Colin Hayes

Colin Sidney Hayes AM OBE (16 February 1924 – 21 May 1999) was an Australian champion trainer of thoroughbred racehorses based in Adelaide, South Australia.

This article is about the Australian trainer. For the British artist, see Colin Hayes (artist).

Colin Hayes
AM OBE
Full nameColin Sidney Hayes
OccupationThoroughbred racehorse trainer
Born(1924-02-16)16 February 1924
Semaphore, South Australia
Died21 May 1999(1999-05-21) (aged 75)
Angaston, South Australia

During his career he trained 5,333 winners including 524 individual Group or Listed winners. He won 28 Adelaide and 13 Melbourne Trainers' Premierships.

The C S Hayes Stakes is named in his honour and run annually at Flemington Racecourse.

Hayes was elevated to Legend status in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2018, a feat only achieved by two other horse trainers, TJ Smith and Bart Cummings.

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