Kevin Hayes Stakes prize money
The Kevin Hayes Stakes is worth AU$200,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 635th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 235th richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Kevin Hayes Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,100 metres (previously 1,200 metres) · Turf · Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,100 metres (previously 1,200 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old fillies
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1984
We hold the total fund for the Kevin Hayes Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every Kevin Hayes Stakes winner
43 runnings, 1984 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alpha Sofie | ||
| 2025 | Arabian Summer | ||
| 2024 | Estriella | ||
| 2023 | Rich Fortune | ||
| 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 |
0 of the 43 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Kevin Hayes Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625 | Geoffrey Bellmaine StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 626 | George Moore StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 627 | Gimcrack StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 628 | Glenlogan Park StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 629 | Gold Coast GuineasGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 630 | Gunsynd ClassicEagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 631 | HDF McNeil StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 632 | How Now StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 633 | Hyperion StakesBelmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 634 | Ken Russell Memorial ClassicGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 636 | Kevin Heffernan StakesCaulfield Racecourse & Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 637 | Kingston Town StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 638 | La Trice ClassicAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 639 | Lord Mayor's CupEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 640 | Manfred StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 641 | Mannerism StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 642 | Maribyrnong PlateFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 643 | Maybe Mahal StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 644 | Moonga StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 645 | Naturalism StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Kevin Hayes Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 235th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDF McNeil Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| How Now Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Hyperion Stakes | Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Ken Russell Memorial Classic | Gold Coast Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Kevin Heffernan Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse & Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Kingston Town Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| La Trice Classic | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Lord Mayor's Cup | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Kevin Hayes Stakes prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Kevin Hayes Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
635th of 997. 634 races pay more, the nearest of them Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes. In Australia it is 235th of 291.
When was the Kevin Hayes Stakes first run?
1984. This page holds 43 runnings, from 1984 to 2026.
How far is the Kevin Hayes Stakes?
1,100 metres (previously 1,200 metres), on turf, at Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money