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The 2018 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 Listed Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) held at Randwick in October. The Widden Stakes can serve as a lead-up into the world’s richest race for two-year-olds – the Group 1 $3.5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) run back at Rosehill Racecourse in March.

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

The 2018 Widden Stakes ran on Saturday February 3, 2018 .

Widden Stakes 2018
Date:	Saturday February 3, 2018
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$150,000

2018 Widden Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Fiesta
• 2nd: #9 Adamina
• 3rd: #6 River Bird

Check out the official Widden Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order below, the Golden Slipper lead-up won narrowly by the Chris Waller-trained Fiesta ($3.90) who nudged out Gerald Ryan’s previously unraced Snitzel filly Adamina ($31) for the win.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	2	FIESTA	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	–	4	54.5kg	$3.90
2	9	ADAMINA	Gerald Ryan	Jay Ford	0.2L	9	54.5kg	$31
3	6	RIVER BIRD	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	2.2L	3	54.5kg	$18
4	7	BOLD ARIAL	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	2.7L	2	54.5kg	$8
5	3	INTO THE ABYSS	John P Thompson	Glyn Schofield	2.8L	13	54.5kg	$7
6	12	I’M SO SWEET	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	3.4L	1	54.5kg	$16
7	1	SECRET LADY	Gary Portelli	Jason Collett	4.1L	12	57.5kg	$3.10F
8	13	ONTHETAKE	Clare Cunningham	Jean Van Overmeire (a)	4.2L	5	54.5kg	$61
9	11	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Ms Rachel King (a)	5L	7	54.5kg	$31
10	8	IMPETUOSO	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	5.5L	10	54.5kg	$19
11	4	MISTEED	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ms Winona Costin	6L	6	54.5kg	$20
12	5	TELL NO TALES	Matthew Smith	Corey Brown	6.8L	8	54.5kg	$51
13	10	DYNAMISANTE	Jarrod Austin	Christian Reith	16.3L	11	54.5kg	$151

2018 Widden Stakes Betting Odds

The current Widden Stakes 2018 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.

2018 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.

The official 2018 Widden Stakes field and barriers will be released by Racing NSW on Wednesday January 31, 2018 and will be published in full below.

A bumper field of 13 potential Golden Slipper Stakes fillies make up the Widden Stakes 2018 field. The Chris Waller-trained Fiesta is tipped as the one to beat first-up from barrier four with Kerrin McEvoy in the saddle, while Gary Portelli’s Magic Millions Classic graduate Secret Lady has work to do from out wide in gate 12.

Read more on the Golden Slipper hopefuls in the 2018 Widden Stakes Field.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	2125	SECRET LADY	Gary Portelli	Jason Collett	12	57.5kg
2	32x	FIESTA	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	4	54.5kg
3	1	INTO THE ABYSS	John P Thompson	Glyn Schofield	13	54.5kg
4	25	MISTEED	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ms Winona Costin	6	54.5kg
5	3	TELL NO TALES	Matthew Smith	Corey Brown	8	54.5kg
6	4	RIVER BIRD	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	3	54.5kg
7	0x	BOLD ARIAL	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	2	54.5kg
8	7x	IMPETUOSO	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	10	54.5kg
9	–	ADAMINA	Gerald Ryan	Jay Ford	9	54.5kg
10	–	DYNAMISANTE	Jarrod Austin	Christian Reith	11	54.5kg
11	–	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Ms Rachel King (a)	7	54.5kg
12	–	I’M SO SWEET	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	1	54.5kg
13	–	ONTHETAKE	Clare Cunningham	Jean Van Overmeire (a)	5	54.5kg

2018 Widden Stakes Nominations

The Widden Stakes 2018 nominations close on the Monday before Expressway Stakes Day and will be released below as soon as available.

The official 2018 Widden Stakes Nominations attracted 16 two-year-old fillies eyeing a Golden Slipper bid in March. Among the key early entries are the Chris Waller-trained Fiesta having her third career start and Gary Portelli’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic graduate Secret Lady (5th) having her fifth career run.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer
1	–	ADAMINA	F	2	Gerald Ryan
2	0x	BOLD ARIAL	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
3	–	DYNAMISANTE	F	2	Jarrod Austin
4	32x	FIESTA	F	2	Chris Waller
5	–	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	F	2	Mark Newnham
6	–	I’M SO SWEET	F	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
7	7x	IMPETUOSO	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
8	1	INTO THE ABYSS	F	2	John P Thompson
9	25	MISTEED	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
10	–	ONTHETAKE	F	2	Clare Cunningham
11	4	OUR DAWN	F	2	Clarry Conners
12	4	RIVER BIRD	F	2	Jason Coyle
13	5	SARZANA	F	2	Richard Freedman
14	2125	SECRET LADY	F	2	Gary Portelli
15	2	SUNREEL	F	2	Kris Lees
16	3	TELL NO TALES	F	2	Matthew Smith

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) and Mossfun (2014).

Recent Widden Stakes Winners

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

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Widden Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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