Kevin Hayes Stakes

The Kevin Hayes Stakes is a Group 3 event held on CF Orr Stakes Day each February.

2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes Results

  • 1st: #12 Rich Fortune
  • 2nd: #2 Queen Of The Ball
  • 3rd: #7 Cythera



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 C.F. Orr Stakes Day.

*In 2023 the 2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes and C.F. Orr Stakes Day card ran at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown.

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 $200,000 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 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 2022 Kevin Hayes Stakes form was franked with the third place-getter Asfoora returning that spring to win the Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m) and Flemington’s Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes (1100m).

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday February 11, 2023 at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown and was won in a final stride thriller by the Jerome Hunter-trained Rich Fortune ($12).  

2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes
Date: Saturday February 11, 2023
Track: Caulfield Racecourse (Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown in 2023)
Distance: 1200m
Race Type: SW+P / 3YO Fillies
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $200,000

2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes Results

  • 1st: #12 Rich Fortune ($12)
  • 2nd: #2 Queen Of The Ball
  • 3rd: #7 Cythera

Jerome Hunter’s progressive young filly Rich Fortune ($12) was terrific late in a thrilling finish to the Kevin Hayes Stakes 2023 results at Sandown with the daughter of Rich Enuff launching late to secure a narrow win in the Orr Day support act.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 12 RICH FORTUNE Jerome Hunter Craig Williams 10 57kg $12
2 2 QUEEN OF THE BALL Michael Freedman Blake Shinn 0.1L 9 58.5kg $5.50
3 7 CYTHERA Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 0.5L 3 57.5kg $14
4 8 OJAI James Cummings John Allen 0.6L 5 57kg $17
5 15 LA DANSEUSE ROUGE Cliff Brown Ben Allen 1L 12 56kg $15
6 17e WAVERIDER BUOY Chris Waller Jye McNeil 1.4L 7 56kg $71
7 6 LACED UP HEELS Luke Fernie Chris Parnham 1.6L 4 57.5kg $12
8 5 WEE NESSY Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Ben Melham 2.85L 8 57.5kg $21
9 1 SHE’S LICKETYSPLIT (NZ) Andrew Forsman Damian Lane 4.1L 6 59.5kg $19
10 9 SHE DANCES Peter G Moody Ms Jamie Kah 4.6L 11 57kg $4.80F
11 16 JENNY JEROME Patrick Payne Harry Coffey 5.35L 13 56kg $81
12 13 DUSSE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ethan Brown 5.75L 1 56kg $5.50
13 4 AITCH TWO OH Richard & Chantelle Jolly Zac Spain 9L 2 58.5kg $21
SB 11 GHAANATI Peter & Paul Snowden Damien Oliver 0 57kg
SB 10 CLARITY Pat Carey Blaike McDougall 0 57kg
3 WOLVERINE (NZ) Kris Lees Daniel Moor 0
14 PRAIRIE FLOWER Henry Dwyer Mitchell Aitken 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes Betting Odds

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2023 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.

How Womantic ($4 in 2020) followed by La Mexicana ($2.90 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Kevin Hayes Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 KEVIN HAYES STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Kevin Hayes Stakes 2023 Tips on the Orr Day support act this autumn.

  • To Win: #4 Aitch Two Oh ($14 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going the value bet in the Kevin Hayes this year with an upset from Aitch Two Oh who is on the improve. Zac Spain partners the progressive daughter of Headwater who gets the run of the race from a charmed gate three draw. She’s a black-type winner at home at Morphettville and was Group 3 placed in Adelaide before heading to Melbourne in the spring for her Group 3 Red Roses victory at HQ over the Cup Carnival. Races for the first time since November and can surprise again having won her latest at 25/1.

2023 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 2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday February 8, 2023 and will be published below.

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2023 final field features a capacity line-up of three-year-old fillies led in betting by the widely-drawn Peter Moody-trained She Dances chasing a fourth win on the trot.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 117x13138x SHE’S LICKETYSPLIT (NZ) Andrew Forsman Damian Lane 9 59.5kg 96
2 1518x4158x QUEEN OF THE BALL Michael Freedman Blake Shinn 12 58.5kg 85
3 112x2x638x WOLVERINE (NZ) Kris Lees Daniel Moor 14 58.5kg 90
4 1x1213x91x AITCH TWO OH Richard & Chantelle Jolly Zac Spain 3 58.5kg 88
5 23x16181x WEE NESSY Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Ben Melham 11 57.5kg 78
6 816112x LACED UP HEELS Luke Fernie Chris Parnham 6 57.5kg 80
7 13x CYTHERA Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 5 57.5kg 75
8 4359x2066x OJAI James Cummings John Allen 7 57kg 77
9 16×0111 SHE DANCES Peter G Moody Ms Jamie Kah 15 57kg 80
10 150×2 CLARITY Pat Carey Blaike McDougall 4 57kg 68
11 12x0x GHAANATI Peter & Paul Snowden Damien Oliver 1 57kg 68
12 2×1 RICH FORTUNE Jerome Hunter Craig Williams 13 57kg 68
13 213×1124 DUSSE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ethan Brown 2 56kg 80
14 34x137x362 PRAIRIE FLOWER Henry Dwyer Mitchell Aitken 8 56kg 70
15 27x132x LA DANSEUSE ROUGE Cliff Brown Ben Allen 16 56kg 80
16 221x8266x JENNY JEROME Patrick Payne Harry Coffey 17 56kg 67
17e 2x1349x45 WAVERIDER BUOY Chris Waller Jye McNeil 10 56kg 69

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Kevin Hayes Stakes Nominations

The Kevin Hayes Stakes 2023 nominations close on Monday February 6, 2023 and will be listed in full below as soon as released.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 117x13138x SHE’S LICKETYSPLIT (NZ) F 3 Andrew Forsman 1 59.5kg 96
2 1518x4158x QUEEN OF THE BALL F 3 Michael Freedman 2 58.5kg 85
3 112x2x638x WOLVERINE (NZ) F 3 Kris Lees 3 58.5kg 90
4 1x1213x91x AITCH TWO OH F 3 Richard & Chantelle Jolly 4 58.5kg 88
5 23x16181x WEE NESSY F 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 5 57.5kg 78
6 816112x LACED UP HEELS F 3 Luke Fernie 6 57.5kg 80
7 13x CYTHERA F 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 7 57.5kg 75
8 4359x2066x OJAI F 3 James Cummings 8 57kg 77
9 16×0111 SHE DANCES F 3 Peter G Moody 9 57kg 80
10 150×2 CLARITY F 3 Pat Carey 10 57kg 68
11 12x0x GHAANATI F 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 11 57kg 68
12 2×1 RICH FORTUNE F 3 Jerome Hunter 12 57kg 68
13 213×1124 DUSSE F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 13 56kg 80
14 34x137x362 PRAIRIE FLOWER F 3 Henry Dwyer 14 56kg 70
15 27x132x LA DANSEUSE ROUGE F 3 Cliff Brown 15 56kg 80
16 221x8266x JENNY JEROME F 3 Patrick Payne 16 56kg 67
17 2x1349x45 WAVERIDER BUOY F 3 Chris Waller 17 56kg 69
18 31 MARBLE ARCH (NZ) F 3 Ben & JD Hayes 18 56kg 64
19 2×18222 ADAMENT F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 19 56kg 62
20 15x JENNILALA F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 20 56kg 64
21 1×45 FAST STAR F 3 Leon & Troy Corstens 21 56kg 63
22 1x FEARLESS WRITER F 3 Adrian McGregor 22 56kg 63
23 157 PINK CASHMERE F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 23 56kg 62
24 1 VIENNA VIXEN F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 24 56kg 63

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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.

In 2023 the Kevin Hayes Stakes again ran at Sandown Racecourse with renovations to the Caulfield track.

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
2023
Kevin Hayes Stakes

(1100m at Sandown)

1st Rich Fortune 1 minute 3.20 seconds
2nd Queen Of The Ball
3rd Cythera
2022
Kevin Hayes Stakes
1st Argentina 1 minute 9.17 seconds
2nd Scorched Earth
3rd Asfoora
2021
Kevin Hayes Stakes
1st La Mexicana 1 minute 9.98 seconds
2nd Malicorne
3rd Pinkham
2020
Kevin Hayes Stakes
1st How Womantic 1 minute 8.80 seconds
2nd Enfleurage
3rd Aquitaine
2019
Kevin Hayes Stakes
1st Crack The Code 1 minute 10.65 seconds
2nd News Girl
3rd Aperitif
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

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