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The Widden Stakes is a Group 3 race taking place at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney each autumn leading up to the Golden Slipper Stakes.
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 a key support race on Expressway Stakes Day. The meeting is headlined by the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) and also features the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m), which is the colts & geldings’ equivalent of the Widden Stakes.
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 $5 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 ran on Saturday January 28, 2023 at Rosehill Gardens and was won by Annabel Neasham’s classy debutant Learning To Fly ($4.20).
Widden Stakes 2023 | |
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Date: | Saturday January 28, 2023 |
Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
Distance: | 1100m |
Race Type: | 2YO Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The Annabel Neasham-trained Justify filly Learning To Fly ($4.20) fought on strongly late to win the Widden Stakes 2023 on debut ahead of a promising autumn campaign.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 6 | LEARNING TO FLY | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 6 | 54.5kg | $4.20 | |||
2 | 11 | STEEL CITY | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jason Collett | 0.59L | 5 | 54.5kg | $3.70F | ||
3 | 8 | MUMBAI MUSE | Michael Freedman | Brett Prebble | 2.78L | 9 | 54.5kg | $18 | ||
4 | 1 | CIGAR FLICK | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2.97L | 7 | 54.5kg (cd 55kg) | $6 | ||
5 | 3 | DIVINE GLORY | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tyler Schiller (a) | 4.87L | 2 | 54.5kg | $12 | ||
6 | 12 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 4.96L | 1 | 54.5kg | $20 | ||
7 | 5 | JUST GLAMOUROUS | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 5.22L | 8 | 54.5kg | $21 | ||
8 | 9 | PERFECT PROPOSAL | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5.45L | 4 | 54.5kg | $4.20 | ||
9 | 7 | LIZZIE’S GEM | Brad Widdup | Brenton Avdulla | 12.21L | 3 | 54.5kg | $31 | ||
4 | DOROTHY GAIL | Annabel Neasham | Kerrin McEvoy | 0 | ||||||
2 | DIPSY DOODLE | James Cummings | Sam Clipperton | 0 | ||||||
10 | STAR ACT | Gregory Hickman | Tommy Berry | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The current Widden Stakes 2023 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) was the last favourite in Widden Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
Stay tuned for our insider Widden Stakes 2023 Tips on the popular end-of-January showdown this season.
Nice field of promising types, but going for the Waller-trained Churchill filly who is one of the non-maidens in the mix. She trialled here in late December before winning her debut at Canterbury over 1100m on a Heavy (8) in style. Similar size field, rain around for another likely wet track and she’s got the benefit of that run. She’s fitter, drops from 56kg to 54.5kg and James McDonald retains the ride. Ticking plenty of boxes and can win again.
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.
The official 2023 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 2023 final field features a quality line-up of promising young fillies led in betting by the unraced Annabel Neasham-trained daughter of Justify, Learning To Fly.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1 | CIGAR FLICK | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 8 | 54.5kg | |||
2 | 4x | DIPSY DOODLE | James Cummings | Sam Clipperton | 9 | 54.5kg | |||
3 | 31x | DIVINE GLORY | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tyler Schiller (a) | 2 | 54.5kg | |||
4 | 3 | DOROTHY GAIL | Annabel Neasham | Kerrin McEvoy | 5 | 54.5kg | |||
5 | 4 | JUST GLAMOUROUS | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 10 | 54.5kg | |||
6 | LEARNING TO FLY | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 7 | 54.5kg | ||||
7 | LIZZIE’S GEM | Brad Widdup | Brenton Avdulla | 3 | 54.5kg | ||||
8 | MUMBAI MUSE | Michael Freedman | Brett Prebble | 12 | 54.5kg | ||||
9 | 2x | PERFECT PROPOSAL | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 54.5kg | |||
10 | 3 | STAR ACT | Gregory Hickman | Tommy Berry | 11 | 54.5kg | |||
11 | 2 | STEEL CITY | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jason Collett | 6 | 54.5kg | |||
12 | 5 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 1 | 54.5kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Early nominations on the Widden Stakes in 2023 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 | |
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1 | 31x | DIVINE GLORY | F | 2 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 1 | 54.5kg | |||
2 | 2x | PERFECT PROPOSAL | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 2 | 54.5kg | |||
3 | 2 | STEEL CITY | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 3 | 54.5kg | |||
4 | 1 | CIGAR FLICK | F | 2 | Chris Waller | 4 | 54.5kg | |||
5 | 3 | DOROTHY GAIL | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham | 5 | 54.5kg | |||
6 | 5 | STEFI MAGNETICA | F | 2 | Bjorn Baker | 6 | 54.5kg | |||
7 | 4x | DIPSY DOODLE | F | 2 | James Cummings | 7 | 54.5kg | |||
8 | 3 | STAR ACT | F | 2 | Gregory Hickman | 8 | 54.5kg | |||
9 | 4 | JUST GLAMOUROUS | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 9 | 54.5kg | |||
10 | 6 | RIVA MIA | F | 2 | Con Karakatsanis | 10 | 54.5kg | |||
11 | LADY BILLIE | F | 2 | Bjorn Baker | 11= | 54.5kg | ||||
12 | LEARNING TO FLY | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham | 11= | 54.5kg | ||||
13 | LIZZIE’S GEM | F | 2 | Brad Widdup | 11= | 54.5kg | ||||
14 | MADEIRA SUNRISE | F | 2 | Michael Freedman | 11= | 54.5kg | ||||
15 | MUMBAI MUSE | F | 2 | Michael Freedman | 11= | 54.5kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
See below for a full list of the Widden Stakes Winners & Results going back to 2000.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |