 San Simeon was voted Australian 3yo of the year and his record now stood at 16 wins from 16 starts.San Simeon began the 1980/1 season with a win at Harvey on 13 September.On 5 December 1980 he equalled the Australasian record winning streak of 24 wins held by Maori's Idol and Lucky Creed by winning at Fremantle.