Trainer Profile

Trainers/Ben Will & JD Hayes

Ben Will & JD Hayes

· AUS
Flat
Career Overview

Ben Will & JD Hayes is a horse trainer based in AUS, specialising in Flat racing. From 370 career runners, he has saddled 47 winners, at a 12.7% strike rate. He has earned £14.2M in prize money. He currently has 109 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Ascot (AUS) (4w from 6r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

12.7%

Total Wins

47

Total Runs

370

Active Horses

109

Prize Money

£14.2M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

8 seasons
201920202021202220232024202520260%25%50%82%0k1000k2000k3000k4000k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
27 JunOak Hill (NZ)Eagle Farm (AUS)Eureka Stud W.J. Healy Stakes (Handicap) (Turf)8Daniel Stackhouse11/2£1.4k
13 JunRoll On High (AUS)Eagle Farm (AUS)Magic Millions Dane Ripper Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)15Jamie Melham40/1£0
06 JunPanda's Spectrum (AUS)Eagle Farm (AUS)Seven Queensland Oaks (Fillies) (Turf)18Luke Nolen100/1£0
06 JunOak Hill (NZ)Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Moreton Cup (Turf)2Daniel Stackhouse30/1£27.5k
23 MayOak Hill (NZ)Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes BRC Sprint (Handicap) (Turf)7Daniel Stackhouse30/1£1.9k
16 MayRoll On High (AUS)Scone (AUS)Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)8Thomas Sherry30/1£1.7k
09 MayTycoon Star (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)The Sportsbet Goodwood (Turf)5Luke Currie11/2£18.6k
09 MaySet Me Free (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Ken And Helen Smith SA Fillies Classic (Turf)4Luke Currie14/1£4.2k
09 MayPanda's Spectrum (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Ken And Helen Smith SA Fillies Classic (Turf)3Luke Nolen7/1£7.4k
25 AprTycoon Star (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Tobin Bronze Stakes (Turf)1James McDonald3/1F£67.7k
25 AprStung (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Australasian Oaks (Fillies) (Turf)8Kerrin McEvoy50/1£9.9k
25 AprPisanello (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet John Hawkes Stakes (Handicap) (Turf)15Zac Lloyd20/1£0
11 AprStung (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Auraria Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)14Daniel Stackhouse2/1F£0
11 AprPisanello (AUS)Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet R N Irwin Stakes (Turf)8Daniel Stackhouse9/1£1.5k
11 AprMachine Gun Gracie (AUS)Randwick (AUS)Schweppes Sydney Cup (Handicap) (Turf)14Luke Cartwright13/2£0
04 AprHere To Shock (NZ)Caulfield (AUS)Sportsbet Victoria Handicap (Turf)7Daniel Stackhouse19/5£2k
04 AprCafe Millenium (AUS)Caulfield (AUS)Sportsbet Victoria Handicap (Turf)11Celine Gaudray11/2£0
04 AprStorm Leopard (AUS)Randwick (AUS)ATC Australian Derby (Turf)3Tommy Berry18/5£96.5k
04 AprPlymouth (AUS)Caulfield (AUS)Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Easter Cup (Handicap) (Turf)12Celine Gaudray6/1£0
04 AprBankers Choice (NZ)Caulfield (AUS)Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Easter Cup (Handicap) (Turf)8Daniel Stackhouse11/1£2k

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Caulfield (AUS)13%13%13%0%0%0%
Flemington (AUS)25%8%6%6%0%0%
Randwick (AUS)—0%0%8%0%0%
Moonee Valley (AUS)33%0%—8%17%0%
Eagle Farm (AUS)0%0%29%0%0%0%
Rosehill (AUS)0%0%0%—29%—
Morphettville (AUS)0%33%—50%0%0%
Sha Tin (HK)29%——0%——

Going Performance

Based on the 378 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good
30W / 256R12%
Good To Soft
9W / 55R16%
Soft
3W / 29R10%
Heavy
1W / 18R6%
Good To Firm
3W / 5R60%
Standard
2W / 4R50%
Very Soft
1W / 3R33%
Yielding
1W / 2R50%
Good To Yielding
0W / 2R0%
Firm
1W / 1R100%
Yielding To Soft
1W / 1R100%
Soft To Heavy
0W / 1R0%
Standard To Slow
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 378 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
23W / 168R14%
Mile
18W / 157R11%
Middle
11W / 53R21%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Ascot (AUS)
4W / 6R67%
#2Leopardstown (IRE)
2W / 4R50%
#3Sandown
2W / 4R50%
#4Doomben (AUS)
2W / 5R40%
#5Curragh (IRE)
2W / 6R33%
#6Hoppegarten (GER)
1W / 3R33%
#7Killarney (IRE)
1W / 3R33%
#8Sandown (AUS)
2W / 8R25%
#9Longchamp (FR)
1W / 4R25%
#10Sha Tin (HK)
2W / 10R20%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C50255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec08162432

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Mark Zahra
6W / 39R15%
#2Blake Shinn
5W / 14R36%
#3Michael Dee
5W / 29R17%
#4Tom Marquand
4W / 16R25%
#5Daniel Stackhouse
4W / 47R9%
#6Shaun O'Donnell
2W / 3R67%
#7William Pike
2W / 4R50%
#8James Doyle
2W / 4R50%
#9Nash Rawiller
2W / 6R33%
#10Colin Keane
2W / 13R15%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1M M Stables
5W / 13R38%
#2M Al Qatami K M Al Mudhaf
4W / 11R36%
#3R J Slade N P Arena Et Al
4W / 20R20%
#4G R Browne Miss J Erkelens Et Al
3W / 6R50%
#5Lindsay Park Bloodstock Synd Revelstone Stud Synd
3W / 9R33%
#6Lindsay Park Bloodstock Yu Long Investments Et Al
3W / 12R25%
#7Sean Jonesdavid Sprattmrs Lynne Lyons
3W / 12R25%
#8Mystery Downs Syndicate Mrs C M Cook Et Al
3W / 14R21%
#9A Kheir Pope Racing No 2 Et Al
2W / 5R40%
#10Gestut Ittlingen
2W / 6R33%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

373

Wins

50

Win Rate

13%

AW

Runs

5

Wins

2

Win Rate

40%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

378

Wins

52

Win %

14%

Place %

36%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

The Star Stradbroke Handicap (3yo+) (Turf)

War Machine (NZ) · Eagle Farm (AUS) · 14 Jun 2025

£891.1k
#2

TABtouch - Perth Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Apulia (AUS) · Ascot (AUS) · 1 Jan 2026

£271.3k
#3

Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1)

Alenquer (FR) · Curragh (IRE) · 22 May 2022

£236k
#4

Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (3yo) (Turf)

Run Harry Run (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 18 Nov 2023

£176.8k
#5

Inglis Banner (Restricted ) (2yo) (Turf)

Bold Bastille (AUS) · Moonee Valley (AUS) · 28 Oct 2023

£169.5k
#6

Belmont Gold Cup Stakes (4yo+) (Widener Turf)

Loft (GER) · Belmont Park (USA) · 10 Jun 2022

£163k
#7

Drummond Golf Vase (3yo) (Turf)

Apulia (AUS) · Moonee Valley (AUS) · 28 Oct 2023

£140.1k
#8

BCD Group Sprint (3yo+) (Turf)

Here To Shock (NZ) · Te Rapa (NZ) · 8 Feb 2025

£128.3k
#9

Schweppes WATC Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Machine Gun Gracie (AUS) · Ascot (AUS) · 19 Apr 2025

£108.5k
#10

King Edward Vii Stakes (Group 2)

Alenquer (FR) · Ascot · 18 Jun 2021

£98.3k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

6.5/1

Shortest Winner

0.5/1

Biggest Winner

25/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
11
2/1–4/1
20
4/1–8/1
12
8/1–16/1
4
16/1+
5

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

2yo3yo4yo5yo+05101520

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Alenquer (FR) (FR)—120523£943kFlat
War Machine (NZ) (NZ)—113310£1.5MFlat
Evaporate (NZ) (NZ)—112318£1.5MFlat
Here To Shock (NZ) (NZ)—110421£529.3kFlat
Camorra (IRE) (IRE)—110420£186.5kFlat
Loft (GER) (GER)—110211£262kFlat
Apulia (AUS) (AUS)—109312£882.5kFlat
Cafe Millenium (AUS) (AUS)—106013£83.4kFlat
Rise At Dawn (NZ) (NZ)—104011£232kFlat
Bankers Choice (NZ) (NZ)—103026£406.4kFlat
Oak Hill (NZ) (NZ)—10216£119.8kFlat
Machine Gun Gracie (AUS) (AUS)—10036£263.1kFlat
Tycoon Star (AUS) (AUS)—100312£382.2kFlat
Plymouth (AUS) (AUS)—98011£125.2kFlat
Makram (IRE) (IRE)—97416£126.4kFlat
Pisanello (AUS) (AUS)—9605£16.5kFlat
Grid Girl (NZ) (NZ)—9502£15.3kFlat
Run Harry Run (AUS) (AUS)—9516£181.8kFlat
Roll On High (AUS) (AUS)—93217£248.3kFlat
The Summit (FR) (FR)—91113£386.3kFlat
Chase Your Dreams (NZ) (NZ)—8803£59.5kFlat
Point Nepean (IRE) (IRE)—8414£7.1kFlat
Storm Leopard (AUS) (AUS)—8212£180.7kFlat
Romantic Encounter (NZ) (NZ)—7705£31.2kFlat
Stung (AUS) (AUS)—7703£13.6kFlat
Esmahli (AUS) (AUS)—7301£2kFlat
Eurocanto (AUS) (AUS)—7214£55.4kFlat
Joyful Fortune (AUS) (AUS)—71211£430.4kFlat
No Limitation (AUS) (AUS)—6902£2kFlat
Panda's Spectrum (AUS) (AUS)—6802£7.4kFlat
Crocodile (AUS) (AUS)—6602£3kFlat
Angel Eyes (AUS) (AUS)—6302£2kFlat
Mirador (AUS) (AUS)—6301£2kFlat
Set Me Free (AUS) (AUS)—6201£4.2kFlat
Gin Twist (AUS) (AUS)—6202£20.1kFlat
La Gitana (AUS) (AUS)—6101£8.9kFlat
Crosshaven (AUS) (AUS)——322£407.1kFlat
Blue Allure (AUS) (AUS)——02£9.2kFlat
Bacash (AUS) (AUS)——01£19.3kFlat
California Surreal (AUS) (AUS)——01£2.7kFlat
Hot Majesty (AUS) (AUS)——01£0Flat
Bold Bastille (AUS) (AUS)——25£234.2kFlat
Latin Boss (AUS) (AUS)——01£5.3kFlat
Barbie's Fox (AUS) (AUS)——015£91.4kFlat
Gentleman Roy (AUS) (AUS)——213£385.3kFlat
Poifect (AUS) (AUS)——17£51.3kFlat
Carbonados (NZ) (NZ)——02£6.2kFlat
Quadtratic (AUS) (AUS)——01£1.8kFlat
Forceofone (NZ) (NZ)——01£2kFlat
Entrusting (AUS) (AUS)——01£3kFlat

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