Superstar Shima Shine was recently anointed the ‘successor’ to retired champion Simon Told Helen’s sprint throne.
And he’s acceded to greyhound racing’s ‘royal seat’ in a style befitting of a king!
The dual Group 1 winner revealed why he’s Australia’s No. 1 sprinting monarch with a track record-breaking win in a Group 2 Horsham Cup heat (485m) this afternoon.
Contesting the last of five heats, Shima Shine ($1.30F) clocked a scintillating 26.79sec, which sliced 0.08sec off the previous mark of 26.87sec set by Orson Allen on March 9, 2019.
Trained by Andrea Dailly, Shima Shine – whose younger half-sister Shima Classic will contest tomorrow night’s G1 TAB Australian Cup final at The Meadows – now holds three track records.
He also holds the time standard at Warragul 460m (25.19sec) and Bendigo 425m (23.35sec).
Winner of the G1 Topgun and G1 Gold Bullion – and a six-time G1 finalist – Shima Shine (Nov ’17 Barcia Bale x Shima Song) notched his 31st win from 51 starts.
He was also a finalist in the 2019 Million Dollar Chase.
The $67,000 Horsham Cup final will be held on Saturday 6 March, the first leg of greyhound racing’s inaugural ‘Western Festival of Racing’.
