Widden Stakes Race Information
The Widden Stakes is an 1100 metre set weights and penalties race for two-year-old fillies run by the Australian Turf Club in late January or early February. It is held at Rosehill as one of the feature events of the meeting.
- Race Type: Group 3
- Distance: 1100 metres
- Conditions: Set weights and penalties, 2YO fillies
- Track: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
- Prizemoney: $250,000
- Date: Saturday 3 February 2024
Widden Stakes Race History
See the 2024 Widden Stakes Preview and results.
See the 2023 Widden Stakes Preview and results.
The race dates back to 1943 when it was held as a Principal Race over 5 furlongs (about 1000m) at Randwick racecourse and was run by a filly named Birthright ridden by A. Gollogly, ahead of Miss Sovereign and Tea Rose.
Useful Facts
Fastest time (1100m): Satin Shoes (2011) 1:03.06
Widden Stakes & Golden Slipper Stakes: Mossfun (2014); Overreach (2013).
Interesting trivia:
Past winners of the Widden Stakes
Winners of past Widden Stakes include Away Game (2020), Fiesta (2018), Mossfun (2014), Overreach (2013), Satin Shoes (2011), Dynasty (1993), Triscay (1989), Magic Flute (1985), Shaybisc (1979) and Denise’s Joy (1974).
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2024 | Lady Of Camelot | Manaal | Wave Breaker |
| 2023 | Learning To Fly | Steel City | Mumbai Muse |
| 2022 | Queen Of The Ball | Revolutionary Miss | Pantonario |
| 2021 | Mallory | Total Babe | Vianello |
| 2020 | Away Game | Centimental | Philizzy |
| 2019 | Amercement | Rotator | Blazing Miss |
| 2018 | Fiesta | Adamina | River Bird |
| 2017 | Teaspoon | Mystic Empire | Sweet Deal |
| 2016 | Honesty Prevails | Smart Amelia | Chipanda |
| 2015 | Fireworks | Lake Geneva | Igraine |
| 2014 | Mossfun | Ygritte | Twirl |
| 2013 | Overreach | Everage | Brilliant Bisc |
| 2012 | Driefontein | Agueda | Hussousa |
| 2011 | Satin Shoes | Elite Falls | Shared Reflections |
| 2010 | Georgette Silk | Mafia Miss | So Detached |
| 2009 | Horizons | Melito | Marquardt |
| 2008 | Delta Girl | Stripper | Jiale |
| 2007 | Superfly | Goldam | Illuminates |
| 2006 | Churchill Downs | Fleur Royale | Big Joker |
| 2005 | Pasikatera | Snowden | Kincharm |
| 2004 | Econsul | Ballybleue | Segments |
| 2003 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 2002 | Secret Land | Hasna | Danish Magic |
| 2001 | Riona | Chatelaine | Highest |
| 2000 | Miss Bussell | Happens | Vita |