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Widden Stakes

Group Three Betting Guide
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Location: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales
Prize Money: $250,000
Distance: 1100m

The Widden Stakes, a Group 3 race for two-year-old fillies, is a highlight of the Australian Turf Club’s calendar, run over 1100m at Rosehill Gardens.

Conducted under Set Weights and Penalties conditions, the Widden Stakes boasts a $250,000 prize pool as of 2025.

First held in 1943 and won by Birthright, the Widden Stakes has evolved over time. While it occasionally allowed open-gender participation in its early years, it has been exclusively for fillies since 2007.

Elevated to Group 3 status in 2014, The Widden Stakes horse race honours the renowned Widden Stud, one of Australia’s most famous thoroughbred nurseries.

As a proving ground for future champions, the Widden Stakes has seen notable winners such as Denise’s Joy (1974), Triscay (1989), Overreach (2013), Mossfun (2014) and Lady of Camelot (2024) — the latter three going on to claim Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) victories.

In 2024, Lady Of Camelot claimed the title, defeating Manaal and Wave Breaker. This win marked a record seventh Widden Stakes victory for legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse, now in partnership with Adrian Bott.


2025 Widden Stakes betting odds

Betting odds for the 2025 Widden Stakes are currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update the Widden Stakes odds once released.


How to bet on the Widden Stakes

Every decent Australian horse racing bookmaker will have betting on the Widden Stakes available.

Many of them will open an early market so you can wager on the race a week or so in advance. Unlike many of the bigger races, Widden Stakes acceptances are only done a few days before the race so you won’t find a market many weeks in advance.

Aussie bookies offer all of the usual bet types on the race and you will have the option of using ‘boosted odds’ at some of them.

This simply means you place your win bet and use the boosted odds option, which could send a $10 shot out to $15. This provides great value and is as good a reason as any to bet online.

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2025 Widden Stakes Final Field

HorseBetting will update this page when the 2025 Widden Stakes final field is released.


Previous Widden Stakes Fields

  • 2024 Widden Stakes field
    No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Manaal
    Michael Freedman
    Tommy Berry
    8
    57.5kg
    2 Silks
    Alinea
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Regan Bayliss
    7
    54.5kg
    3 Silks
    Celerity
    James Cummings
    James McDonald
    3
    54.5kg
    4 Silks
    Extreme Diva
    Anthony Cummings
    Zac Lloyd
    4
    54.5kg
    5 Silks
    Froebel Star
    Ciaron Maher
    Jason Collett
    2
    54.5kg
    6 Silks
    Lady Of Camelot
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Tim Clark
    1
    54.5kg
    7 Silks
    Pushpa
    Annabel Neasham
    Chad Schofield
    5
    54.5kg
    8 Silks
    The Eyes Have It
    Nathan Doyle
    Dylan Gibbons
    9
    54.5kg
    9 Silks
    Wave Breaker
    Peter & Paul Snowden
    Kerrin McEvoy
    6
    54.5kg

2024 Widden Stakes result



1stLady Of Camelot (-333.33)
2ndManaal (-250)
3rdWave Breaker Times (NTD)

Recent runnings of the Widden Stakes:

  • 2024: Lady of Camelot a class above
    After taking out the Canonbury Stakes with Prost earlier in the day, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott took out the second of the two-year-old features at Rosehill, with Lady Of Camelot ($1.45) getting the job done well as the odds-on favourite in the Group 3 Widden Stakes. Tim Clark took the heavily backed favourite to the front and led every step of the way over the 1100m and careered away for a dominant victory. The daughter of Written Tycoon was able to turn the tables on Manaal ($7.00), with the Gimcrack Stakes winner unable to reel in the front runner. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Wave Breaker ($11.00) ran on nicely to nab third place ahead of Extreme Diva ($26.00), but was clear that the top two runners were the ones to follow from this contest going forward.
  • 2023: Learning To Fly produces dominant display
    Learning To Fly produced an empathic display of talent to win the Group 3 Widden Stakes for trainer Annabel Neasham. The filly by Justify was a late drifter in the market despite opening a short-priced favourite after barrier draws on Wednesday, and seemingly overcame that drift with a dominant win against the girls, stopping the clock at an impressive 1:03:30. A time which proved slightly quicker than the colts earlier in the day as Red Resistance stopped the clock at 1:03:60 respectively. It was Perfect Proposal for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott who stepped best to lead them up, while the eventual winner sat to her outside throughout the 1100m contest. Firming favourite Steel City got the perfect run on the leaders back from Jason Collett who simply couldn’t chase down the brave Learning To Fly who gave a strong kick to hold off all challengers under jockey Chad Schofield.
  • 2022: Queen Of The Ball leads throughout
    After Best Of Bordeaux dominated his rivals in the Canonbury Stakes, Queen Of The Ball won in similar style in the two-year-old fillies race, the Group 3 Widden Stakes. The Richard & Michael Freedman-trained filly found the front from barrier 10 under Rachel King and it was all over bar the shouting. The filly by I Am Invincible finished second on debut, however she came through that run well, to put up a margin of 3.75 lengths, in a winning time of 1:03.53.
  • 2021: Mallory enters Golden Slipper picture
    Gerald Ryan would defer to the training philosophies of the great Bart Cummings as he plots an autumn two-year-path for Widden Stakes winner Mallory. The Arrowfield Stud filly put herself in the frame for Golden Slipper discussions with a determined win in Saturday’s Group Three race, chasing down leader Total Babe to score with authority. Mallory ($4) defied a market drift to stamp her class at Rosehill, scoring by a length over Total Babe ($4) with Vianello ($3.80 fav) another half-length away.

Previous winners of the Widden Stakes

Widden Stakes Past Winners
Year Horse Jockey Trainer
2024 Lady of Camelot Tim Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2023 Learning to Fly Chad Schofield Annabel Neasham
2022 Queen of the Ball Rachel King Richard & Michael Freedman
2021 Mallory Jason Collett Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
2020 Away Game Tom Marquand Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2019 Amercement Brenton Avdulla James Cummings
2018 Fiesta Kerrin McEvoy Chris Waller
2017 Teaspoon Hugh Bowman Michael Freedman
2016 Honesty Prevails Jason Collett Rick Worthington
2015 Fireworks Brenton Avdulla Gerald Ryan
2014 Mossfun Tommy Berry Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
2013 Overreach Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse
2012 Driefontein Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse
2011 Satin Shoes Hugh Bowman Clarry Conners
2010 Georgette Silk Blake Shinn Clarry Conners
2009 Horizons Blake Shinn Gai Waterhouse
2008 Delta Girl Jeff Lloyd Graeme Rogerson
2007 Superfly Tim Clark David Hayes
2006 Churchill Downs Larry Cassidy David Hayes
2005 Pasikatera Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse
2004 Econsul Chris Munce Graeme Rogerson
2003 Race Not Held
2002 Secret Land Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse
2001 Riona Larry Cassidy John Hawkes
2000 Miss Bussell Brian York Gai Waterhouse

Widden Stakes winners pre-2000

Widden Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000
Year Horse
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

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