The 2018 CS Hayes Stakes is a Group 3 race held in February each year at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. It forms part of the Melbourne autumn racing carnival and is specifically for three year old colts and geldings.
The event is run under set weight conditions and carries a prize pool of $150,000. It has formerly been known as The Debonair and is run over a trip of 1400m.
The race is run on Group 1 Lightning Stakes Day as is the male equivalent of the Group 3 Vanity Stakes for Fillies which is held on the same card.
This event is always hotly contested and usually attracts the very best three year old talent in work.
Horses passing through here are likely to be heading to the Group 1 Australian guineas or potentially the Group 2 Alistair Clarke Stakes at Moonee Valley.
It isn’t a good form guide for the Group 1 though with Dash For Cash the last horse to win the double back in 2002.
The Alister Clarke double occurred a little more recently with Lieutenant doing that in 2005.
Previous winners of the CS Hayes Stakes include Mossman in 1999, Crawl in 2000, Playwright in 2008 and Bullbars in 2011.
2018 CS Hayes Stakes Field
The 2018 CS Hayes Stakes field will be published here.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81812126×1 | CLIFF’S EDGE | Darren Weir | John Allen | 13 | 58.5kg | 98 |
| 2 | 2×11142 | EMBELLISH (NZ) | Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards | Opie Bosson | 1 | 57.5kg | 100 |
| 3 | 11x | KENTUCKY BREEZE | Levi Kavanagh | Stephen Baster | 18 | 57.5kg | 78 |
| 4 | 3x212135x | MAIN STAGE (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Regan Bayliss | 14 | 56.5kg | 75 |
| 5 | x60x30x651 | CAO CAO | Mick Price | Michael Dee | 2 | 56kg | 74 |
| 6 | 23x11432x | SULLY (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Dwayne Dunn | 9 | 55kg | 94 |
| 7 | 133x9152x3 | MURAAQEB | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Mark Zahra | 15 | 55kg | 76 |
| 8 | 17x425659x | ESHTIRAAK | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Luke Nolen | 16 | 55kg | 69 |
| 9 | 05x751644x | PISSARO | Robbie Laing | Beau Mertens | 11 | 55kg | 70 |
| 10 | 56x1514x | VINLAND | Tony McEvoy | Luke Currie | 17 | 55kg | 68 |
| 11 | 2114×422 | ISLAND MISSILE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Chris Symons | 5 | 55kg | 72 |
| 12 | x1x22545x4 | ECLAIR SUNSHINE | Phillip Stokes | Craig Williams | 8 | 55kg | 66 |
| 13 | 312×1 | PEACEFUL STATE | Darren Weir | Ben Allen (a) | 3 | 55kg | 77 |
| 14 | 25x43329x2 | SUNQUEST | Steve Richards | Ben Thompson (a) | 6 | 55kg | 66 |
| 15 | 2×11 | SCARECROW | Tony McEvoy | Jordan Childs | 10 | 55kg | 68 |
| 16 | 3×11 | GRUNT (NZ) | Mick Price | Damien Oliver | 12 | 55kg | 69 |
| 17e | 135×5 | PARET | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 4 | 55kg | 66 |
| 18e | 16x | I HAVE ARRIVED (NZ) | Mick Price | Beau Mertens | 7 | 55kg | 63 |
2018 CS Hayes Stakes Nominations
The 2018 CS Hayes Stakes nominations will be provided below.
| # | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x60x30x651 | CAO CAO | G | 3 | Mick Price | 74 |
| 2 | 81812126×1 | CLIFF’S EDGE | C | 3 | Darren Weir | 98 |
| 3 | x1x22545x4 | ECLAIR SUNSHINE | G | 3 | Phillip Stokes | 66 |
| 4 | 2×11142 | EMBELLISH (NZ) | C | 3 | Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards | 100 |
| 5 | 17x425659x | ESHTIRAAK | G | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 69 |
| 6 | 3×11 | GRUNT (NZ) | C | 3 | Mick Price | 69 |
| 7 | 16x | I HAVE ARRIVED (NZ) | C | 3 | Mick Price | 63 |
| 8 | 2114×422 | ISLAND MISSILE | G | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 72 |
| 9 | 11x | KENTUCKY BREEZE | G | 3 | Levi Kavanagh | 78 |
| 10 | 145×4 | MAHALANGUR (NZ) | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 63 |
| 11 | 3x212135x | MAIN STAGE (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 75 |
| 12 | 6x122x5 | MEROVEE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 72 |
| 13 | 133x9152x3 | MURAAQEB | C | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 76 |
| 14 | 135×5 | PARET | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 66 |
| 15 | 312×1 | PEACEFUL STATE | C | 3 | Darren Weir | 77 |
| 16 | 05x751644x | PISSARO | C | 3 | Robbie Laing | 70 |
| 17 | 2×11 | SCARECROW | G | 3 | Tony McEvoy | 68 |
| 18 | 23x11432x | SULLY (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 94 |
| 19 | 25x43329x2 | SUNQUEST | C | 3 | Steve Richards | 66 |
| 20 | 56x1514x | VINLAND | C | 3 | Tony McEvoy | 68 |
CS Hayes Stakes Winners & Results
Winners and placers in the CS Hayes Stakes since 2000 with winning times.
| Year | Results | Winning Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 Grunt | 2 Cliff’s Edge | 3 Muraaqeb | 1:21.5 |
| 2017 | 1 Hey Doc | 2 Malaise | 3 Land Of Plenty | 1:22.8 |
| 2016 | 1 Tivaci | 2 Palentino | 3 Tulsa | 1:22.7 |
| 2015 | 1 Wandjina | 2 Disposition | 3 Stratum Star | 1:22.3 |
| 2014 | 1 Hucklebuck | 2 Prince Harada | 3 The Quarterback | 1:22.9 |
| 2013 | 1 Sheer Talent | 2 Force Command | 3 Hosting | 1:22.6 |
| 2012 | 1 That’s The One | 2 Decircles | 3 Instinction/Highly Rec | 1:22.0 |
| 2011 | 1 Bullbars | 2 Startsmeup | 3 Spirited Eagle | 1:23.9 |
| 2010 | 1 Take The Rap | 2 Encosta Belief | 3 Extra Zero | 1:23.2 |
| 2009 | 1 Fair Trade | 2 Cavalaire Bay | 3 Excelltastic | 1:22.5 |
| 2008 | 1 Playwright | 2 Schilling | 3 Viatorian | 1:23.6 |
| 2007 | 1 Wordsmith | 2 General Albert | 3 Mondano | 1:10.8 |
| 2006 | 1 Minson | 2 Langarza | 3 Zigotto | 1:21.6 |
| 2005 | 1 Lieutenant | 2 Mr Martini | 3 Barely A Moment | 1:24.2 |
| 2004 | 1 Starcraft | 2 Under The Bridge | 3 Elvstroem | 1:24.0 |
| 2003 | 1 Innovation Girl | 2 Delago Brom | 3 Tycoon Ruler | 1:22.7 |
| 2002 | 1 Dash For Cash | 2 All Courage | 3 Royal Code | 1:22.6 |
| 2001 | 1 Kosta Zoff | 2 Skalato | 3 Crop | 1:22.3 |
| 2000 | 1 Crawl | 2 Pins | 3 Kapuna | 1:22.7 |
