Hondo Grattan

Hondo Grattan was a pacer from Bathurst, New South Wales known as the "Bathurst Bulldog". Hondo Grattan was a winner at a time of top competition, including Pure Steel and Paleface Adios. He won the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship in both 1973 and 1974, becoming the first horse to successfully defend an Inter Dominion title. Throughout his career he was trained by AD (Tony) Turnbull at The Lagoon, Bathurst, NSW who part-owned him with farmers ... more
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