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Rosehill will kick off the Sydney carnival with the Expressway Stakes as well as important 2yo races.
G2 Expressway Stakes (1200m 3yo+ WFA)
- First Running: 1974 (won by I'm Scarlet).
- Notable Winners: Zephyr Bay (1975), Luskin Star (1978), Kingston Town (1980), Sheraco (1983), Sir Dapper (1984), Diamond Shower (1987), At Sea (1988), Potrero (1991), Joanne (1992), Soho Square (1994), Saintly (1996), Mr Innocent (2000), Tie The Knot (2001), Lonhro (2003), Court's In Session (2005/2006), Mentality (2007), Paratroopers (2008), Rangirangdoo (2010), Appearance (2014), Music Magnate (2017), Trapeze Artist (2018), Alizee (2019), Savatiano (2021).
- Was held at Randwick in 2020 due to oppressive conditions out west.
- Appearance, Alizee and Savatiano are the only mares to win the race in the last 20 years.
- Tie The Knot, best known as a stayer, won the Expressway Stakes in 2001 first up off a Cox Plate preparation.
- Trapeze Artist scored first up in 2018 and by the end of the campaign had won Group 1s during the Championships – the TJ Smith Stakes and the All Aged Stakes.
- 3yos have won 4 times in the last 20 years.
- Standout won the Expressway Stakes in 2020.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 30/01/2021 | SAVATIANO (6M) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 56.5 | 2 | $2.1 | S(7) |
| 1/02/2020 | STANDOUT (3C) | TOMMY BERRY | 5 | GERALD RYAN | 55.5 | 1.5 | $7.5 | G(4) |
| 2/02/2019 | ALIZEE (4M) | BLAKE SHINN | 1 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 56.5 | 2 | $3.0 | S(7) |
| 3/02/2018 | TRAPEZE ARTIST (3C) | TIM CLARK | 6 | GERALD RYAN | 55.5 | 1.3 | $3.5 | S(5) |
| 28/01/2017 | MUSIC MAGNATE (5G) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 2 | BJORN BAKER | 58.5 | 1.3 | $1.9 | G(3) |
| 30/01/2016 | OUR BOY MALACHI (7G) | TOMMY BERRY | 4 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 58.5 | 3.0 | $3.3 | S(7) |
| 31/01/2015 | WEARY (5G) | TOMMY BERRY | 4 | CHRIS WALLER | 58.5 | Nose | $7.0 | S(5) |
| 8/02/2014 | APPEARANCE (5M) | BLAKE SHINN | 4 | GUY WALTER | 56.5 | 1.3 | $16.0 | G(3) |
| 9/02/2013 | HAPPY GALAXY (3C) | JAY FORD | 2 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | 0.5 | $4.3 | G(3) |
| 11/02/2012 | RAIN AFFAIR (4G) | COREY BROWN | 4 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 58.5 | 4 | $1.4 | S(7) |
| 5/02/2011 | CENTENNIAL PARK (5G) | COREY BROWN | 3 | DAVID PAYNE | 58.5 | 0.8 | $11.0 | G(3) |
| 6/02/2010 | RANGIRANGDOO (5G) | COREY BROWN | 4 | CHRIS WALLER | 58.5 | Shd | $4.5 | H(9) |
| 7/02/2009 | BURDEKIN BLUES (4G) | SHANE SCRIVEN | 3 | BARRY BALDWIN | 58.5 | 2.3 | $2.9 | G |
| 23/02/2008 | PARATROOPERS (5G) | DANNY NIKOLIC | 5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 58.5 | 2.8 | $2.8 | G |
| 3/02/2007 | MENTALITY (3G) | DARREN BEADMAN | 2 | JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | 0.8 | $2.5 | G |
| 11/02/2006 | COURT'S IN SESSION (6G) | DANNY BEASLEY | 12 | GUY WALTER | 57.5 | Shd | $4.8 | G |
| 29/01/2005 | COURT'S IN SESSION (5G) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | GUY WALTER | 57.5 | Nk | $21.0 | G |
| 14/02/2004 | SPORTSMAN (4G) | CHRISTIAN REITH | 5 | GREGORY HICKMAN | 57.5 | 0.8 | $21.0 | G |
| 22/02/2003 | LONHRO (4H) | DARREN BEADMAN | 4 | JOHN HAWKES | 57.5 | 1.8 | $1.5 | D |
| 2/02/2002 | ATEATES (4M) | JIM CASSIDY | 8 | GARY PORTELLI | 55.0 | 1.3 | $4.5 | D |
G3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m 2yo C&G SW&P)
- First Running: 1930 (won by Lightning March).
- Notable Winners: Tulloch (1956), Fine And Dandy (1958), Time And Tide (1962), Jetball (1992), Shogun Lodge (1998), Excellerator (2000), Snowland (2001), Not A Single Doubt (2003), Bradbury's Luck (2004), Sebring (2008), Tickets (2009), Hinchinbrook (2010), Vancouver (2015).
- The race used to be run at the start of the two year old season but was moved closer to the Golden Slipper.
- Vancouver used it in his Golden Slipper preparation. Sebring did same in the EI affected season.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 30/01/2021 | ZETHUS (2C) | RACHEL KING | 8 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 54.5 | Nose | $6.0 | S(7) |
| 1/02/2020 | PRAGUE (2C) | TOM MARQUAND | 5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 54.5 | 1.8 | $4.5 | G(4) |
| 2/02/2019 | MCLAREN (2C) | JAMES MCDONALD | 6 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 54.5 | 0.8 | $1.5 | S(7) |
| 3/02/2018 | PERFORMER (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 3 | CHRIS WALLER | 57.5 | Nose | $1.7 | S(5) |
| 28/01/2017 | PARIAH (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 4 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 54.5 | 1.0 | $5.5 | G(4) |
| 30/01/2016 | TESSERA (2G) | JAMES MCDONALD | 1 | JOHN O'SHEA | 56.0 | 1.5 | $4.0 | H(8) |
| 31/01/2015 | VANCOUVER (2C) | TOMMY BERRY | 4 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 57.5 | 0.8 | $5.0 | S(6) |
| 15/02/2014 | FIGHTING SUN (2C) | TOMMY BERRY | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 3.0 | $1.6 | SL(6) |
| 16/02/2013 | NEVER CAN TELL (2G) | PETER ROBL | 10 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 54.0 | 0.5 | $8.5 | D(5) |
| 18/02/2012 | RACEWAY (2G) | HUGH BOWMAN | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | Shd | $1.3 | G(3) |
| 12/02/2011 | DIAMOND TO PEGASUS (2G) | NATHAN BERRY | 5 | TONY SERGI | 54.0 | Nose | $26.0 | G(3) |
| 13/02/2010 | HINCHINBROOK (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 6 | GERALD RYAN | 54.0 | 0.8 | $2.4 | S(7) |
| 14/02/2009 | TICKETS (2C) | HUGH BOWMAN | 8 | JOHN O'SHEA | 54.0 | 0.5 | $10.0 | S(7) |
| 16/02/2008 | SEBRING (2C) | BLAKE SHINN | 6 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 4.5 | $1.4 | D |
| 23/12/2006 | DANEHILL SMILE (2F) | DARREN BEADMAN | 1 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 54.0 | 1.3 | $1.5 | G |
| 17/12/2005 | DIEGO GARCIA (2G) | LARRY CASSIDY | 6 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 56.0 | Shd | $1.4 | G |
| 18/12/2004 | BRADBURY'S LUCK (2C) | CHRIS MUNCE | 8 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 56.0 | Nk | $6.0 | G |
| 20/12/2003 | NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (2C) | LARRY CASSIDY | 3 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 58.5 | 2.3 | $1.4 | G |
| 5/10/2002 | HAMMERBEAM (2G) | DARREN BEADMAN | 8 | JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | Nose | $11.0 | G |
| 29/09/2001 | SNOWLAND (2C) | CHRIS MUNCE | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 53.0 | 3.8 | $1.7 | D |
G3 Widden Stakes (1100m 2yo F SW&P)
- First Running: 1943 (won by Birthright).
- Notable Winners: 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), Away Game (2020).
- Occasionally it has been an open gender race but only for fillies in the last 14 years.
- A couple of recent Golden Slipper winners Mossfun and Overreach used the Widden Stakes.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 30/01/2021 | MALLORY (2F) | JASON COLLETT | 2 | GERALD RYAN & STERLING ALEXIOU | 54.5 | 1 | $4.0 | S(7) |
| 1/02/2020 | AWAY GAME (2F) | TOM MARQUAND | 5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 57.5 | 2.3 | $2.1 | G(4) |
| 2/02/2019 | AMERCEMENT (2F) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 1 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 54.5 | Nose | $5.0 | S(7) |
| 3/02/2018 | FIESTA (2F) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 4 | CHRIS WALLER | 54.5 | Shd | $4.0 | S(5) |
| 28/01/2017 | TEASPOON (2F) | HUGH BOWMAN | 10 | MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 56.0 | 0.5 | $7.0 | G(3) |
| 30/01/2016 | HONESTY PREVAILS (2F) | JASON COLLETT | 7 | RICK WORTHINGTON | 54.5 | 2.3 | $4.8 | S(7) |
| 31/01/2015 | FIREWORKS (2F) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 6 | GERALD RYAN | 54.5 | Shd | $4.3 | S(5) |
| 15/02/2014 | MOSSFUN (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 1 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 54.0 | 1.0 | $4.0 | SL(6) |
| 16/02/2013 | OVERREACH (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 6 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 5.8 | $1.7 | D(5) |
| 18/02/2012 | DRIEFONTEIN (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 1 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 56.5 | Shd | $1.5 | D(4) |
| 12/02/2011 | SATIN SHOES (2F) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | CLARRY CONNERS | 54.0 | 1 | $1.3 | G(3) |
| 13/02/2010 | GEORGETTE SILK (2F) | BLAKE SHINN | 1 | CLARRY CONNERS | 54.0 | 1.5 | $3.5 | S(7) |
| 14/02/2009 | HORIZONS (2F) | BLAKE SHINN | 5 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 1 | $6.5 | S(6) |
| 16/02/2008 | DELTA GIRL (2F) | JEFF LLOYD | 8 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 54.0 | Nose | $4.5 | D |
| 26/01/2007 | SUPERFLY (2F) | TIM CLARK | 2 | DAVID HAYES | 54.5 | Shd | $7.5 | G |
| 2/01/2006 | CHURCHILL DOWNS (2C) | LARRY CASSIDY | 3 | DAVID HAYES | 56.0 | 1.3 | $3.0 | G |
| 1/01/2005 | PASIKATERA (2F) | CHRIS MUNCE | 2 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 2.5 | $4.5 | G |
| 1/01/2004 | ECONSUL (2C) | CHRIS MUNCE | 11 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 56.0 | 0.5 | $4.0 | G |
| 7/10/2002 | SECRET LAND (2F) | CHRIS MUNCE | 10 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 0.8 | $6.0 | G |
| 1/10/2001 | RIONA (2F) | LARRY CASSIDY | 5 | JOHN HAWKES | 53.0 | 1.8 | $11.0 | G |
