Just Believe On The Verge Of History

Just Believe. Photo by Stuart McCormick.

SUPERSTAR Just Believe is poised to create Australian trotting history at Melton on Saturday night.

Trainer Jess Tubbs’ late change of heart to run the eight-year-old in the $50,000 Group 2 Dullard Cup will likely see him smash through $1 million in career earnings.

Victory would make Just Believe the first Australian-bred trotter to earn over $1 million.

The gelding sits on $983,173 with 24 wins and 20 placings from his 66 starts.

First prize in the Dullard Cup of $28,500 would take Just Believe to $1,011,673.

Just Believe would move into 10th place on the all-time Australasian list for trotting earners, but the other nine are all New Zealand-bred.

Leading the way is the mighty Lyell Creek with $2,256,724.

Just Believe has the chance to rocket up the list of earners with the $300,000 Great Southern Star on Saturday week.

The way the eight-year-old is racing, it will be a shock if he doesn’t get to second on the all-time list, which is currently held by I Can Doosit at $1,377,319.