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The Todman Stakes, also known as the Todman Slipper Trial, is an exciting Group 2 race held as part of the coveted Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Taking place on Randwick Guineas Day in early – mid March at Royal Randwick Racecourse, the Todman Stakes is a traditional lead-up to the Group 1 $3.5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Randwick Guineas Day is host to two Group 1 races – the $1 million Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) and the Group 1 $500,000 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) – as well as a number of other Group status support acts. Along with the Todman Stakes, the meeting is host to the fillies’ equivalent – the Group 2  $300,000 Reisling Stakes (1200m) – as well as the lucrative Group 2 $500,000 Challenge Stakes (1000m).

Worth $300,000 in prize money, the Todman Stakes is run over the sprint distance of 1200m and is for two-year-old colts and geldings at set weights. The Todman Stakes winner is exempt from Golden Slipper ballot and recent horses to complete the double include Vancouver (2015) and Pierro (2012).

Leading up to the Todman Stakes two-year-olds may run in the previous weekend’s Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m) on Chipping Norton Stakes Day, and before the Golden Slipper the following week’s Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill is a nice lead-up for Todman Stakes graduates.

The Todman Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday March 7, 2020 and was easily won by the odds-on favourite Farnan. 

2020 Todman Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 7, 2020
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	2YO Colts & Geldings – Set Weights
Weights:	55.5kg
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1973

2020 Todaman Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Farnan
• 2nd: #1 Tagaloa
• 3rd: #6 Blondeau

Gai Waterhouse enjoyed her eighth success in the Todman Stakes 2020 results with her Silver Slipper Stakes winner Farnan far too good for his rivals defeating Blue Diamond champ Tagaloa by nearly two lengths on way to the iconic $3.5 million Golden Slipper later in the month.

Click here to read more on the impressive 2020 Todman Stakes win by Farnan for six-time Golden Slipper winning trainer Waterhouse.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	2	FARNAN	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Hugh Bowman	–	1	55.5kg	$1.80F
2	1	TAGALOA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Walker	1.8L	6	55.5kg	$3.80
3	6	BLONDEAU	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	4.6L	4	55.5kg	$20
4	3	GLOBAL QUEST	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4.8L	5	55.5kg	$6.50
5	9	ON THE LEAD	Richard & Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	7.3L	3	55.5kg	$21
6	4	BLAZE A TRAIL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	7.7L	2	55.5kg	$17
–	5	OLE KIRK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	–	0	–	–
–	8	BARBARIC	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	–	0	–	–
–	7	BARTLEY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Brenton Avdulla	–	0	–	–

2020 Todman Stakes Betting & Odds

The latest Todman Stakes 2020 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up race this weekend will be available below the week of the race.

2020 Todman Stakes Field

The Todman Stakes field attracts the best young two-year-old colts and geldings seeking a run in the coveted Golden Slipper Stakes field in a fortnight’s time at Rosehill Gardens, and are released by Racing NSW  the Wednesday before Randwick Guineas Day.

The official 2020 Todman Stakes field and barriers will be published in full below once announced.

Just nine two-year-old Golden Slipper hopes make-up the Todman Stakes 2020 final field with the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Farnan the clear favourite drawn the rails and last seen winning the Silver Slipper by over three lengths first-up.

Update: #5 Ole Kirk (2) has been scratched in favour of a run in the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington on Saturday instead as a Slipper lead-up.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	31×41	TAGALOA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Walker	8	55.5kg
2	1101	FARNAN	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Hugh Bowman	1	55.5kg
3	1×22	GLOBAL QUEST	Chris Waller	James McDonald	7	55.5kg
4	3×6	BLAZE A TRAIL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	3	55.5kg
5	1	OLE KIRK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	2	55.5kg
6	242	BLONDEAU	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	6	55.5kg
7	13x	BARTLEY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Brenton Avdulla	9	55.5kg
8	6×1	BARBARIC	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	4	55.5kg
9	3	ON THE LEAD	Richard & Michael Freedman	TBA	5	55.5kg

Todman Stakes History

The Todman Slipper Trial was inaugurated in 1973 with Imagele claiming victory in the first race. It began as a principal race run over 1200m, and although the distance has remained the same, the status of the event has increased. It was elevated to a Group 3 status in 1980 before finally being installed as a Group 2 race in 1986. The race has taken place at a number of Sydney’s racecourses over the years including Rosehill Gardens, Canterbury Park and its current home at Royal Randwick Racecourse.

After 2005 the Todman Slipper Trial was called the Todman Stakes.

Notable Todman Stakes winners in recent years include Written Tycoon (2005), Smart Missile (2011) Pierro (2012), Criterion (2013) and subsequent The Everest champion Yes Yes Yes (2019).

In 2020 Gai Waterhouse celebrated her incredible eighth Todman Stakes win with Farnan.

The full Todman Stakes results going back to 2000 are listed in the below table.

Recent Todman Slipper Trial Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Todman Stakes	1st	Farnan	1 minute 09.86 seconds
	2nd	Tagaloa
	3rd	Blondeau
2019 Todman Stakes	1st	Yes Yes Yes	1 minute 08.40 seconds
	2nd	Bellevue Hill
	3rd	Dubious
2018 Todman Stakes	1st	Aylmerton	1 minute 08.84 seconds
	2nd	Ef Troop
	3rd	Tchaikovsky
2017 Todman Stakes	1st	Gunnison	1 minute 13.49 seconds
	2nd	Invader
	3rd	Veranillo
2016 Todman Stakes	1st	Kiss And Make Up	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Capitalist
	3rd	Weatherly
2015 Todman Slipper Trial	1st	Vancouver	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Furnaces
	3rd	Headwater
2014 Todman Stakes	1st	Ghibellines	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Unencumbered
	3rd	Cornrow
2013 Todman Stakes	1st	Criterion	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Fast ‘N’ Rocking
	3rd	Havana
2012 Todman Stakes	1st	Pierro	1 minute 12.1 seconds
	2nd	Epaulette
	3rd	Shelford
2011 Todman Stakes	1st	Smart Missile	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Sepoy
	3rd	Foxwedge
2010 Todman Stakes	1st	Masquerader	1 minute 11.47 seconds
	2nd	Decision Time
	3rd	Carved In Stone
2009 Todman Stakes	1st	Real Saga	1 minute 11.52 seconds
	2nd	Phelan Ready
	3rd	Purdey
2008 Todman Stakes	1st	Krupt	1 minute 10.57 seconds
	2nd	Related
	3rd	Typhoon Fury
2007 Todman Stakes	1st	Meurice	1 minute 11.08 seconds
	2nd	Zizou
	3rd	Shaft
2006 Todman Stakes	1st	Diego Garcia	1 minute 11.56 seconds
	2nd	Just Mambo
	3rd	My Middi
2005 Todman Stakes	1st	Written Tycoon	1 minute 11.98 seconds
	2nd	Domesday
	3rd	Flying Pegasus
2004 Todman Slipper Trial	1st	Charge Forward	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Dane Shadow
	3rd	Samboy
2003 Todman Slipper Trial	1st	Exceed And Excel	1 minute 10.57 seconds
	2nd	Untouchable
	3rd	Niello
2002 Todman Slipper Trial	1st	Snowland	1 minute 10.68 seconds
	2nd	Yell
	3rd	Takas
2001 Todman Slipper Trial	1st	Royal Courtship	1 minute 9.88 seconds
	2nd	Viscount
	3rd	Mistegic
2000 Todman Slipper Trial	1st	Great Crusader	1 minute 9.96 seconds
	2nd	Lord Dane
	3rd	Phoenix Park