- Born in 2003 at William Shively’s Tomoka Hills Farm in Florida. Benny the Bull was sold as a yearling at the 2004 Keeneland September Sale for $38,000 to Greg James but went on to become a multimillionaire earner. Hitting his stride in his 4-year-old year winning his first Grade 1 in the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash S. Benny the Bull continued his streak winning 4 more graded stakes in a row. Including the Dubai Golden Shaheen G1. To conclude the 2008 season, he won the Eclipse Award for Champion Sprinter. With over $2.3 million in career earning’s Benny the Bull retired in 2009 and went to stud in Florida.