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The Kevin Hayes Stakes – previously known as the Boronia Stakes – is a Group 3 race contested at Caulfield Racecourse during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival on Ladbrokes C.F. Orr Stakes Day.

CF Orr Stakes Day is host to some of the top early autumn events including the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) and the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m). The Kevin Hayes Stakes is run over 1200m and is open only to three-year-old fillies. The set weights plus penalties sprint offers $150,000 in prize money and makes a nice lead-up to some tougher autumn features for three-year-olds.

Fillies in the Kevin Hayes Stakes field may have came via an earlier summer – autumn run or be kicking off their campaigns. A good next-up run back at the track a fortnight later is the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m) on Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Day. Sabatini (2015) was the last filly to complete the Kevin Hayes Stakes – Angus Armanasco Stakes double.

The best out of the race could go on to take on the boys in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) as the 2016 winner Risque did finishing third in the Flemington mile feature in early March.

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2018 ran on Saturday February 10, 2018 and was won by underrated filly Booker.

2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 10, 2018
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	SW+P / 3YO Fillies
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$150,000

2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Booker
• 2nd: #4 Leather’n’lace
• 3rd: #9 See Me Exceed

See below for the full Kevin Hayes Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the smart 1.5 length win returning filly Booker who beat home roughie hopes Leather’n’lace (2nd) and See Me Exceed (3rd) on way to a possible Group 1 Oakleigh Plate assignment over 1100m on Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	3	BOOKER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Dwayne Dunn	–	6	57kg	$4.40
2	4	LEATHER’N’LACE	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	1.5L	4	55kg	$18
3	9	SEE ME EXCEED	Mick Price	Michael Walker	2.5L	1	55kg	$21
4	2	TULIP	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	3.75L	3	57kg	$4
5	5	MAGNESIUM ROSE	Matthew Lindsay	Luke Currie	4.5L	9	55kg	$41
6	6	SMART COUPE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Craig Williams	4.9L	5	55kg	$7.50
7	8	ULTRA SMART	Pat Carey	Rhys McLeod	5.4L	7	55kg	$61
8	1	SHOALS	Anthony Freedman	Mark Zahra	7.15L	2	58kg	$2.80F
9	7	WOOSHKA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Michael Dee	11.15L	8	55kg	$41
–	10	MISS OKLAHOMA	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	–	0	–	–

2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes Odds & Betting

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2018 betting odds and market links for the Group 3 CF Orr Stakes Day event will be found below the week of the race so stay tuned.

2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes Field

The Kevin Hayes Stakes field features a good line-up of quality three-year-old fillies at the early stages of their autumn campaigns, and is announced by Racing Victoria the Wednesday before the race.

The official 2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday February 7, 2018 and will be published below.

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2018 Final Field features 10 three-year-old fillies including Group 1 winner Shoals in her first start since saluting in the Myer Classic (1600m) last Melbourne Cup Carnival. Her biggest rivals first-up on the weekend in the Kevin Hayes Stakes field include Tulip for Lindsay Park and Written Tycoon filly Booker kicking off her autumn.

Read more on the Shoals-dominated 2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes Field & Odds.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	111x1221x	SHOALS	Anthony Freedman	Mark Zahra	2	58kg	108
2	4135x2450x	TULIP	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	3	57kg	81
3	12x2316x	BOOKER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Dwayne Dunn	6	57kg	90
4	3x11138x	LEATHER’N’LACE	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	4	55kg	74
5	1×2315	MAGNESIUM ROSE	Matthew Lindsay	Luke Currie	10	55kg	69
6	11x33x2	SMART COUPE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Craig Williams	5	55kg	73
7	8×2113	WOOSHKA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Michael Dee	8	55kg	69
8	31×36	ULTRA SMART	Pat Carey	Rhys McLeod	7	55kg	65
9	1×45	SEE ME EXCEED	Mick Price	Michael Walker	1	55kg	63
10	41	MISS OKLAHOMA	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	9	55kg	62

2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes Nominations

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2018 nominations close on Monday February 5, 2018 and will be listed in full below as soon as released.

The official 2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes Nominations attracted 19 three-year-old fillies including Myer Classic winner Shoals, Lindsay Park’s Group 1 performed Pierro filly Tulip and the Darren Weir-trained Holy Seal who has won two of her past three starts.

Kevin Hayes Stakes History

The Kevin Hayes Stakes was first run in 1984 as the Catanach’s Handicap and won by Fork Tongue. Notable Kevin Hayes Stakes winners since include Rockabye (1992), Hollow Bullet (2005), Typhoon Tracy (2009), Octavia (2013) and Risque (2016).

The race began as a Listed event and gained its current Group 3 status in 2014. For one year in 2006 the event took place at Sandown Racecourse instead of Caulfield. The Kevin Hayes Stakes has been run over 1400m, 1200m and 1100m over the years and has gone by a number of different names. It was renamed as the Kevin Hayes Stakes in 2004 in honour of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s former chairman Kevin Hayes.

Kevin Hayes Stakes Winners

See below for the full Kevin Hayes Stakes winners and results going back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Booker	1 minute 11.11 seconds
	2nd	Leather’n’lace
	3rd	See Me Exceed
2017 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Fuhryk	1 minute 09.56 seconds
	2nd	Oregon’s Day
	3rd	Savanna Amour
2016 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Risque	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Mossin’ Around
	3rd	Cana
2015 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Sabatini	1 minute 09.5 seconds
	2nd	Royal Snitzel
	3rd	Fontein Ruby
2014 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Spirits Dance	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Marianne
	3rd	Patricia Dawn
2013 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Octavia	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Member’s Joy
	3rd	Angelic Light
2012 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Soft Sand	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Anabandana
	3rd	Glows
2011 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Miss Gai Flyer	1 minute 9.3 seconds
	2nd	Miss Elvee
	3rd	Pinker Pinker
2010 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Set For Fame	1 minute 8.66 seconds
	2nd	Aloha
	3rd	Dystopia
2009 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Typhoon Tracy	1 minute 9.48 seconds
	2nd	Bubble Below
	3rd	Boogaloo
2008 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Absolut Glam	1 minute 10.50 seconds
	2nd	Tranquility Base
	3rd	Vivacious Spirit
2007 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Gina Lollawitcha	1 minute 9.50 seconds
	2nd	Mistake Creek
	3rd	Anamato
2006 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Chetwynd South	1 minute 11.16 seconds
	2nd	Cayambe
	3rd	Doubting
2005 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Hollow Bullet	1 minute 10.38 seconds
	2nd	Dance At Ascot
	3rd	Astrodame
2004 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	French Bid	1 minute 8.84 seconds
	2nd	Strikeline
	3rd	Hinting
2003 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Brief Embrace	1 minute 9.28 seconds
	2nd	Sensational Spot
	3rd	Tarcoola Diamond
2002 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Fair Embrace	1 minute 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Firm
	3rd	Li Lo Lill
2001 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Queen Carey	1 minute 9.19 seconds
	2nd	Comhere
	3rd	Johann’s Dream
2000 Kevin Hayes Stakes	1st	Heaps Of Fun	1 minute 10.82 seconds
	2nd	Kaemess
	3rd	Be Cool