The Widden Stakes is a Group 3 race taking place at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney each autumn leading up to the Golden Slipper Stakes.
2025 Widden Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 The Playwright
- 2nd: #3 Tempted
- 3rd: #9 Snitzel Miss
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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.
2025 Widden Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 The Playwright ($3.80)
- 2nd: #3 Tempted
- 3rd: #9 Snitzel Miss
The Playwright ($3.80), trained by the formidable Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, delivered a scintillating performance to win the 2025 Widden Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. With Regan Bayliss expertly guiding her, The Playwright led from the start and held off a fierce challenge to win by a short head. The race saw her break brilliantly, setting a steady pace before being challenged in the final furlong. Bayliss’s skillful riding ensured she maintained her lead, crossing the finish line just ahead of Tempted and Snitzel Miss. Post-race, Waterhouse praised the filly’s heart and determination, hinting at a potential run in the 2025 Blue Diamond Stakes on February 22.
Widden Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Widden Stakes (G3)
Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. The Playwright (3)
J: Regan Bayliss 57.5kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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2nd
3. Tempted (9)
J: Tim Clark 54.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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3rd
9. Snitzel Miss (6)
J: James McDonald 54.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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4th
2. In Limbo (7)
J: Tyler Schiller 54.5kg
T: G Ryan & S Alexiou |
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5th
4. Daphnes (4)
J: Ashley Morgan 54.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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6th
5. Sequel (8)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 54.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
8. Make Mine Moet (1)
J: Zac Lloyd 54.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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8th
7. Mac Daddy Flex (2)
J: Chad Schofield 54.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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9th
6. Intelligencer (5)
J: Jason Collett 54.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
Data retrieved: 09/02/2025 05:35:26 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The Widden Stakes is currently one of three Group status races at the Rosehill meeting that is also host to the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m), which is the colts & geldings’ equivalent of the Widden Stakes, and the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m).
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 $4.96 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 Playwright (4th in 2025) was the last Magic Millions 2YO Classic graduate to back-up and win the Widden Stakes.
The only fillies to date to complete the Widden Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double are Overreach (2013), Mossfun (2014), and Lady Of Camelot (2024).
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 winner Learning To Fly franked the form with next-up wins in the $2 million Inglis Millennium and Group 2 Reisling Stakes before losing her rider in that year’s Golden Slipper.
Lady Of Camelot won the Widden Stakes, finished second in that year’s Blue Diamond Stakes and then took out the Golden Slipper in 2024!
The 2025 Widden Stakes ran on Saturday February 1, 2025 at Rosehill Gardens and was won by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s potentially Blue Diamond Stakes bound filly The Playwright ($3.80).
Widden Stakes 2025 | |
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Date: | Saturday February 1, 2025 |
Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
Distance: | 1100m |
Race Type: | 2YO Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $250,000 |
2025 Widden Stakes Finishing Order
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 1 | THE PLAYWRIGHT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 57.5kg | $3.80 | |||
2 | 3 | TEMPTED | James Cummings | Tim Clark | 0.1L | 9 | 54.5kg | $3.30F | ||
3 | 9 | SNITZEL MISS | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 0.13L | 6 | 54.5kg | $3.60 | ||
4 | 2 | IN LIMBO | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tyler Schiller | 7.03L | 7 | 54.5kg | $12 | ||
5 | 4 | DAPHNES | James Cummings | Ashley Morgan | 7.92L | 4 | 54.5kg | $7.50 | ||
6 | 5 | SEQUEL | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 8.21L | 8 | 54.5kg | $41 | ||
7 | 8 | MAKE MINE MOET | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 9.2L | 1 | 54.5kg | $26 | ||
8 | 7 | MAC DADDY FLEX | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Chad Schofield | 9.95L | 2 | 54.5kg | $13 | ||
9 | 6 | INTELLIGENCER | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 17.95L | 5 | 54.5kg | $41 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Widden Stakes Betting
The current Widden Stakes 2025 betting odds will be released at Ladbrokes.com.au and links also available here at Races.com.au for you to lock in your Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival tips at the best prices.
Away Game ($2.10 in 2020) and Lady Of Camelot ($1.60 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Widden Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Widden Stakes Form Guide
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2025 Widden Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Widden Stakes 2025 Tips on the popular end-of-January showdown this season.
- To Win: #1 The Playwright ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Happy to stick with the well-tried favourite from the Waterhouse/Bott yard with The Playwright coming off a credible fourth in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Winner here at Rosehill on debut last November, the Written By filly also finished third in the Group 3 BJ McLachlan at Eagle Farm. She has experience, is fit, and faces an easier field here. Barrier three. Can salute.
2025 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.
Learning To Fly (2023) was the last filly to complete the Widden Stakes – Reisling Stakes double.
The official 2025 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 2025 final field features a solid line-up of untapped fillies with markets led by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Magic Millions 2YO Classic graduate The Playwright.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 134 | THE PLAYWRIGHT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 57.5kg | |||
2 | 3 | IN LIMBO | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tyler Schiller | 7 | 54.5kg | |||
3 | 1 | TEMPTED | James Cummings | Tim Clark | 9 | 54.5kg | |||
4 | 2 | DAPHNES | James Cummings | Ashley Morgan | 4 | 54.5kg | |||
5 | 4×5 | SEQUEL | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 8 | 54.5kg | |||
6 | INTELLIGENCER | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 5 | 54.5kg | ||||
7 | MAC DADDY FLEX | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Chad Schofield | 2 | 54.5kg | ||||
8 | MAKE MINE MOET | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 1 | 54.5kg | ||||
9 | SNITZEL MISS | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 6 | 54.5kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Widden Stakes Nominations
Early nominations on the Widden Stakes in 2025 are taken on the Monday of race week.
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), that year’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game (2020), and Lady Of Camelot (2024) who went on to win the Golden Slipper.
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 |
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2025 Widden Stakes | 1st | The Playwright | 1 minute 3.87 seconds |
2nd | Tempted | ||
3rd | Snitzel Miss | ||
2024 Widden Stakes | 1st | Lady Of Camelot | 1 minute 2.53 seconds |
2nd | Manaal | ||
3rd | Wave Breaker | ||
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 |
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