SIMON TOLD HELEN

SIMON TOLD HELEN

Stud Fee: $2,500 Inc. GST

SIMON TOLD HELEN
Barcia Bale x Who Told Lindylu
Whelped January 2018

Four G1 victories
2019-2020 Australian Greyhound of the Year
Two G2's and Three G3 victories
Finalist in 16 Group races
Brilliant early speed and a great desire to chase

Career Statistics: 48 starts - 26 wins (54%) - 15 minors
Prizemoney Earnings: $918,941
Winner of; 2020 G1 Perth Cup; G1 Silver Chief; G1 Maturity Classic;
G1 Harrison-Dawson; G2 Geelong Cup; 2019 G2 Qld. Derby; 2019 G3 Great Chase; 2019 Cup Night Sprint

Courtesy of David Brasch

SOMEONE once declared "it's a face only a mother could love".
The pronounced "roman nose" sported by that most dominant of race dogs Simon Told Helen, he of the Australian greyhound of the year honour, is certainly a standout feature of the wonderful son of Barcia Bale-Who Told Lindylou by Cosmic Rumble.
But, after a race career of just 48 starts for 26 wins, 15 placings and $918,941 in stakes, EVERYONE loves Simon Told Helen ... roman nose or not.
Along the way he was the dominant sprinter of his time, blessed with a stud dog's blinding first, and then back straight pace, the equal of the very best and better than most.
When it was decided Simon Told Helen should retire to stud, broodbitch owners to a man would have been rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
That anticipation would no doubt include a few pups carrying the roman nose, but even more hopefully ... the ability of their old man, and what ability it was.
He is the winner of the G1 Silver Chief, G1 Perth Cup, G1 Harrison Dawson, G1 Maturity, G2 Qld Derby, G2 Geelong Cup, G3 Great Chase and G3 Cup Night Sprint. 
He has been 2nd in the G1 Topgun, G1 Melbourne Cup, G1 Dapto Megastar, G2 Warrnambool Cup and G3 Silver Bullet and a finalist in the G1 Temlee and G1 Brisbane Cup. 
He made 16 Group finals. 
No one hit wonder, his litter brother Who Told Stevie (13 wins, $89,000) was 2nd in the G3 Great Chase and a finalist in the G1 Silver Chief and G1 Brisbane Cup but tragically died young. 
Simon Told Helen can run and run spectacularly fast.
His winning times included 29.74 at Cannington, 29.60 at The Meadows, 29.65 at Albion Park, 29.11 at Sandown, a near TR 29.36 at Dapto, and 24.98 at Warrnambool as a pup. 

It's no wonder he was Australian greyhound of the year.

Most high class race dogs retire to stud with lots less credentials from the racetrack than a Simon Told Helen. 
The racetrack is the testing ground for all future stud dogs and Simon Told Helen passed every single test there could be.
Take for instance the fields he downed when winning his four Group 1s.
The Silver Chief in January 2020 saw behind him Aston Wizard, Tiggerlong Tonk, Who Told Stevie, Zen Prince, Hard Style Rico, Shima Shine and Christo Bale.
In the Perth Cup in March 2020, chasing him home was Zack Monelli, Buster The Brute, Werewolf Monelli, Kiss Me Linda, Banjo's Girl, Venus And Mars and Mermaid Monelli.
The Harrison Dawson in May 2020, saw such stars as Jax Bale, Tiggerlong Tonk, Short Pork, Leon Bale, Mepunga Pegasus, Lightning Blast and Vivatar trailing behind Simon.
In the Maturity final, in July 2020, Simon again had the better of Hard Style Rico, Tiggerlong Tonk and Christo Bale, while Ebby Infrared, Zambora Smokey, Playlist and Summer Lights trailed behind him as well.
Consider the names and the racetrack deeds among those who could not match it with Simon Told Helen in those Group 1 glories.
Simon Told Helen is bred on the same Barcia Bale/Cosmic Rumble cross as multiple Group winner Circle Of Dreams. 
His dam, Who Told Lindylu, was a Meadows winner and sister to classy Who Told Red (12 wins, $54,000) and Cosmic Spur (15 wins). She was bred to be a broodbitch success, hugely in-bred to the famed Wee Sal family. 
Her dam Who Told Helen (13 wins, $84,000) was 3rd in the G1 Sandown Laurels and a finalist in the G3 The Dawson. 
It is the direct damline of the fine broodbitch Cleven Vixen and traces to Tarbert Queen a litter sister to Tempix Image (Silver Chief, 2nd Nat Sprint). 
This is the same direct damline as the legendary Osti Lee family, tracing to the famous Little Gorgeous the dam of WPk Gold Cup winner Fantasy Lady and Sydney Cup runner-up Osti Too the latter now in the Hall of Fame as a broodbitch influence. Champion sires Where's Pedro and Hallucinate are in-bred to the Osti Lee family.
Simon Told Helen retires to stud right at the right time, save for a few Group 1 targets which could have lured him on for another month or two. He now stands at Meticulous Lodge for an introductory fee of $2500 and what value it is.
His retirement comes right at the right time.
That's because he is ideally suited to bitches by Fernando Bale to provide numerous proven "nicks" and crosses. 
With the success of Fernando Bale at stud, the now proven cross he has with Barcia Bale, then Simon Told Helen will be going to stud with a plethora of broodbitches waiting to be mated to him.

They are everywhere.

AND, Fernando Bale mated a daughter of Cosmic Rumble (damsire of Simon) to produce G1 National Sprint winner West On Augie. 
If Simon Told Helen never mated another bitch, other than daughters of Fernando Bale, it would not matter for his stud career. It is a doubly proven recipe and one that must be undertaken.

But Simon is also ideally suited to many other bloodlines.
He also suits daughters of Zambora Brockie, My Bro Fabio, Worm Burner, the Spanish Dance family, Fabregas, KC And All, Kinloch Brae etc etc.
Brockie daughters, like Fernando bitches, are an absolute MUST for Simon.
Most of Brockie's best progeny are out of daughters of Barcia Bale or Magic Sprite, and almost all of the best have a powerful reinforcement of the litter brothers Trendy Leigh and Brett Lee.
Remember, too, that Simon's mother Who Told Lindylou is hugely in-bred to Brett Lee and No Intent, their mothers being litter sisters.
Putting daughters of Brockie to Simon will reinforce this most famous of families and continue the proven themes proving highly successful with Brockie ... but in reverse.
Bitches by Magic Sprite and especially Worm Burner, bred almost identically to Fernando Bale, are suited for Simon. 
Remember too that Fabregas traces directly to the same female family as Simon, thus his daughters will also be suited in matings to him.
My Bro Fabio daughters will add strength for him, and daughters of KC And All, in a bid to recreate Orson Allen, will also be ideal.
There are numerous ways to mate to Simon Told Helen with the hope of achieving the success broodbitch owners seek.

If that means having to look at a very, very fast race dog by Simon, one that carries a roman nose ... then so be it!

SIMON TOLD HELEN wins the 2020 G1 Maturity Classic - click on the Video below

SIMON TOLD HELEN wins the 2020 G1 Silver Chief Classic - Click on the Video below 

SIMON TOLD HELEN wins the 2020 G1 Harrison-Dawson  - Click on the Video below

SIMON TOLD HELEN wins the 2020 G1 Perth Cup  - Click on the Video below

SIMON TOLD HELEN wins the 2020 G2 Geelong Cup

SIMON TOLD HELEN Feature Story on The Thrill of the Chase - Courtesy of GRV

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