C S Hayes Stakes
Horse race in Melbourne, Australia
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The C S Hayes Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, in February.[1]
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $200,000 (2026) |
History
The race was named in honour of champion trainer Colin Hayes (1924–1999).
Distance
- 1987–1989 - 1400 metres
- 1990 - 1200 metres
- 1991–1993 - 1400 metres
- 1994 - 1420 metres
- 1995 - 1432 metres
- 1996 - 1433 metres
- 1997 - 1400 metres
- 1998 - 1414 metres
- 1999–2000 - 1409 metres
- 2001–2002 - 1400 metres
- 2003 - 1420 metres
- 2004 - 1410 metres
- 2005–2006 - 1400 metres
- 2007 - 1200 metres
- 2008–2011 - 1400 metres
- 2012 - 1410 metres
- 2013 onwards - 1400 metres
Name
- 1987–1993 - The Debonair
- 1994 - Vanuatu Stakes
- 1995–2007 - The Debonair
- 2008 onwards - C S Hayes Stakes
Venue
- 1997 - Sandown Racecourse
- 2007 - Moonee Valley Racecourse
- Generally - Flemington Racecourse
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.[2]
- 2026 - Sixties
- 2025 – Sepals[3]
- 2024 – Riff Rocket[4]
- 2023 – Elliptical[5]
- 2022 – Pinstriped[6]
- 2021 – Tagaloa[7]
- 2020 – Alligator Blood[8]
- 2019 – The Inevitable[9]
- 2018 – Grunt[10]
- 2017 – Hey Doc[11]
- 2016 – Tivaci[a][12]
- 2015 – Wandjina[13]
- 2014 – Hucklebuck[14]
- 2013 – Sheer Talent[15]
- 2012 – That The One[16]
- 2011 – Bullbars[17]
- 2010 – Take The Rap[18]
- 2009 – Fair Trade[19]
- 2008 – Playwright[20]
- 2007 – Wordsmith[21]
- 2006 – Minson[22]
- 2005 – Lieutenant[23]
- 2004 – Starcraft[24]
- 2003 – Innovation Girl[25]
- 2002 – Dash For Cash[26]
- 2001 – Kosta Zoff[27]
- 2000 – Crawl[28]
- 1999 – Mossman[29]
- 1998 – Encounter[30]
- 1997 – Mouawad[31]
- 1996 – El Qahiras Son[32]
- 1995 – Rullene[33]
- 1994 – Mahogany[34]
- 1993 – McBrave
- 1992 – Coolong Road
- 1991 – The Strategist
- 1990 – Zabeel
- 1989 – Tin Woodman
- 1988 – Spacecraft
- 1987 – Raveneaux