Widden Stakes
The Widden Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies, held with set weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1100 metres at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in January or February.
History
Name
The race is named after Widden Stud, where many of Australia's champion thoroughbreds have stood.Three fillies have captured the Widden Stakes - Golden Slipper Stakes double:
- Overreach
- Mossfun
- Lady of Camelot
Distance
- 1943-1972 - 5 furlongs
- 1973-2004 - 1000 metres
- 2005-2007 - 1100 metres
- 2008 - 1000 metres
- 2009 onwards - 1100 metres
Grade
- 1943-1978 - Principal Race
- 1979-2013 - Listed Race
- 2014 onwards - Group 3
Venue
- 1943-2004 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2005-2007 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 2008-2011 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2012 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2013-2019 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 2020 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2021 onwards - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Winners
Past winners of the race are as follows.- 2026 - Chilly Girl
- 2025 - The Playwright
- 2024 - Lady Of Camelot
- 2023 - Learning To Fly
- 2022 - Queen Of The Ball
- 2021 - Mallory
- 2020 - Away Game
- 2019 - Amercement
- 2018 - Fiesta
- 2017 - Teaspoon
- 2016 - Honesty Prevails
- 2015 - Fireworks
- 2014 - Mossfun
- 2013 - Overreach
- 2012 - Driefontein
- 2011 - Satin Shoes
- 2010 - Georgette Silk
- 2009 - Horizons
- 2008 - Delta Girl
- 2007 - Superfly
- 2006 - Churchill Downs
- 2005 - Pasikatera
- 2004 - Econsul
- 2003 - race not held
- 2002 - Secret Land
- 2001 - Riona
- 2000 - Miss Bussell
- 1999 - Miss Thunderstood
- 1998 - Countess Christie
- 1997 - Manana
- 1996 - Empower
- 1995 - Unison
- 1994 - Stitches
- 1993 - Dynasty
- 1992 - Lilting
- 1991 - Merry Shade
- 1990 - Bundle Of Thanks
- 1989 - Triscay
- 1988 - Momentaire
- 1987 - Kazarne
- 1986 - Whilodge
- 1985 - Magic Flute
- 1984 - Super Swift
- 1983 - Rivage
- 1982 - Biscarina
- 1981 - Surpassing
- 1980 - Flight Of Life
- 1979 - Shaybisc
- 1978 - Golden Topic
- 1977 - Peeping
- 1976 - †Princess Talaria / Lady Lyndal
- 1975 - Rainbeam
- 1974 - Denise's Joy
- 1973 - Gretel
- 1972 - Magic Beam
- 1971 - Blue Mountain
- 1970 - Royal Endeavour
- 1969 - †Summer Play / Final Bid
- 1968 - Celina
- 1967 - Topmost
- 1966 - On Par
- 1965 - Red Mittens
- 1964 - Suzanne
- 1963 - All Gold
- 1962 - Heirloom
- 1961 - April Wonder
- 1960 - No Match
- 1959 - My Rachael
- 1958 - Chateau Clair
- 1957 - Foison
- 1956 - Estrina
- 1955 - Royal Maureen
- 1954 - Interesting
- 1953 - Queen Of All
- 1952 - Reflected Glory
- 1951 - Celebrated
- 1950 - White Lightning
- 1949 - Magic Carpet
- 1948 - Pantomime
- 1947 - Oasis
- 1946 - Kindly Light
- 1945 - race not held
- 1944 - Genista
- 1943 - Birthright