Ben Hayes

Makram looking for All-Star Mile berth

Posted on February 19, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Ben Hayes is optimistic about Makram's chances in the upcoming lucrative autumn races. The Irish gelding, imported to Australia, secured a surprising victory in Saturday's Listed Elms Handicap (1400m) at Flemington, triumphing over the highly favoured Jimmysstar. “He's been threatening to do it for a long time. He's been a very interesting horse to[...]

Posted on February 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Ben Hayes believes his Group One winner Mr Brightside has turned from a boy into a man over summer. The Lindsay Park horseman, who trains in partnership with his brother JD, has been rapt with the way the New Zealand-bred five-year-old has returned to their barn following a break after his spring preparation, and[...]

Posted on November 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Growler will be out to continue his strong southern form when he heads to Ascot Park on Wednesday. The nine-year-old has won and placed twice in his last three southern outings and trainer Richard Didham is confident he can keep that run of form alive this week in the Massive Fashions In The Field[...]

Posted on October 18, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ben Hayes believes Mr Brightside has only improved since his Doncaster Mile triumph, and his calm manner will be ideal for the pressure-cooker atmosphere of Saturday's Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. This could be good news for punters looking to back the five-year-old, who is a good-value $17 winning chance with online bookmakers from barrier 11 for the 2040m[...]

Posted on September 16, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sometimes, all it takes is a win for a horse to snap out of its bad habits. And Ben Hayes is confident that is the case with Aysar heading into the $1 million Sir Rupert Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. The five-year-old recorded an impressive one-length victory last start in the Chautauqua Stakes over 1200m[...]

Posted on May 25, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Improving New Zealand filly Farrenc will try her luck across the Tasman from the Lindsay Park stable for a short campaign. Trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander decided the trip to join the team of Ben and JD Hayes in Victoria was the best idea for the three-year-old filly after she won nicely in a 1400m[...]

Posted on November 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A long-range plan to target the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) with impeccably bred mare Zayydani has come off for Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes. The daughter of Savabeel, who sports the colours of Brent and Cherry Taylor's Trelawney Stud, was the first winner and first stakes winner for the Hayes brothers partnership[...]

Posted on June 28, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A long-range plan set in place for royally bred Savabeel mare Zayydani came to fruition at Eagle Farm on Saturday when she strode to a comprehensive victory in the Listed Tattersall's Gold Crown (2137m). Bred and raced by New Zealand's Trelawney Stud couple Brent and Cherry Taylor, Zayydani is the daughter of Van Nistelrooy mare[...]

Posted on April 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Still a maiden in Australia, Lindsay Park believe they have found the sweet spot for former European galloper Biometric. Placed just once in eight Australian starts, Biometric is entered to run in the Listed Anniversary Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. It was over Saturday's journey, at Flemington in January, that Biometric recorded his solitary[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Interstate travel and a throat irritation could not stop the Lindsay Park-trained Finance Tycoon from taking out the third running of The Showdown at Caulfield. Experience and race manners came to the fore as Finance Tycoon raced to a comprehensive victory in Saturday's $950,000 feature which was for horses sired by Victorian-based stallions. Finance Tycoon[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

So Si Bon has picked up a second VOBIS Gold Mile at Caulfield, this time under a smart front running ride from the ‘Wizard of the West' William Pike. It was Pike's first ride on the enigmatic galloper who as he has got older is now starting to show consistent form. Pike made a hit-and-run[...]

Posted on April 17, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A throat irritation may have derailed the Golden Slipper hopes of Finance Tycoon but Lindsay Park is hopeful the two-year-old is in for a big payday at Caulfield. Finance Tycoon, and stablemate Tramontana, contest The Showdown on Saturday, a $950,000 race for two-year-olds by Victorian-based sires. The winner of the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate at[...]

Posted on April 16, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsay Park has resisted the temptation of further interstate travel with Bella Nipotina to instead concentrate on some valuable prize money at Caulfield. Bella Nipotina runs in the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Dash (1100m) on Saturday in a bid to improve on her one solitary win from 16 starts. While the filly may have only that[...]

Posted on April 10, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsay Park is invariably represented with multiple runners at the majority of metropolitan meetings in Melbourne, but on Saturday at Caulfield Independent Road was their sole starter. Contesting the Promenade By Geoff Lindsay Of Lamaro's Hotel Handicap (2000m), Independent Road did his part in chalking up another winner for his trainers Tom Dabernig and Ben[...]

Posted on April 6, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nicely bred two-year-old Qeyaady has carried the Shadwell Stud colours to victory in the IVE>Print Handicap (1000m) at Sandown on Monday. Qeyaady made his debut at the course when beaten under five lengths behind Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper placegetter Anamoe in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes last November and that experience was decisive in[...]

Posted on April 6, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsay Park galloper Fifty Stars will bypass the prize money on offer for The Doncaster to tackle a shorter race at weight-for-age two weeks later. Fifty Stars has 55kg in Saturday's $3 million Group 1 handicap over 1600m at Randwick, but the Lindsay Park team are instead eyeing off the Brisbane Winter Carnival with the[...]

Posted on April 4, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsay Park hopes to add to their tally of Shadwell Stud winners with runners at Sandown and Wagga on Monday. The stable prepared Minhaaj to win at Caulfield on Saturday, the first runner from the yard since the death of Sheikh Hamdan late last month. “He had been such a wonderful contributor to Australian racing[...]

Makram looking for All-Star Mile berth

Mr Brightside continues to impress at Lindsay Park

The Growler primed for southern test

Mr Brightside continues to improve ahead of Cox Plate

Aysar looks to step up with the elite in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes

Australian campaign for Farrenc

Zayydani heads Kiwi-bred quinella in Matriarch

Mission accomplished for blueblood mare

Biometric ready to shine in Anniversary Vase

Finance Tycoon scores knock-out blow in The Showdown

So Si Bon claims a second VOBIS Gold Mile

Lindsay Park pair chase big payday in The Showdown

Bella Nipotina chases VOBIS money at Caulfield

Sole Lindsay Park runner lands Caulfield prize

Qeyaady digs deep for Sandown victory

Brisbane campaign beckons for Fifty Stars

Lindsay Park hopes to build on Shadwell wins

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