Widden Stakes

The Widden Stakes is a Group 3 race taking place at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney each autumn leading up to the Golden Slipper Stakes.

2024 Widden Stakes Results

  • 1st: #6 Lady Of Camelot
  • 2nd: #1 Manaal
  • 3rd: #9 Wave Breaker



The Widden Stakes is Group 3 race run at Rosehill Gardens in late January or early February during the end of the summer and start of the famous Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The 1100m sprint is open to two-year-old fillies and is run at set weights plus penalties.

The Widden Stakes is currently one of three Group status races at the Rosehill meeting that is also host to the the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m), which is the colts & geldings’ equivalent of the Widden Stakes, and the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m). 

Fillies that run in the Widden Stakes field may be kicking off their careers first-up, or have run in the spring before in something like the Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) held at Randwick in September / October.

The Widden Stakes can serve as a lead-up into the world’s richest race for two-year-olds – the Group 1 $4.92 million Golden Slipper (1200m) run back at Rosehill Racecourse in March.

In 2020 the Magic Millions 2YO Classic winning filly Away Game took out the Widden Stakes and went on to run fourth in that year’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes in Melbourne and second in the Golden Slipper results.

The only fillies to date to complete the Widden Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double are Overreach (2013) and Mossfun (2014).

The 2022 Widden Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Revolutionary Miss going on to win the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) next-up before a second in Caulfield’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes in Melbourne. She also returned in the spring and was runner-up in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) that October.

The 2023 Widden Stakes winner Learning To Fly franked the form with next-up wins in the $2 million Inglis Millennium and Group 2 Reisling Stakes before losing her rider in that year’s Golden Slipper. 

The 2024 Widden Stakes ran on Saturday February 3rd, 2024 at Rosehill Gardens as an early Golden Slipper lead-up race and was won in a powerhouse performance by the well-backed favourite Lady Of Camelot ($1.60F) from the Waterhouse/Bott stable. 

Widden Stakes 2024
Date: Saturday February 3rd, 2024
Track: Rosehill Racecourse
Distance: 1100m
Race Type: 2YO Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $250,000

2024 Widden Stakes Results

  • 1st: #6 Lady Of Camelot ($1.60F)
  • 2nd: #1 Manaal
  • 3rd: #9 Wave Breaker

The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Written Tycoon filly, Lady Of Camelot ($1.60F), could be Blue Diamond Stakes-bound in Melbourne after the odds-on favourite won in a dominant all-the-way performance to salute for the punters in the 2024 Widden Stakes results at Rosehill

  Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
  1 6 LADY OF CAMELOT Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark   1 54.5kg   $1.60F
  2 1 MANAAL Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 2.88L 6 57.5kg   $9.50
  3 9 WAVE BREAKER Peter & Paul Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 3.26L 4 54.5kg   $15
  4 4 EXTREME DIVA Anthony Cummings Zac Lloyd (a) 3.57L 2 54.5kg   $31
  5 8 THE EYES HAVE IT Nathan Doyle Dylan Gibbons (a) 5.01L 7 54.5kg   $81
  6 2 ALINEA Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 5.95L 5 54.5kg   $9
  7 7 PUSHPA Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 7.63L 3 54.5kg   $26
  SB 3 CELERITY James Cummings James McDonald   0 54.5kg    
    5 FROEBEL STAR Ciaron Maher Jason Collett   0  

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Widden Stakes Betting Odds

The current Widden Stakes 2024 odds will be published below as soon as released at Ladbrokes.com.au complete with market links for you to lock in your Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival tips at the best prices.

Away Game ($2.10 in 2020) and Lady Of Camelot ($1.60 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Widden Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2024 Widden Stakes Form Guide

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2024 Widden Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Widden Stakes 2024 Tips on the popular end-of-January showdown this season.

  • To Win: #1 Manaal ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Intriguing clash of young guns, but savvy punters will find solace in the proven prowess of Michael Freedman’s Gimcrack Stakes victor. While untested talents abound, we favor the daughter of Tassort, a champion at debut . Underrated then, she exudes class and returns well-prepared after impressive trials. The three-kilo penalty is easily negated by her raw ability and experience. Trusty Tommy Berry retains the reins, adding another layer of confidence. Expect her to silence the unknowns and gallop to another well-deserved victory.

2024 Widden Stakes Field

The Widden Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of promising young fillies who are heading towards other similar races over the autumn in Sydney for two-year-olds including the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) held a month later at Royal Randwick and the Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) in March before a Golden Slipper Stakes bid.

Learning To Fly (2023) was the last filly to complete the Widden Stakes – Reisling Stakes double

The official 2024 Widden Stakes field and barriers will be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The Widden Stakes 2024 final field features a solid line-up of untapped fillies with markets led by the rails-drawn Lady Of Camelot, a narrow fourth in the Group 3 Gimcrack on debut in a blanket finish, from the Waterhouse/Bott stable who has been huge winning her lead-up trials by sizable margins. 

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 1x MANAAL Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 8 57.5kg      
2 5x ALINEA Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 7 54.5kg      
3   CELERITY James Cummings James McDonald 3 54.5kg      
4   EXTREME DIVA Anthony Cummings Zac Lloyd (a) 4 54.5kg      
5 2 FROEBEL STAR Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 2 54.5kg      
6 4x LADY OF CAMELOT Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 1 54.5kg      
7   PUSHPA Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 5 54.5kg      
8 2 THE EYES HAVE IT Nathan Doyle Dylan Gibbons (a) 9 54.5kg      
9   WAVE BREAKER Peter & Paul Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 6 54.5kg  

2024 Widden Stakes Nominations

Early nominations on the Widden Stakes in 2024 are taken on the Monday of race week and will be published below once available.

  Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 1x MANAAL F 2 Michael Freedman 1 57.5kg      
2 2 FROEBEL STAR F 2 Ciaron Maher 2 54.5kg      
3 4x LADY OF CAMELOT F 2 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 3 54.5kg      
4 5x ALINEA F 2 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 4 54.5kg      
5 2 THE EYES HAVE IT F 2 Nathan Doyle 5 54.5kg      
6 7 PARTY PROPHET F 2 Matthew Smith 6 54.5kg      
7   CATONAHOTINROOF F 2 Anthony Cummings 7= 54.5kg      
8   EXTREME DIVA F 2 Anthony Cummings 7= 54.5kg      
9   LA ROJA F 2 Peter & Paul Snowden 7= 54.5kg      
10   PUSHPA F 2 Annabel Neasham 7= 54.5kg      
11   RUNRANIRUN F 2 Matthew Smith 7= 54.5kg      
12   SHEZASIREN F 2 Marc Conners 7= 54.5kg      
13   WAVE BREAKER F 2 Peter & Paul Snowden 7= 54.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Widden Stakes History

The Widden Stakes is named after Widden Stud, home to some of the country’s premier stallions and sires. It was inaugurated in 1943 as a 1000m Principal Race. It has been run over its current 1100m distance during 2005-07 and since 2009 onwards. The event gained Listed status in 1979 – 2013 before being upgraded to a Group 3 autumn feature from 2014.

There have been three racecourses to host the Widden Stakes – Randwick, Rosehill Gardens and Warwick Farm.

Plenty of notable fillies have won the event and some of the best Widden Stakes winners in recent years include Triscay (1989), Dynasty (1993), Satin Shoes (2011), subsequent Golden Slipper winner Overreach (2013), Mossfun (2014), Fiesta (2018), and that year’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game (2020).

In 2020 Away Game became the first filly in over 20 years to carry more than 56.5kg to victory in the Widden Stakes.

Recent Widden Stakes Winners

See below for a full list of the Widden Stakes Winners & Results going back to 2000.

Year Place Horse Time
 
2024 Widden Stakes 1st Lady Of Camelot 1 minute 2.53 seconds
2nd Manaal
3rd Wave Breaker
 
2023 Widden Stakes 1st Learning To Fly 1 minute 3.30 seconds
2nd Steel City
3rd Mumbai Muse
 
2022 Widden Stakes 1st Queen Of The Ball 1 minute 3.53 seconds
2nd Revolutionary Miss
3rd Pantonario
 
2021 Widden Stakes 1st Mallory 1 minute 6.03 seconds
2nd Total Babe
3rd Vianello
 
2020 Widden Stakes(Run at Randwick) 1st Away Game 1 minute 4.43 seconds
2nd Centimental
3rd Philizzy
 
2019 Widden Stakes 1st Amercement 1 minute 5.91 seconds
2nd Rotator
3rd Blazing Miss
 
2018 Widden Stakes 1st Fiesta 1 minute 5.50 seconds
2nd Adamina
3rd River Bird
 
2017 Widden Stakes 1st Teaspoon 1 minute 5.08 seconds
2nd Mystic Empire
3rd Sweet Deal
 
2016 Widden Stakes 1st Honesty Prevails 1 minute 5.7 seconds
2nd Smart Amelia
3rd Chipanda
 
2015 Widden Stakes 1st Fireworks 1 minute 5.4 seconds
2nd Lake Geneva
3rd Igraine
 
2014 Widden Stakes 1st Mossfun 1 minute 5.0 seconds
2nd Ygritte
3rd Twirl
 
2013 Widden Stakes 1st Overreach 1 minute 3.0 seconds
2nd Everage
3rd Brilliant Bisc
 
2012 Widden Stakes 1st Driefontein 1 minute 4.1 seconds
2nd Agueda
3rd Hussousa
 
2011 Widden Stakes 1st Satin Shoes 1 minute 2.2 seconds
2nd Elite Falls
3rd Shared Reflections
 
2010 Widden Stakes 1st Georgette Silk 1 minute 5.19 seconds
2nd Mafia Miss
3rd So Detached
 
2009 Widden Stakes 1st Horizons 1 minute 4.44 seconds
2nd Melito
3rd Marquardt
 
2008 Widden Stakes 1st Delta Girl 58.67 seconds
2nd Stripper
3rd Jiale
 
2007 Widden Stakes 1st Superfly 1 minute 4.8 seconds
2nd Goldam
3rd Illuminates
 
2006 Widden Stakes 1st Churchill Downs 1 minute 4.85 seconds
2nd Fleur Royale
3rd Big Joker
 
2005 Widden Stakes 1st Pasikatera 1 minute 4.02 seconds
2nd Snowden
3rd Kincharm
 
2004 Widden Stakes 1st Econsul 1 minute 5.15 seconds
2nd Ballybleue
3rd Segments
 
2003 Widden Stakes 1st Race Not Held
2nd  
3rd  
 
2002 Widden Stakes 1st Secret Land 58.92 seconds
2nd Hasna
3rd Danish Magic
 
2001 Widden Stakes 1st Riona 58.05 seconds
2nd Chatelaine
3rd Highest
 
2000 Widden Stakes 1st Miss Bussell 59.33 seconds
2nd Happens
3rd Vita

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