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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 $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 $600,000 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 Farnan (2020), 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.

Anamoe won the 2021 Todman Stakes before a next-up Golden Slipper second and subsequent Group 1 Inglis Sires’ victory. He also took out the spring’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) over the mile before a controversial second when narrowly denied victory in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m).

The Todman Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday March 4, 2023 at Randwick Racecourse and was won by James Cummings’ Silver Slipper winning colt Cylinder ($2.90). 

2023 Todman Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 4, 2023
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	2YO Colts & Geldings – Set Weights
Weights:	55.5kg
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1973

2023 Todman Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Cylinder ($2.90)
• 2nd: #2 Red Resistance
• 3rd: #5 Militarize

The James Cummings-trained Silver Slipper winner Cylinder ($2.90) kept the wins going when digging deep after a thrilling two-horse battle to the line to defeat the previously undefeated favourite Red Resistance in the 2023 Todman Stakes results.

Click here to read more on the tough Todman Stakes 2023 victory by Cylinder.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	CYLINDER	James Cummings	James McDonald		5	55.5kg		$2.90
	2	2	RED RESISTANCE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Brett Prebble	0.66L	3	55.5kg		$2.10F
	3	5	MILITARIZE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	3.3L	1	55.5kg		$26
	4	3	EMPIRE OF JAPAN	Peter & Paul Snowden	Zac Purton	4L	2	55.5kg		$12
	5	4	CAFE MILLENIUM	John O’Shea	Nash Rawiller	4.53L	4	55.5kg (cd 56kg)		$5

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Todman Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Todman Stakes 2023 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.

Farnan ($1.80 in 2020) and Sejardan ($2.50 in 2022) are the last favourites in Todman Stakes betting to get the job done.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 TODMAN STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Todman Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Todman Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Todman Stakes 2023 Tips on the important Golden Slipper lead-up this autumn.

• To Win: #1 Cylinder ($3 at time of publish) 

Taking on the favourite and have the James Cummings-trained improver Cylinder on top as a huge chance at a better price in a tiny field. This Exceed And Excel colt ran second in his two opening starts last prep including behind subsequent Blue Diamond Stakes winner Little Brose in the Merson Cooper. Resumed with a Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes win after an on-speed run to put a half-length on Platinum Jubilee. Can improve again and win again.

2023 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 2023 Todman Stakes field and barriers will be published in full below once announced.

The Todman Stakes 2023 final field features just five hopefuls with the undefeated Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Red Resistance odds-on to make it three-from-three off his Group 3 Canonbury Stakes success in late January.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	22×1	CYLINDER	James Cummings	James McDonald	5	55.5kg
2	11	RED RESISTANCE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Brett Prebble	3	55.5kg
3	1×36	EMPIRE OF JAPAN	Peter & Paul Snowden	Zac Purton	2	55.5kg
4	1	CAFE MILLENIUM	John O’Shea	Nash Rawiller	4	55.5kg	56kg
5	1	MILITARIZE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	1	55.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Todman Stakes Nominations

Early Todman Stakes nominations for 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be published here once confirmed.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	22×1	CYLINDER	C	2	James Cummings	1	55.5kg
2	11	RED RESISTANCE	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	2	55.5kg
3	1×23	KING’S GAMBIT	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	3	55.5kg
4	1×36	EMPIRE OF JAPAN	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	4	55.5kg
5	1	CAFE MILLENIUM	C	2	John O’Shea	5	55.5kg
6	1	RUPERT’S HOUSE	G	2	Bjorn Baker	6	55.5kg
7	1	MILITARIZE (NZ)	C	2	Chris Waller	7	55.5kg
8	3	WAVERLEY	C	2	John Sargent	8	55.5kg
9		LE PARRAIN	C	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9=	55.5kg
10		TORRE EGGER	C	2	Bjorn Baker	9=	55.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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), subsequent The Everest champion Yes Yes Yes (2019) and champion Godolphin galloper Anamoe (2021).

In 2020 Gai Waterhouse celebrated her incredible eighth Todman Stakes win with Farnan with the horse going on to also salute in that year’s Golden Slipper Stakes results.

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

Recent Todman Slipper Trial Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Todman Stakes	1st	Cylinder	1 minute 09.70 seconds
	2nd	Red Resistance
	3rd	Militarize
2022 Todman Stakes	1st	Sejardan	1 minute 13.99 seconds
	2nd	Boyfriend
	3rd	Shalatin
2021 Todman Stakes	1st	Anamoe	1 minute 08.54 seconds
	2nd	Profiteer
	3rd	Home Affairs
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