The day Queen Elizabeth saved David Hayes from stadium security following her first Australian winner

Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes had a brush with stadium security after scurrying to take a call from The Queen following her first ever Australian winner in 2016.

Trainer David Hayes spoke to the Queen “a dozen times” while training for her. Picture: AAP

Legendary trainer David Hayes will never forget the day he was almost kicked out of an Adelaide Crows game after taking a call from Queen Elizabeth II following her first ever victory in Australia.

Bold Sniper was Her Majesty’s first Australian winner in 2016, when trained by Hayes, but it was the phone call later that day which holds a special place in his memory.

The Hall of Fame trainer was at the football when Buckingham Palace called, saying the Queen wanted to discuss the victory.

Sitting in a rapturous crowd, Hayes had to quickly scramble into a private room to take the call, only to be confronted by stadium security who advised him that he was not allowed in the area.

“It’s quite funny, I ran into the room and I clearly wasn’t supposed to be in there,” Hayes told News Corp Australia from Hong Kong.

Bold Sniper winning at Sandown for The Queen in 2016. Picture: Colleen Petch

“This bloke came up to me and said I need to get out straight away.

“I’m trying to tell him to shush, saying ‘I’m on the phone to the Queen’.

“He looked at me thinking I’m full of shit and kept saying I need to get out.

“So I’m there saying ‘mate this is an important call, I have to take it.’

“In the end, I spoke to her and it was all good.”

After taking “about a dozen” phone calls from Buckingham Palace over his career, Hayes said the nerves eventually wore off, but he will forever be grateful to train for the famous colours.

“Prue, Ben and I had the pleasure of having afternoon tea with her at Royal Ascot one time, which was a very pleasant experience,” he said.

David Hayes watches the Adelaide Crows in 2003. Picture: News Corp Australia

“She loved the detail, whether we’re putting blinkers on or if there is a gear change.

“I don’t think she was a punter, but I wouldn’t know, you couldn’t have backed him (Bold Sniper) that’s for sure.

“It was nice to get her first winner in Australia, something I will never forget, he was a difficult horse.

“The horse ended up doing well and he actually retired at Lindsay Park, it is cool because someone will come by and you can say ‘that is the Queen’s horse’.”

Originally published as The day Queen Elizabeth saved David Hayes from stadium security following her first Australian winner