Jets will headline The TAB Eureka at Club Menangle on Saturday 21 November, performing a special After The Last concert

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The Last Trip Chasing a TAB Eureka Dream.

IT was two years ago when Ben Said drove The Last Trip in trackwork for the first time and fell in love with him.

Now he’s the managing owner of the buzz four-year-old pacer and dreaming of winning the world’s pacing race, the $1.5 million TAB Eureka at Menangle on November 21.

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Loucasso's brilliant return prompts a change of plans

THE Victoria Derby has emerged as the next major target for Australia’s most exciting young pacer Loucasso.

The boom three-year-old returned from nine months out to post his eighth win from just 10 starts with a dazzling display at Menangle last night.

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The TAB Eureka favourite returns to racing

The TAB Eureka favourite Loucasso makes his long awaited racetrack return at Menangle on Saturday night.

New trainer-driver Seaton Grima said the boom three year old was “as good as I can have” ahead of his first start since winning the Group 2 Breeders Crown 2YO final last December when trained by Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin.

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Stanley sets sights on TAB Eureka

Stanley sets his sights on TAB Eureka

MENANGLE trainer Mick Stanley thinks he has at least three genuine contenders for the world’s richest pacing race, the $1.5 million TAB Eureka at Menangle on November 21.

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Beach’s special Beautide win

Family is the essence of harness racing and that was beautifully evident with Okanui Beach’s emotion-charged win in a stellar $100,000 LAFM Beautide at Launceston on Saturday night.

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TAB doubles down on The Eureka

Harness Racing Australia is delighted to announce that TAB will continue as the Naming Rights Partner of The TAB Eureka for a further two years, reaffirming its commitment to one of Australia's premier racing events.

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The final five

The first five have been locked in, and joining them as slot holders for the next two years are: Go Racing, Levarg Racing Group, The Don, Rampant Standardbreds and Harnesslink.

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The first 5. Slot holders Announcement

FIVE new slot holders have joined the world’s richest pacing race, the $1.5 million TAB Eureka.

They join five foundation slot holders, who have signed on for another two years for the 2300m feature ro be run at Club Menangle in a new November 21 timeslot.

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Pitt in awe of Loucasso

Fresh off a dominant Breeders Crown win, boom juvenile Loucasso is being set to chase history in next year’s TAB Eureka, aiming to become the first three-year-old to win the race. Driver Mark Pitt has labelled him the best juvenile he’s driven, saying the Sweet Lou colt still has improvement to come as the Eureka shapes as his main target.

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Licastro savours Hugo's rise to stardom

Owner Tony Licastro says the TAB Eureka was the springboard that turned Don Hugo into one of Australia’s most exciting stars. Fifteen months on, he’s added an Inter Dominion, Miracle Mile and Blacks A Fake to his record and shows no signs of slowing down.

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Loucasso Launches TAB Eureka Hunt

Loucasso launches.
The superstar juvenile kicks off a long-range TAB Eureka campaign at Melton on Friday night, and excitement is sky-high. With five wins from seven starts and blistering trial form, he’s ready to launch toward a massive season.

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TAB Eureka smashes crowd and turnover records

A RECORD crowd and significant wagering growth has underlined the vital importance of the TAB Eureka in Australian harness racing.

Last Saturday night’s third running of the world’s richest race saw the largest Menangle crowd since the official opening of the new home of Sydney harness racing in 2008.

While final wagering figures are still being collated, the early results show an increase of almost 15 per cent YoY per race across the eight-race card, compared to nine races held last year.

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"Anyone Can Be Part of the Eureka, Proof from the Bush"

"Anyone Can Be Part of the Eureka, Proof from the Bush"

RAY Sellwood scoffs at the suggestion the TAB Eureka is a race for the big wigs.

It’s easy to take a quick glance at the results and assume that when you see the dominance of champions Emma Stewart, Clayton Tonkin and Luke McCarthy across the first three years of the world’s richest harness race.

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Eureka winner headed for “famous” clash?

YOUNG star Bay Of Biscay may have booked himself a ticket to take on Australasia’s champion pacer Leap To Fame after an historic win in the world’s richest race, the TAB Eureka, at Menangle last night (Saturday).

Talks between trainers Emma Stewart, Clayton Tonkin and the owners in coming days will decide if the pair will clash for the first time in the $250,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton on October 18.

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TAB Eureka 2025 Winner

CHAMPION trainer Emma Stewart declared Bay Of Biscay’s historic TAB Eureka win as the greatest moment of her stellar career. “I didn’t think we could top that, but this has,” she said. “This horse has been so special to Clayton and I from the first day he walked into the stable ... Clayton called him the ‘Golden Child’.

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