Dark Simba (AUS) Horse
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Dark Simba is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes. He is by the stallion So You Think out of the dam Salina. He has secured three career wins. On 9th Jun 2025 at Mornington, Dark Simba earned his most notable victory, taking the $60000.00 Benchmark 70 Handicap.
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Flemington • Cranbourne • Rosehill Gardens • Caulfield • Mornington • Sale • Pakenham • Sandown Lakeside • BendigoRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 17-Jan-26 1800m GOOD 3 R4 BM70 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.830, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th 1st Fiorenot ( J Childs 61 ) 2nd Ambassadorial ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Yes I Know ( J Mott 58 ) 1.40L 6th Dark Simba ( L Currie 60 ) 4.90L See full results | L Currie 60 4.90L | 6 (15) |
| Cranbourne 27-Dec-25 1500m GOOD 4 R2 BM70 $7,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.720, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.050 1st Watersports ( C Williams 54 ) 2nd Porter ( L J Bates 62 , Cd 60 ) 0.15L 3rd Dark Simba ( J Radley 60 ) 0.55L See full results | J Radley 60 0.55L | 3 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Dec-25 1500m GOOD 4 R4 3&4Y BM72 $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.730, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Mortal Halo ( R Jones 53 ) 2nd Automne Tree ( K Mcevoy 55 ) 0.53L 3rd The Mona Lisa ( A J Calder 55 ) 0.55L 6th Dark Simba ( T Clark 59 ) 2.34L See full results | T Clark 59kg 2.34L | 6 (8) |
| Caulfield 15-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R10 BM84 $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.530, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Taken ( E P Brown 58 ) 2nd Catoggio ( J L Melham 55.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Stylish ( B Allen 57.5 ) 1.06L 6th Dark Simba ( M Dee 54 ) 1.91L See full results | M Dee 54kg 1.91L | 6 (13) |
| Caulfield Heath 30-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.850 1st Dark Simba ( E Brown ) 2nd Chihuly ( B Mertens ) 1.75L 3rd Bogues ( J C Maskiell ) 4.75L | E Brown | 1 (6) |
| Flemington 17-Oct-25 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.670 1st Audio Pop Cam ( L Currie ) 2nd Pasadena ( B A Shinn ) 3rd Dark Simba ( M Dee ) | M Dee | 3 (5) |
| Flemington 10-Oct-25 800m R6 JumpOut-G4, Winning Time: 00:50.030 1st Statice ( B A Shinn ) 2nd Backmetoo ( B Rawiller ) 3rd Banxi ( D M Lane ) 4th Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse ) | D Stackhouse | 4 (5) |
| Flemington 21-Jun-25 1620m GOOD 4 R4 3YO Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.310, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st Taken ( C Williams 60 ) 2nd From A Distance ( D Bates 54 ) 0.75L 3rd Darkbonee ( H T Coffey 54 ) 1.75L 6th Dark Simba ( J Mcneil 58 ) 2.61L See full results | J Mcneil 58kg 2.61L | 6 (11) |
| Mornington 09-Jun-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R8 BM 70 Hcp $33,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.290, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480 1st Dark Simba ( E Brown 57.5 ) 2nd Peel The Stickers ( C Williams 60 ) 3.50L 3rd Varane ( W J Egan 60 ) 3.65L See full results | E Brown 57.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Sale 28-May-25 1717m GOOD 4 R8 2YO+ BM 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.310, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.690 1st Dark Simba ( J Mcneil 59 ) 2nd Dreams Come True ( B Mertens 58.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Delightful Journey ( T M Nugent 59 ) 1.65L See full results | J Mcneil 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Pakenham 08-May-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.450, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st Dark Simba ( B Shinn 59.5 ) 2nd Draw Attention ( W T Price 57.5 ) 3.75L 3rd Thinking Gold ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 3.95L See full results | B Shinn 59.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Sandown Lakeside 21-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.110, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 1st Peschiera ( J Mcneil 57.5 ) 2nd Mini Angel ( J Melham 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Street Lark ( L Meech 57 ) 1.31L 4th Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse 59 ) 2.06L See full results | D Stackhouse 59kg 2.06L | 4 (6) |
| Flemington 11-Apr-25 780m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.900 1st Oak Hill ( D M Lane ) 2nd Kazalark ( J Childs ) 3rd Backmetoo ( L Riordan ) 4th Dark Simba ( M Zahra ) | M Zahra | 4 (6) |
| Flemington 04-Apr-25 800m R12 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.000 1st Legend Of Dubai ( W J Egan ) 2nd Whiplash ( M J Dee ) 3rd En Mer ( R Mcleod ) 5th Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse ) | D Stackhouse | 5 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 18-Dec-24 1800m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $9,900 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:50.450, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Reach The Peak ( L Meech 58 ) 2nd Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Olney ( J Mott 58 ) 1.02L See full results | D Stackhouse 58kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Caulfield Heath 28-Nov-24 1500m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $9,900 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:31.480, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 1st Lygon Street Luigi ( J B Stanley 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Zourain ( Z Spain 58 ) 1.02L See full results | D Stackhouse 58kg 1.00L | 2 (11) |
| Pakenham 08-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.330, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.920 1st Short Reply ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 2nd Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse 58 ) 0.25L 3rd Track Patcher ( P M Moloney 58 ) 1.00L See full results | D Stackhouse 58kg 0.25L | 2 (11) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 29-Oct-24 1000m R1 Jump Out-S6 1st Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse ) 2nd Lord Devenish ( J C Maskiell ) 3rd Reach The Peak ( L Nolen ) | D Stackhouse | 1 (5) |
| Bendigo 06-Oct-24 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.230, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Romani Ite Domum ( H T Coffey 58 ) 2nd The Bantam ( J B Stanley 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Demiquaver ( B Allen 56 ) 4.00L 7th Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse 58 ) 6.16L See full results | D Stackhouse 58kg 6.16L | 7 (13) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 10-Sep-24 800m R10 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:47.820 1st Champagne Tonight ( L Nolen ) 2nd Dark Simba ( D Stackhouse ) 3rd These Boots ( M J Dee ) | D Stackhouse | 2 (7) |