There will be no one barracking harder for the slot runners of Team Zav in The TAB Eureka at Menangle on Saturday night than the Geelong Harness Racing Club community.

Danny and Jo Zavitsanos have pledged to give the club a share of their winnings from the $2.1m feature.

When Peter Lewis walks into Menangle for The TAB Eureka on Saturday night it will be a special moment in his harness racing life.

He likens the experience of having four-year-old mare Major Delight the $2.1m slot race to one of the all-time great movies.

In another exciting first, two of the TAB Eureka’s most innovative slot holders are joining forces in the world’s richest harness race.

In a surprising move just days after announcing Major Delight as their TAB Eureka slot runner, Danny and Jo Zavitsanos revealed they had entered into a joint venture across two slots in the $2.1mil race with Aaron Bain Racing & Summit Bloodstock.

There is an old adage in the racing of horses that a good colt will always beat a good filly.

Two years ago the Australian 2yo Colt/Gelding of the Year title was taken out by Never Ending which went through the season undefeated in six starts which earned his connections $274,485.

As multiple Group 1-winner Mach Dan nears the $1million mark in prizemoney, owner Danny Zavitsanos would love nothing more than for the pacer to achieve the feat on TAB Eureka night at Menangle.

“I still can’t really believe that they want to put me on.”

This was an early response from young New South Wales driver Ashleigh Delosa after first being engaged to to take the reins on outstanding mare Major Delight by trainer Emma Stewart.

New in 2024! Harness the thrill of the World’s Richest Harness Race, Saturday 7 September, for the second running of the TAB Eureka with Victoria’s slot holders, TEAM ZAV!

STAR mare Major Delight will get the chance to try and match what her former stablemate Encipher did last year and win the world's richest harness racing.

The Emma Stewart-trained Major Delight, which boasts 21 wins from just 26 starts, became the second confirmed mare in this year's $2.1 million TAB Eureka when high-profile owners Danny and Jo Zavitsanos selected her with their "Team Zav" slot.

TEAM Zav brought the rich spoils of the APG Gold Bullion Finals back to Victoria when War Dan Buddy narrowly won the $400,000 Colts & Geldings Final at Menangle on Saturday night.

Owner Hass Taiba couldn’t be happier with barrier one for his superstar Captain Ravishing and has no doubts about him leading Saturday night’s Group 1 Chariots of Fire at Menangle.

AUSTRALIA’S most exciting pacer Captain Ravishing has been snapped-up for a slot in the world’s richest harness race, the $2.1mil TAB Eureka.

Danny Zavitsanos with Mark Pitt after Mach Dan’s magnificent run in the AG Hunter Cup 2023.