C S Hayes Stakes
Encyclopedia
The C S Hayes Stakes is a Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for three years old colts and geldings, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse
in Melbourne
in February.
The race was named in honour of champion trainer Colin Hayes
.
Group races
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Australia
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n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for three years old colts and geldings, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in February.
The race was named in honour of champion trainer Colin Hayes
Colin Hayes
Colin Sidney Hayes was a champion trainer of thoroughbred racehorses based in Adelaide, Australia.During his career he trained 5,333 winners including 524 individual Group or Listed winners. He won 28 Adelaide and 13 Melbourne Trainers' Premierships.-Early days:Colin was born in Semaphore, South...
.
Race history
- Before 2000 was a Listed race.
- The race was previously known as The Debonair.
The winners
- 2011 Bullbars
- 2010 Take The Rap
- 2009 Fair Trade
- 2008 Playwright
- 2007 Wordsmith
- 2006 Minson
- 2005 Lieutenant
- 2004 Starcraft
- 2003 Innovation Girl
- 2002 Dash For Cash
- 2001 Kosta Zoff
- 2000 Crawl
- 1999 Mossman
- 1998 Encounter
- 1997 Mouawad
- 1996 El Qahiras Son
- 1995 Rullene
- 1994 Mahogany
- 1993 McBrave
- 1992 Coolong Road
- 1991 The Strategist
- 1990 Zabeel
- 1989 Tin Woodman
- 1988 Spacecraft