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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
Date:	Saturday January 28, 2023
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	2YO Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2023 Widden Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Learning To Fly ($4.20)
• 2nd: #11 Steel City
• 3rd: #8 Mumbai Muse

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
	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. 

2023 Widden Stakes Betting Odds

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.

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

2023 Widden Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Widden Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Widden Stakes 2023 Tips on the popular end-of-January showdown this season.

• To Win: #1 Cigar Flick ($6 at time of publish) – BET NOW

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.

2023 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 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
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.

2023 Widden Stakes Nominations

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
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.

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
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