Hey Doc
{{short description|Australian thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Hey Doc
| image_name =
| caption =
| sire = Duporth
| grandsire = Red Ransom
| dam = Heyington Honey
| damsire = General Nediym
| sex = Gelding
| foaled = 2013
| country = Australia
| colour = Bay
| breeder = A Hall
| owner = AF Ramsay, AC Hall, PM George, MJ Davidson, DM Mahony, GS Tucker, JF & JW Higgins, MF & AJ James, BS Evans, JM Tynan, JM Harvey, DP, R, SR & PH Smith, GC & NJ Babich, Lucky Fifteen
| trainer = Tony & Calvin McEvoy
| record = 32: 10–2–3
| earnings = A$ 3,112,025{{cite web |url=https://racingaustralia.horse/InteractiveForm/HorseFullForm.aspx?HorseCode=MzM2NjcxMzE1&src=horsesearch|title=Hey Doc Horse Profile|publisher=racingaustralia.horse|accessdate=1 December 2019}}
| race = Stutt Stakes (2016)
C S Hayes Stakes (2017)
Australian Guineas (2017)
Aurie's Star Handicap (2017)
Manikato Stakes (2017, 2020)
Winterbottom Stakes (2019)
| awards= 2016-17 South Australian Horse of the Year{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/superracing/hey-doc-jamie-kah-acknowledged-as-south-australias-best/news-story/39931256aa13836c2f22cb1bc99c0b85|title=Hey Doc acknowledged as South Australia’s best|publisher=adelaidenow.com.au|accessdate=5 December 2019}}
}}
Hey Doc (foaled 7 September 2013) is a retired Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that won four Group 1 races, most notably the Manikato Stakes on two occasions.
Background
Hey Doc was sold at the Inglis Victorian yearling sales for the amount of A$85,000.{{cite web |url=https://inglis.com.au/news/item/g1-winterbottom-stakes-win-a-fairytale-result-for-new-training-partnership|title=G1 Winterbottom Stakes win a fairytale result for new training partnership|publisher=inglis.com.au|accessdate=1 December 2019}}
Racing career
Hey Doc was successful in his racing debut, winning a two-year-old race at Morphettville Racecourse.
As a three-year-old, Hey Doc raced on ten occasions, recording 5 wins, culminating in his first Group 1 race the Australian Guineas.{{cite web |url=https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/news/australian-racing/hey-doc-gets-mcevoy-australian-guineas-win/372727/amp|title=Hey Doc gets McEvoy Australian guineas win|publisher =justhorseracing.com.au|accessdate=5 December 2019}}
In his next preparation, Hey Doc won his second Group 1 race when successful in the Manikato Stakes at the odds of 20/1.{{cite web |url=https://www.thevalley.com.au/news/2017-10-27/doc-wins-drama-filled-manikato|title=Doc wins drama filled Manikato|publisher=thevalley.com.au|accessdate=5 December 2019}}
After an unsuccessful campaign following this victory, Hey Doc was sidelined from racing for over 12 months due to an operation to remove bone chips from a joint.
He returned to racing with success at his second run, winning his third Group 1 the Winterbottom Stakes at the odds of 12/1.{{cite web |url=https://www.punters.com.au/amp/news/hey-doc-wins-the-g1-winterbottom-stakes_186146/|title=Hey Doc dominant in G1 Winterbottom Stakes|publisher=punters.com.au|accessdate=5 December 2019}}
As a seven-year-old, Hey Doc won his second Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley defeating Trekking by three quarters of a length and setting a new track record time of 1:08.76 for the 1,200 metre event.{{cite web |url= https://www.punters.com.au/amp/news/hey-doc-too-tough-in-g1-manikato-_194012/ |title=Hey Doc too tough in G1 Manikato |publisher=punters.com.au |accessdate=23 October 2020}}
In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Hey Doc was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.ifhaonline.org/resources/WTRRankings/LWBRR.asp?batch=76 |title=The 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings |publisher=Horseracingintfed.com |date= |accessdate=2021-01-26}}
In 2021 it was announced that Hey Doc would be retired from racing.{{cite web |url= https://www.racing.com/news/2021-07-09/news-lth-doc-done-group-1-star-retired |title=Hey Doc retired |publisher=racing.com |accessdate=22 October 2021}}