Great Dordon Caves The Great Dordon Caves were located on the planet Euceron . They were located at the northern outskirts of its capital city of Eusebus . History . Many people went to the Dordon Caves to watch illegal podraces held in the caves ' tunnels . Uso Yso ran illegal betting in the races there . The Galactic Games of 26 BBY . The event and activities at the Caves were also a popular attraction during the Galactic Games of 26 BBY . The illegal podrace there on that occasion was made thrice illegal when it was discovered that Games Council members , who had " fixed " key events in the " official " games , were complicit in " its " rigging as well . They were able to fix the race through a new innovation wherein each podracer ' s nav computer was sent the track information for the upcoming track areas every three minutes : initially , the Jedi , who had been sent to maintain order and peace at the Games , suspected that the Dug Sebulba ' s podracer - son Hekula was to be illegally fed the information early — compliments of famed local athlete and corrupt Games Council member Maxo Vista , giving Hekula a slight edge in the race . But , in fact , the advanced information would be sent to a different pod — that of Deland Tyerell , who along with his younger brother - mechanic Doby Tyerell , it was later discovered , cheated by arrangement with Vista in a desperate bid to free their sister - slave , Djulla . What the brothers did not know is that Vista , despite their arrangement , planned to maliciously " sabotage " their pod . 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 to free their sister by entering the race in Deland ' s stead ( due to Sebulba ' s breaking of Deland ' s arm before the race began ) . Anakin not only succeeded against 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 ) , but also the Daimlo favorite of the Gamorreans who spoke Huttese — " Scorch " Zanales , and finally , Will Neluenf — heir to the first great Tatooine podracer , Ben Neluenf . Having perished in his collision during the Boonta 32 race , Ratts Tyerell , of course , was not to be seen , but he was represented in spirit by his three Aleena children and also by his " Titan " 2150 Podracer , poised 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 with his concentration lost , Beedo intervened and threatened all of them with a blaster , which contributed to the break - up of the altercation . But in that pre - race scuffle of the Tyerell brothers with Sebulba and his son , when Djulla Tyerell attempted to intervene , the fight worsened : Deland ' s arm was broken by Sebulba . The Dug was partially bested by Skywalker due to the Jedi ' s abilities , and Doby Tyerell warned that Beedo could face the same defeat . The Glymphid was completely unfazed by the threat , however . 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 started off with Skywalker and Hekula quickly starting their bid for first . Beedo followed close behind Mandrell , with Mak in tow , but Mandrell failed to make the next turn and crashed . Mak surged forward , barely missing the Er ' Kit ' s wreckage , when he saw the chance to kill Beedo , the murderer of his father , crime lord Borzu Nale . Mak swung out and in front of Beedo in an attempt to cut the Glymphid off , successfully smashing Beedo into the ground , but forcing the other contestants to scramble to avoid hitting them ; the Fluggrian ' s success was also limited , however , as his pod was caught in the collision as well . Both racers , crawling from the wreckage and rushing to the sidelines to escape the danger of the track , commenced to accuse and blame each another for the crash . The Xexto Gasgano , too , unfortunately got tangled up with Zanales , who had been closely tailing Skywalker , and the two racers crashed their pods . Will Neluenf ' s pod trailed closely behind Hekula ' s , but he was unable to pass either him or Skywalker when the Jedi ' s pod began spinning wildly out of control just before crossing the finish line . While Neluenf failed to overtake either contestant , he still managed to finish third . In the end , of course , Skywalker , using the Force to - regain control of his sabotaged pod , won the race on behalf of the Tyerell children , and Sebulba ' s son , Hekula , took second place .