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The 2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes is a Group 3 event held at Sandown Racecourse at the end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Raced over 1300m, the Kevin Heffernan Stakes is held under weight-for-age conditions and pays $160,000 total prize money.

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes is the last weight-for-age sprint in the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, and is held on the last day of black-type racing, Zipping Classic Day at Ladbrokes Park.

Other races on the same schedule include the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m), Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m), Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m), Group 3 Summoned Stakes (1500m) and three listed events, including the Sandown Cup (3200m).

Those horses which target the Kevin Heffernan Stakes tend to do so following a fairly successful spring season contesting sprints over similar distances. Other weight-for-age events are also fairly common targets for the classier types that run in the Kevin Heffernan Stakes. Following this race, horses tend to take a variety of paths. The paddock is a reasonably popular destination, while the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) over in Perth might attract some classier types.

The 2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes ran on Saturday November 14, 2020 and was won by the favourite Kemalpasa. 

Kevin Heffernan Stakes 2020
Date:	Saturday November 14, 2020
Track:	Sandown Racecourse
Distance:	1300m
Race Type:	WFA
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Kemalpasa
• 2nd: #3 Order Of Command
• 3rd: #8 Neighbourhood

Favourite backers were in luck with the 2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes results going the way of the punters thanks to a peach of a ride from Craig Williams who got the top elect Kemalpasa ($3.70) over the line first ahead of Order Of Command (2nd) in a repeat quinella from their last start in the Group 2 Salinger Stakes.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams		3	59kg		$3.70F
	2	3	ORDER OF COMMAND	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	1L	7	59kg		$6.50
	3	8	NEIGHBOURHOOD	Enver Jusufovic	Michael Dee	1.75L	1	57kg		$15
	4	1	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	1.85L	4	59kg		$7.50
	5	6	MUSIC BAY	Phillip Stokes	Michael Poy	3.35L	5	57kg		$17
	6	7	WILD VIXEN	Levi Kavanagh	Mark Zahra	4.35L	2	57kg		$5
	7	5	BLAZEJOWSKI	Greg Eurell	Jye McNeil	8.1L	6	59kg		$4.20
		4	TRAVIMYFRIEND (NZ)	Rachael Frost	Dean Yendall		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Kevin Heffernan Stakes 2020 odds will be listed below, market links to Ladbrokes.com.au also provided so you can lock in our your Kevin Heffernan Stakes tips at the right price this spring.

Kemalpasa ($3.70 in 2020) was the last Kevin Heffernan Stakes favourite to salute for the punters.

2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes Field

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes field usually attracts a pretty talented group of weight-for-age sprinters. In recent years, the quality of the Kevin Heffernan Stakes field has improved considerably, with more notable horses, often Group 1 winners, contesting the event.

Good lead-up races into the Kevin Heffernan Stakes field each spring include the Group 1 Kennedy Cantala (1600m) two weeks earlier on Victoria Derby Day, the Group 2 Salinger Stakes (1200m) at that same opening Melbourne Cup Carnival meeting and the Group 3 Chatham Stakes (1400m).

Kemalpasa (2020) was the last horse to do the Salinger Stakes – Kevin Heffernan Stakes double with Order Of Command also running second in both events that spring.

The 2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes field is released the Wednesday before race day and will published below as soon as available.

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes 2020 final field features just the eight weight-for-age hopefuls including Kemalpasa coming off the Group 2 Salinger Stakes win from Derby Day.

• Scratchings Update: #4 Travimyfriend (7)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	10×2705098	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	4	59kg		103
2	1x4x8x3531	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams	3	59kg		106
3	7x1153x372	ORDER OF COMMAND	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	8	59kg		103
4	3075172165	TRAVIMYFRIEND (NZ)	Rachael Frost	Dean Yendall	7	59kg		96
5	1112x161x5	BLAZEJOWSKI	Greg Eurell	Jye McNeil	6	59kg		100
6	x780731x30	MUSIC BAY	Phillip Stokes	Michael Poy (a)	5	57kg		90
7	118x315x13	WILD VIXEN	Levi Kavanagh	Mark Zahra	2	57kg		90
8	0x111547x4	NEIGHBOURHOOD	Enver Jusufovic	Michael Dee	1	57kg		84

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes Nominations

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes nominations attract sprinters from a variety of preparations. Plenty of horses are dually nominated for both the Kevin Heffernan Stakes and the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) on Zipping Classic Day.

The 2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes nominations close the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes 2020 nominations feature 17 hopefuls including last start Group 2 Salinger Stakes winner Kemalpasa.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	10×2705098	STREETS OF AVALON	G	6	Shane Nichols	1	59kg		103
2	1x4x8x3531	KEMALPASA	G	5	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	2	59kg		106
3	7x1153x372	ORDER OF COMMAND	G	6	Danny O’Brien	3	59kg		103
4	1112x161x5	BLAZEJOWSKI	G	6	Greg Eurell	4	59kg		100
5	x780731x30	MUSIC BAY	M	5	Phillip Stokes	5	57kg		90
6	0x0223x845	ACHERNAR STAR	G	6	Lindsey Smith	6	59kg		100
7	3153521×96	GAULOIS	G	6	James Cummings	7	59kg		103
8	210x115x34	RANIER	G	5	James Cummings	8	59kg		103
9	3075172165	TRAVIMYFRIEND (NZ)	G	8	Rachael Frost	9	59kg		96
10	x1334x09x5	ALL TOO ROYAL	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	10	59kg		94
11	118x315x13	WILD VIXEN	M	4	Levi Kavanagh	11	57kg		90
12	0x111547x4	NEIGHBOURHOOD	M	5	Enver Jusufovic	12	57kg		84
13	x29416526x	VASSILATOR (NZ)	G	5	Colin Little	13	59kg		92
14	0x882x5328	LA TIGERESA	M	6	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	14	57kg		83
15	917234x0x0	I AM VINNIE	G	6	David & Coral Feek	15	59kg		79
16	x626x14122	OCULAR	G	4	Shea Eden	16	59kg		78
17	81181472×7	TE ATA	M	6	Declan Maher	17	57kg		72

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Kevin Heffernan Stakes History

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes was a listed race until 2013, when it was granted an upgrade to Group 3. This change occurred in light of the increasingly decent fields that were contesting the race.

Quite a few talented young sprinters come through the Kevin Heffernan Stakes, and it has over time developed a reputation for throwing some of the best sprinters on the Melbourne circuit into contention.

Prior to 2004, the Kevin Heffernan Stakes was run over 1200m. It was increased to 1250m in 2004 and again to 1300m in 2005. In 2006, the distance was reduced to 1200m for two years. In 2008, the Kevin Heffernan Stakes returned to 1300m. In 2013, it was held over 1200m. In 2014, it was back to 1300m.

Notable recent Kevin Heffernan Stakes winners include Lankan Rupee (2013) and Lucky Hussler (2016). Kevin Heffernan Stakes results, place getters and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

Kevin Heffernan Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Kemalpasa	1 minute 16.71 seconds
	2nd	Order Of Command
	3rd	Neighbourhood
2019 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Teleplay	1 minute 17.26 seconds
	2nd	Home Of The Brave
	3rd	Hey Doc
2018 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Cool Passion	1 minute 16.59 seconds
	2nd	First Among Equals
	3rd	Savanna Amour
2017 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Jungle Edge	1 minute 17.49 seconds
	2nd	Casino Wizard
	3rd	Thronum
2016 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Lucky Hussler	1 minute 16.43 seconds
	2nd	Illustrious Lad
	3rd	Super Cash
2015 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Famous Seamus	1 minute 18.4 seconds
	2nd	Generalife
	3rd	Gracious Prospect
2014 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Fast ‘N’ Rocking	1 minute 17.7 seconds
	2nd	Generalife
	3rd	Flamberge
2013 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Lankan Rupee	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Hot Snitzel
	3rd	Famous Seamus
2012 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Mid Summer Music	1 minute 17.1 seconds
	2nd	Hot Snitzel
	3rd	Unpretentious
2011 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Soul	1 minute 18.9 seconds
	2nd	Masthead
	3rd	Doubtful Jack
2010 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Avenue	1 minute 19.3 seconds
	2nd	Dubleanny
	3rd	Royal Ida
2009 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Lucky Secret	1 minute 16.7 seconds
	2nd	Posadas
	3rd	Diplomatic Force
2008 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Captain Bax	1 minute 18.5 seconds
	2nd	Posadas
	3rd	Juggle The Books
2007 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Gibralter Campion	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Cargo Cult
	3rd	Cocinero
2006 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Tesbury Jack	1 minute 08.97 seconds
	2nd	Cocinero
	3rd	Megadeal
2005 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Bomber Bill	1 minute 17.6 seconds
	2nd	Unabated
	3rd	Air Cooled
2004 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Brannigan	1 minute 17.5 seconds
	2nd	Dandy Kid
	3rd	Mr Lofty
2003 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Super Groove	1 minute 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Recurring
	3rd	Rustic Mist
2002 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Century Kid	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Suit
	3rd	Belle du Jour
2001 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Chattanooga	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Libidinous
	3rd	Toledo
2000 Kevin Heffernan Stakes	1st	Sports	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Paint
	3rd	Cullen