Nicknamed The Grey Bullet, and known as The People's Champion[6] he was the youngest ever Australasian bred pacer to reach $1 million when he broke through the barrier in winning the Vicbred Super Series for three-year-old colts and geldings.
Driven in his first start at Harold Park Racetrack by Gavin Fitzpatrick, Lombo Pocket Watch was sent out at long odds of $27.80 on local totes in the NSW Sapling Stakes.
For his first start for Fitzpatrick Lombo Pocket Watch headed for the Linden Huntly Memorial, a series for two-year-old colts and geldings at Bulli, in New South Wales.
For the first time in his career he completed a series clean sweep in winning a heat on the Monday, followed by a victory in the Group Two event worth $50,000 on the Saturday night.
With Fitzpatrick back in the sulky, Lombo Pocket Watch won a $20,000 heat of the Australian Pacing Gold Series for two-year-old colts and geldings at Harold Park.
Lombo Pocket Watch collected the $150,000 winners cheque in a mile rate of 1.56.9, beating Twelve Paces by a half head.
After an easy heat win at Harold Park over Lively Exit, Lombo Pocket Watch headed to the semi-finals at Ballarat in country Victoria.
His next assignment was the Group 2 Victorian Sires Classic in which he held off a fast finishing Lively Exit to extend is unbeaten streak to 19 wins in a row.
Facing stronger opposition, including Lively Exit, Pocket Watch produced another dominant performance to win with a final quarter of 27.5 seconds.
Pocket Watch then contested the three-year-old colts and geldings category of the Vicbred Super Series for horses bred in Victoria.
In the Australasian Breeders Crown series for three-year-old colts and geldings Pocket Watch won his heat at Harold Park and the semi-final, at Ballarat Victoria.
On 19 August, Pocket Watch again clashed with Changeover in the much anticipated final, but finished fourth, after being unable to recover from a poor barrier draw.
The following week Pocket Watch backed up in the McInerney Ford Classic, a lead up to the Golden Nugget, worth $100,000 and carrying Group One status for the first time.
[21] After his emphatic victory in the Golden Nugget Mick Lombardo announced his premier stallion would be set for the cup, ending any doubt.
Fitzpatrick was unable to obtain a clear run at a crucial stage as he was trapped on the inside by Garry Hall Junior's drive Franco Amon.
Pocket Watch started his campaign with an easy win in a heat of the Vicbred Super Series at Ballarat but was defeated by Melpark Major.
In the final Pocket Watch was beaten in a photo finish by New Zealand import Ebony Gem, officially the margin was 0.5 m, in a mile rate of 1:57.4 for the 2,160 m race.
[29] Lombo Pocket Watch returned to the track with three wins during June, followed by a second in the 4 & 5 Year-Old Championship at Albion Park in Brisbane.
Lombo Pocket Watch stood the 2008-2009 breeding season at owner Mick Lombardo's Concorde Park,[30] Congupna, near Shepparton in Victoria.