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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 $150,000 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) and Hey Doc (2017) making it a popular autumn punt.

The 2018 CS Hayes Stakes took place at Flemington on Saturday February 17, 2018 and was won by the Mick Price-trained Grunt.

CS Hayes 2018 Info:
Date:	Saturday February 17, 2018
Track:	Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	3YO Colts & Geldings Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$150,000
Inaugurated:	1987

2018 CS Hayes Stakes Results

• 1st: #16 Grunt
• 2nd: #1 Cliff’s Edge
• 3rd: #7 Muraaqeb

See below for the official CS Hayes Stakes 2017 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read a full run down on the smart win by Australian Guineas-bound Grunt who defeated the Darren Weir-trained Cliff’s Edge by three-quarters of a length.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	16	GRUNT (NZ)	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	–	10	55kg	$7
2	1	CLIFF’S EDGE	Darren Weir	Brad Rawiller	0.75L	11	58.5kg	$6
3	7	MURAAQEB	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	1.75L	13	55kg (cd 55.5kg)	$9
4	4	MAIN STAGE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Regan Bayliss	1.85L	12	56.5kg	$21
5	15	SCARECROW	Tony McEvoy	Jordan Childs	2.35L	8	55kg	$31
6	2	EMBELLISH (NZ)	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	Opie Bosson	2.85L	1	57.5kg	$8
7	13	PEACEFUL STATE	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	3.6L	3	55kg	$5.50F
8	6	SULLY (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Dwayne Dunn	3.8L	7	55kg	$12
9	5	CAO CAO	Mick Price	Michael Dee	4.55L	2	56kg	$19
10	8	ESHTIRAAK	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	4.75L	14	55kg	$51
11	10	VINLAND	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	5.5L	15	55kg	$31
12	11	ISLAND MISSILE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Chris Symons	5.6L	4	55kg	$21
13	3	KENTUCKY BREEZE	Levi Kavanagh	Stephen Baster	6.6L	16	57.5kg	$17
14	12	ECLAIR SUNSHINE	Phillip Stokes	Craig Williams	9.6L	6	55kg	$19
15	14	SUNQUEST	Steve Richards	Ben Thompson (a)	11.35L	5	55kg	$51
16	9	PISSARO	Robbie Laing	Beau Mertens	11.45L	9	55kg	$151
–	18e	I HAVE ARRIVED (NZ)	Mick Price	Beau Mertens	–	0	–	–
–	17e	PARET	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	–	0	–	–

2018 CS Hayes Stakes Tips

• 1st: #16 Grunt
• 2nd: #6 Sully
• 3rd: #11 Island Missile

Check out our insider CS Hayes Stakes 2018 Tips & Betting Preview now.

2018 CS Hayes Stakes Betting

The latest CS Hayes Stakes 2018 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available the week of the race.

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) and Hey Doc (2017) who also won both autumn races.

The CS Hayes Stakes 2018 field and barriers will be released the Wednesday before the race runs on Black Caviar Lightning Day and will be published below.

The official 2018 CS Hayes Stakes Final Field features a capacity line-up of Australian Guineas-bound three-year-olds including last start Manfred Stakes winner Cliff’s Edge who narrowly leads the markets ahead of the fellow Darren Weir-trained Peaceful State.

Read more on the CS Hayes Stakes 2018 Field Led by Cliff’s Edge.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	81812126×1	CLIFF’S EDGE	Darren Weir	Brad Rawiller (late alt)	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 race nominations close the Monday of race week and will be listed in full below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.

The official CS Hayes Stakes 2018 Nominations attracted a bumper 20 three-year-olds including three for Mick Price led by last start Caulfield winner Cao Cao, the Darren Weir-trained Australian Guineas fancy Cliff’s Edge coming off a lead-up Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) win and the Gosford Guineas runner-up Island Missile for Peter & Paul Snowden.

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
2019 CS Hayes Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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