James Homer "Casey" Hayes (June 16, 1906 - June 25, 1980) was an American
Thoroughbred race
horse trainer whose horses won eight
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Championship titles of which two were inducted in the
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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A native of
Brevard, North Carolina
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, after working with
show hunters and
polo ponies, Hayes greatest success came during the twenty-six years between 1943 and 1969 when he trained Thoroughbreds for
flat racing for
Christopher Chenery.
For Chenery, Casey Hayes conditioned horses that won more than 550 races, including the second leg of the
U.S. Triple Crown series in 1950.
#1949
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt -
Hill Prince
#1950
American Horse of the Year
The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. Because Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has no governing body to sanction the various awards, "Hor ...
- Hill Prince
#1950
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse - Hill Prince
#1951
American Champion Older Male Horse The title of American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a stallion or gelding, four years old and up, for performances on dirt and main track racing surfaces. In 1971, it became part of ...
- Hill Prince
#1958 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt 1958 -
First Landing
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#1961
American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly
The American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a female horse in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971.
The award originated in 1936 when both t ...
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Cicada)
#1962
American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly The American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a female horse in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971.
The award originated in 1936 when both ...
- Cicada
#1963
American Champion Older Female Horse - Cicada
Both Hill Prince and Cicada were National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductees. Among others, Hayes trained Chenery's very good runners
Sir Gaylord
Sir Gaylord (February 12, 1959 – 1981) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who later became a successful sire.
Background
He was bred and raced by Christopher Chenery. Sir Gaylord was sired by the British-bred, American-raced Turn-To out ...
,
Rich Tradition,
Bryan G.
Bryan G. (foaled 1947 in Virginia) was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire of the great Hall of Fame Champion racemare, Cicada.
Bryan G. was bred by Christopher Chenery at his Meadow Stud in Doswell, Virginia. Raced by Chene ...
, and
Hydrologist who, on August 2, 1969, ran third in the
Monmouth Invitational Handicap which marked the last time Hayes saddled a horse for Chenery.
References
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1906 births
1980 deaths
American horse trainers
People from Brevard, North Carolina