Great Dordon Caves
"Podracers from all over the galaxy have been spotted arriving on Euceron. We have heard that they are gathering on the city's northern border in the Great Dordon Caves, whose extensive tunnels are, unfortunately, ideally suited for this suicidal sport."
―Liviani Sarno, leader of the Galactic Games CouncilThe Great Dordon Caves were on the planet Euceron. They stood on the northern outskirts of its capital city, Eusebus.
The Galactic Games of 26 BBY
The event and the activities at the Caves were also popular attractions during the Galactic Games of 26 BBY. The illegal podrace held there on that occasion became thrice illegal when it was discovered that Games Council members, who had "fixed" fixed key events in the official games, were also complicit in its rigging. They were able to fix the race using a new innovation: each podracer's nav computer received information about the upcoming track areas every three minutes. At first, the Jedi, who had been sent to maintain order and peace at the Games, suspected that the Dug Sebulba's podracer-son Hekula would be illegally given the information early—courtesy of famed local athlete and corrupt Games Council member Maxo Vista—giving Hekula a slight edge in the race. In fact, however, the advanced information was sent to a different pod—that of Deland Tyerell, who, along with his younger brother-mechanic Doby Tyerell, was later found to have cheated by arrangement with Vista in a desperate attempt to free their sister-slave, Djulla. Unknown to the brothers, Vista nevertheless intended to sabotage their pod maliciously.
Anakin Skywalker—who had not officially raced since he was nine, five and a half years earlier—went to the Caves to help Deland and his brother free their sister by entering the race in Deland's place (because Sebulba had broken Deland's arm before the race began). Anakin not only overcame Vista's sabotage of Deland's pod but also outwitted the favored Hekula, the son of Sebulba, his old Tatooine nemesis and Djulla's owner: Anakin won the race, and Djulla went free.
Other Great Gordon Caves Podrace participants included former Boonta Eve Classic contestants Aldar Beedo, Elan Mak (alias of Kam Nale), Ody Mandrell, and Gasgano (Boonta of 32 BBY runner-up), as well as the Daimlo favorite of the Gamorreans who spoke Huttese—"Scorch" Zanales, and finally, Will Neluenf—heir to the first great Tatooine podracer, Ben Neluenf. Since Ratts Tyerell had perished in his collision during the Boonta 32 race, he was, of course, not present, but his spirit was represented by his three Aleena children and his Titan 2150 Podracer, ready for the race in Aldar Beedo's pit.
Beedo had been present before the race began, when a scuffle broke out between Sebulba and the Tyerell children, with Boonta 32 victor Skywalker caught in the middle. Annoyed and distracted, Beedo intervened and threatened everyone with a blaster, helping to break up the altercation.
But during that pre-race scuffle between the Tyerell brothers and Sebulba and his son, the fight escalated when Djulla Tyerell tried to intervene: Sebulba broke Deland's arm. The Dug was partially bested by Skywalker because of the Jedi's abilities, and Doby Tyerell warned that Beedo might suffer the same defeat. The Glymphid, however, was completely unfazed by the threat. Decidedly no longer concerned by this "family matter," Beedo left the group alone to prepare for the race.
The Dordon Caves race of 26 BBY
The race began with Skywalker and Hekula quickly making their bids for first place. Beedo followed closely behind Mandrell, with Mak close behind, but Mandrell failed to negotiate the next turn and crashed. Mak surged ahead, narrowly avoiding the Er'Kit's wreckage, and saw an opportunity to kill Beedo, the murderer of his father, crime lord Borzu Nale. Mak swung out and moved in front of Beedo in an effort to cut off the Glymphid, successfully smashing Beedo into the ground but forcing the other contestants to scramble to avoid hitting them; the Fluggrian's success was limited as well, since his pod was caught in the collision. Both racers crawled from the wreckage and hurried to the track's sidelines to escape the danger, then began accusing each other of causing the crash. The Xexto Gasgano also unfortunately became tangled with Zanales, who had been closely following Skywalker, and the two racers crashed their pods. Will Neluenf's pod trailed closely behind Hekula's, but he could not pass either Hekula or Skywalker when the Jedi's pod began spinning wildly out of control just before crossing the finish line. Although Neluenf failed to overtake either contestant, he still finished third.
In the end, of course, Skywalker used the Force to-regain control of his sabotaged pod and won the race for the Tyerell children, while Sebulba's son, Hekula, finished second.