Kevin Hayes Stakes
# Kevin Hayes Stakes

The Kevin Hayes Stakes, registered as the Boronia Stakes, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-old fillies, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in February. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

## History

The race is named after the former Chairman of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, Kevin Hayes.

### Name

* 1984–1985 - Catanach's Handicap
* 1986–1988 - Jewel Handicap
* 1989 - Jewel Stakes
* 1990–1996 - Laurent Perrier Stakes
* 1997 - Inglis Prem Yearling Stakes
* 1998 - Swamp King Sand Park Stakes
* 1999–2002 - Sandown Park (UK) Stakes
* 2003 - Sandown Park (UK) Handicap
* 2004 onwards - Kevin Hayes Stakes

### Distance

* 1984–1988 – 1400 metres
* 1989–1997 – 1200 metres
* 1998–1999 – 1100 metres
* 2000 onward - 1200 metres

### Grade

* 1984–2013 - Listed race
* 2014 onward - Group 3

### Venue

* 2006 - Sandown Racecourse
* 2023 - Sandown Racecourse

## Winners

* 2022 – Argentia
* 2021 – La Mexicana
* 2020 – How Womantic
* 2019 – Crack The Code
* 2018 – Booker
* 2017 – Fuhryk
* 2016 - Risque
* 2015 - Sabatini
* 2014 - Spirits Dance
* 2013 - Octavia
* 2012 - Soft Sand
* 2011 - Miss Gai Flyer
* 2010 - Set For Fame
* 2009 - Typhoon Tracy
* 2008 - Absolut Glam
* 2007 - Gina Lollawitcha
* 2006 - Chetwynd South
* 2005 - Hollow Bullet
* 2004 - French Bid
* 2003 - Brief Embrace
* 2002 - Fair Embrace
* 2001 - Queen Carey
* 2000 - Heaps Of Fun
* 1999 - Rainbow Bubbles
* 1998 - Drop Anchor
* 1997 - Chalee
* 1996 - Rubidium
* 1995 - Eccentricity
* 1994 - Adagietto
* 1993 - Crazy Neaux
* 1992 - Rockabye
* 1991 - Mahaasin
* 1990 - Sister Canny
* 1989 - Gilded Lily
* 1988 - Golden Unicorn
* 1987 - Fashion Fun
* 1986 - Nancress
* 1985 - Winged Keel
* 1984 - Fork Tongue
