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The CS Hayes Stakes is a Group 3 race held in mid-late February annually at the esteemed Flemington Racecourse in Victoria during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

One of three feature Group races held on Black Caviar Lightning Stakes Day, the event takes place along with the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) and the Group 3 The Vanity (1200m).

Run over the middle-sprint distance of 1400m, the CS Hayes Stakes is an event for three-year-old colts and geldings at set weights plus penalties and is worth $160,000 in total prize money. The handy runners that contest the CS Hayes Stakes will often progress on to the Group 2 Alistair Clarke Stakes (1600m) a fortnight later or the prestigious Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in early March.

The CS Hayes – Australian Guineas double has recently been completed by Wandjina (2015), Hey Doc (2017), Grunt (2018) and Alligator Blood (2020) making it a popular autumn punt.

The 2021 CS Hayes Stakes took place at Flemington on Saturday February 13, 2021 and saw Tagaloa return to winning form.

CS Hayes 2021 Info:
Date:	Saturday February 13, 2021
Track:	Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	3YO Colts & Geldings Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$160,000
Inaugurated:	1987

2021 CS Hayes Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Tagaloa
• 2nd: #9 Aysar
• 3rd: #5 Mo’unga

Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa ($11) was back in winning form taking out the 2021 CS Hayes Stakes results over Caulfield Guineas runner-up Aysar ($5).

Click here to read more on the commanding CS Hayes Stakes 2021 win by the Australian Guineas-bound Tagaloa.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	TAGALOA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie		1	59.5kg		$11
	2	9	AYSAR	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damian Lane	1L	8	56kg		$5
	3	5	MO’UNGA (NZ)	Annabel Neasham	Ms Jamie Kah	1.75L	11	57.5kg		$10
	4	2	CHERRY TORTONI	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	2.75L	5	58.5kg		$12
	5	10	DOM TO SHOOT	Sean & Jake Casey	Craig Williams	3.5L	15	56kg		$21
	6	7	BELTORO	Robert Hickmott	Jack Hill	5.5L	6	57kg		$31
	7	13	CAMBOURNE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	6.75L	4	56kg		$6
	8	11	GRANDSLAM	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ethan Brown	8L	14	56kg		$21
	9	12	ZAC DE BOSS (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damien Thornton	10.25L	3	56kg		$51
	10	14	HERE TO SHOCK (NZ)	Brent Stanley	Glen Boss	11.5L	13	56kg		$11
	11	8	EMBOLISM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	11.7L	9	57kg		$21
	12	3	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Michael Dee	13.2L	2	58.5kg		$151
	13	15	THE PRES	Kevin Corstens	Ben Allen	13.5L	16	56kg		$201
	14	6	BRANDO (NZ)	Jamie Richards	Jye McNeil	13.6L	12	57.5kg		$4.40F
		16	GRAND POPE	Nick Ryan	Rhys McLeod		10
		4	AIM	Peter & Paul Snowden	Craig Williams		7

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 CS Hayes Stakes Betting

The latest CS Hayes Stakes 2021 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available the week of the race.

Alligator Blood ($1.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in CS Hayes Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

CS Hayes Stakes Field

The CS Hayes Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of three-year-old colts and geldings each autumn, many eyeing a return to the track the next month for a shot at the Group 1 Australian Guineas over a mile.

Recent Australian Guineas winners to come off a run in the CS Hayes Stakes field include Wandjina (2015) who completed the double, Palentino (2nd in 2016), Hey Doc (1st in 2017), Grunt (1st in 2018) and Alligator Blood (2020) who was the last CS Hayes winner to also win the Australian Guineas.

The CS Hayes Stakes 2021 field and barriers will be released the Wednesday before the race runs on Black Caviar Lightning Day and will be published below.

The 2021 CS Hayes Stakes final field features 15 runners after the early scratching of Grand Pope, betting led by the Caulfield Guineas runner-up Aysar.

Update: There are 14 remaining runners in the CS Hayes Stakes 2021 field with the scratching of Aim for Team Snowden, the horse showing an elevated temperature on Friday morning.

• Scratched: #4 Aim (7), #16 Grand Pope (10)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	4124x360x3	TAGALOA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie	1	59.5kg		101
2	111x32714x	CHERRY TORTONI	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	5	58.5kg		90
3	116x64457x	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Michael Dee	2	58.5kg		80
4	458x647x61	AIM	Peter & Paul Snowden	Craig Williams	7	57.5kg		95
5	1x117x	MO’UNGA (NZ)	Annabel Neasham	Ms Jamie Kah	11	57.5kg		75
6	21112	BRANDO (NZ)	Jamie Richards	Jye McNeil	12	57.5kg		85
7	112	BELTORO	Robert Hickmott	Jack Hill	6	57kg		70
8	1615x	EMBOLISM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	9	57kg		70
9	31x1622x2	AYSAR	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damian Lane	8	56kg		105
10	2x2312733x	DOM TO SHOOT	Sean & Jake Casey	Jordan Childs	15	56kg		90
11	517x4230x	GRANDSLAM	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ethan Brown	14	56kg		92
12	113	ZAC DE BOSS (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damien Thornton	3	56kg		68
13	1140x	CAMBOURNE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	4	56kg		68
14	31×1	HERE TO SHOCK (NZ)	Brent Stanley	Glen Boss	13	56kg		69
15	57x134760x	THE PRES	Kevin Corstens	Ben Allen	16	56kg		62
16	85x05x1	GRAND POPE	Nick Ryan	Rhys McLeod	10	56kg		61

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 CS Hayes Stakes Nominations

The 2021 CS Hayes Stakes race nominations close the Monday of race week and will be listed in full below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.

CS Hayes Stakes History

The CS Hayes Stakes was inaugurated in 1987 and the first race was won by Raveneaux. It began as a Listed race run over 1400m and was originally known as The Debonair. For one year in 1990 the race distance was decreased to 1200m before reverting back to 1400m. In 1994 the race was called the Vanuatu stakes and was run over 1420m. The following year in 1995 the race name went back to The Debonair but the race distance was 1432m. In 1996 the race distance was 1433m and then in 1997 went back to the original 1400m length. In 2001 the race reached Group 3 status. A couple of years later in 2003 the distance was 1420m and the next year the length was 1410m. In 2006 the distance went back to 1400m but in 2007 a shorter race was held over 1200m. In 2008 the distance was again 1400m.

CS Hayes Stakes Winners

CS Hayes Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Tagalao	1 minute 21.63 seconds
	2nd	Aysar
	3rd	Mo’unga
2020 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Alligator Blood	1 minute 22.61 seconds
	2nd	Catalyst
	3rd	Chenier
2019 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	The Inevitable	1 minute 21.99 seconds
	2nd	Age Of Chivalry
	3rd	O’Tauto
2018 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Grunt	1 minute 21.55 seconds
	2nd	Cliff’s Edge
	3rd	Muraaqeb
2017 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Hey Doc	1 minute 22.88 seconds
	2nd	Malaise
	3rd	Land Of Plenty
2016 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Tivaci	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Palentino
	3rd	Tulsa
2015 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Wandjina	1 minute 22.3 seconds
	2nd	Disposition
	3rd	Stratum Star
2014 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Hucklebuck	1 minute 22.9 seconds
	2nd	Prince Harada
	3rd	The Quarterback
2013 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Sheer Talent	1 minute 22.6 seconds
	2nd	Force Command
	3rd	Hosting
2012 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	That’s The One	1 minute 22.1 seconds
	2nd	Decircles
	3rd	Instinction/Highly Recommended
2011 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Bullbars	1 minute 23.9 seconds
	2nd	Startsmeup
	3rd	Spirited Eagle
2010 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Take The Rap	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Encosta Belief
	3rd	Extra Zero
2009 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Fair Trade	1 minute 22.5 seconds
	2nd	Cavalaire Bay
	3rd	Excelltastic
2008 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Playwright	1 minute 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Schilling
	3rd	Viatorian
2007 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Wordsmith	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	General Albert
	3rd	Mondano
2006 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Minson	1 minute 21.6 seconds
	2nd	Langarza
	3rd	Zigotto
2005 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Lieutenant	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Mr Martini
	3rd	Barely A Moment
2004 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Starcraft	1 minute 24 seconds
	2nd	Under The Bridge
	3rd	Elvstroem
2003 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Innovation Girl	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Delago Brom
	3rd	Tycoon Ruler
2002 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Dash For Cash	1 minute 22.6 seconds
	2nd	All Courage
	3rd	Royal Code
2001 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Kosta Zoff	1 minute 22.3 seconds
	2nd	Skalato
	3rd	Crop
2000 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	Crawl	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Pins
	3rd	Kapuna