Dark Simba (AUS) Horse
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Dark Simba is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes in Flemington. He is by the stallion So You Think out of the mare Salina. To date he has recorded four wins. On 9 Jun 2025 at Mornington he secured his most notable triumph, winning the $60000.00 Benchmark 70 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown Lakeside 01-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R7 BM70 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:42.650, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 1st Prestige Forever ( C Hollowood 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Cat Noir ( C Williams 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Red On Red ( J Maskiell 59.5 ) 2.75L 7th Dark Simba ( J Radley 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 8.40L See full results | J Radley 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 8.40L | 7 (13) |
| Bendigo 13-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R7 ELMORE CUP $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.310, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Dark Simba ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 2nd Charming Deel ( F W Kersley 55 ) 2.75L 3rd Promised Land ( N Farley 60.5 ) 4.00L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg | 1 (13) |
| Caulfield Heath 27-May-26 1500m SOFT 6 R6 CG&E BM66 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.840, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Yam ( E K Pozman 63.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Dantooine ( L J Bates 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Princeofnottingham ( D Keane 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.75L 6th Dark Simba ( J Radley 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.57L See full results | J Radley 61.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 2.57L | 6 (11) |
| Southside Pakenham SYNTHETIC 12-May-26 1000m R1 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:58.210 1st Samangu ( J Childs ) 2nd Dark Simba ( J Radley ) 3rd Queen Beira ( O I East ) | J Radley | 2 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 30-Apr-26 950m GOOD 4 R4 3UP CL3-OPN TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.330 1st Rich Dottie ( J Childs ) 2nd Savour The Dream ( L J Bates ) 0.46L 3rd Shaalute ( D W Stackhouse ) 0.96L 6th Dark Simba ( L Currie ) 2.31L | L Currie 2.31L | 6 (6) |