Widden Stakes
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History
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 17 years.
The Widden Stakes is run over 1100m under Set Weights And Penalties conditions. It was worth $250,000 in 2024. 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.
In winning the 2024 running, Gai Waterhouse (now in partnership with Adrian Bott) made it 7 Widden Stakes along with 10 Canonbury Stakes on the same day.
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), Away Game (2020), Learning To Fly (2023) and Lady Of Camelot (2024).
The 2024 Widden Stakes was won by Lady Of Camelot from Manaal and Wave Breaker.
Previous Widden Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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LADY OF CAMELOT
(AUS)
2F WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
TIM CLARK | 54.5 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 1 |
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LEARNING TO FLY
(AUS)
2F JUSTIFY (USA) - ENNIS HILL (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
CHAD SCHOFIELD | 54.5 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 6 |
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QUEEN OF THE BALL
(AUS)
2F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
RACHEL KING | 54.5 | R & M FREEDMAN | 10 |
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MALLORY
(AUS)
2F NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - PANORAMA RIDGE (USA) EMPIRE MAKER (USA) |
JASON COLLETT | 54.5 | G RYAN & S ALEXIOU | 2 |
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AWAY GAME
(AUS)
2F SNITZEL (AUS) - ELUSIVE WONDER (AUS) ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) |
TOM MARQUAND | 57.5 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 5 |
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AMERCEMENT
(AUS)
2F LONHRO (AUS) - FORFEITURE (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS) |
B AVDULLA | 54.5 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1 |
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FIESTA
(AUS)
2F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - NOW NOW (AUS) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 54.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 4 |
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TEASPOON
(AUS)
2F SNITZEL (AUS) - PATRONELLA (AUS) MISTER C (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 10 |
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HONESTY PREVAILS
(AUS)
2F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - FLAVOURED (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
JASON COLLETT | 54.5 | RICK WORTHINGTON | 7 |
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FIREWORKS
(AUS)
2F SNITZEL (AUS) - CALVINIA (AUS) VARICK (USA) |
B AVDULLA | 54.5 | GERALD RYAN | 6 |
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MOSSFUN
(AUS)
2F MOSSMAN (AUS) - EYE FOR FUN (AUS) SNITZEL (AUS) |
TOMMY BERRY | 54.0 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
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OVERREACH
(AUS)
2F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - BAHIA (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
TOMMY BERRY | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 |
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DRIEFONTEIN
(AUS)
2F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - FOLLOW GOLD (AUS) EXPORT PRICE (FR) |
TOMMY BERRY | 56.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 1 |
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SATIN SHOES
(AUS)
2F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - STAR SATIRE (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 1 |
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GEORGETTE SILK
(AUS)
2F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - APPAREL (AUS) BARATHEA (IRE) |
B SHINN | 54.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 1 |
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HORIZONS
(AUS)
2F CHOISIR (AUS) - UBIQUITY (AUS) HURRICANE SKY (AUS) |
B SHINN | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 5 |
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DELTA GIRL
(NZ)
2F GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - ETOILE CENTIEME (NZ) DANASINGA (AUS) |
J LLOYD | 54.0 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 8 |
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SUPERFLY
(AUS)
2F ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - ALLEZ FRANCE (AUS) HENNESSY (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 54.5 | D A HAYES | 2 |
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CHURCHILL DOWNS
(AUS)
2C DANEHILL (USA) - SILKEN WHISPER (USA) DIESIS (GB) |
L V CASSIDY | 56.0 | D A HAYES | 3 |
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PASIKATERA
(AUS)
2F THUNDER GULCH (USA) - VAIN DEB (AUS) VAIN (AUS) |
C MUNCE | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 2 |
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ECONSUL
(NZ)
2C PINS (AUS) - GYPSY SOUL (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
C MUNCE | 56.0 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 11 |
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SECRET LAND
(NZ)
2F SECRET SAVINGS (USA) - POCATERRA (USA) WOLF POWER (SAF) |
C MUNCE | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 |
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RIONA
(AUS)
2F STRATEGIC (AUS) - TROMPER (AUS) LUNCHTIME (GB) |
L V CASSIDY | 53.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 5 |
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MISS BUSSELL
(AUS)
2F DANZERO (AUS) - LURESTINA (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
B YORK | 53.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 |
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