Shelby Sixtysix is a Group 1 winner.
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Yep, you read right. Shelby Sixtysix is a Group 1 winner.
The whole country's talking about him.
What Goulburn trainer Danny Williams has done with the horse in such a short period of time has been nothing but extraordinary.
In late January, the bay gelding was beaten into second place in a Class 2 country race at the Sapphire Coast, a race he only took part in because his rating wasn't high enough for the Country Championships Qualifier in Nowra.
Earlier this month, he was pipped to post by Eduardo but finished ahead of Nature Strip in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick.
Now, Shelby Sixtysix has gone from being a Highway horse to a Group 1 winner after taking out The Galaxy at Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill on Saturday, March 19.
Williams celebrated the achievement at the Goulburn Race Club on Thursday, March 24 and was still in a state of disbelief.
"I'm still coming to terms with the win," he said.
"It's been life changing in a very quick time.
"The progress the horse made has come as a big surprise and I don't understand how it's come about.
"Luck has definitely been involved."
The horse, ridden by multi talented jockey Robbie Dolan who is also on The Voice Australia, is "very straightforward and is unfazed about the hype around him".
"He's taking every race like it was against the same class of horse four weeks ago," Williams said.
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Goulburn Race Club ceo Robyn Fife congratulated Williams on the result.
"Danny has achieved many things in racing but the thrilling nature of what this horse has done week in week out over the last few months has generated so much interest," Fife said.
"The whole race club congratulates Danny, his team and the horse's owners on their recent achievements and wish them all the best in a fortnight's time."
Williams will be hoping the fairytale continues when Shelby Sixty enters the Group 1 $2.5m TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday, April 2.
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