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Two Slipper winners have tasted success in both races beginning with Widden Stakes run at Rosehill on Saturday.

Overreach did the double in 2013. Is there another in the 2021 Widden Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday?

2021 Widden Stakes: Nominations

2021 WIDDEN STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Widden Stakes is a Group 3 race for two year old fillies conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill.

The Widden Stakes was first run in 1943 and was won by Birthright. Occasionally it has been an open gender race but only for fillies in the last 14 years.

The Widden Stakes is run over 1100m under Set Weights And Penalties conditions. It was worth $160,000 in 2021. Originally a Listed race, it became a Group 3 from 2014 onwards.

The race is named after one of the famous studs Widden Stud.

The Widden Stakes has been variously run at Randwick, Rosehill and Warwick Farm. Has been at Rosehill since 2013 (held at Randwick in 2020 due to oppressive conditions out west).

A couple of recent Golden Slipper winners Mossfun and Overreach ran in the Widden Stakes.

Notable winners of the Widden Stakes include Denise's Joy (1974), Shaybisc (1979), Biscarina (1982), Magic Flute (1985), Triscay (1989), Unison (1995), Miss Bussell (2000), Econsul (2004), Churchill Downs (2006), Horizons (2009), Driefontein (2012), Overreach (2013), Mossfun (2014) and Away Game (2020).

The 2020 Widden Stakes was won by Away Game from Centimental and Philizzy.