Widden Stakes

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Widden Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Rosehill Racecourse
Inaugurated1943
Race type Thoroughbred - flat
Race information
Distance1,100 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationTwo year old fillies
WeightSet weights with penalties
Purse A$160,000 (2022)

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 February. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.

Contents

History

Name

The race is named after Widden Stud, where many of Australia's champion thoroughbreds have stood. [2]

Two fillies have captured the Widden Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double: Overreach (2013) and Mossfun (2014)

Distance

Grade

Venue

Winners

† Run in divisions

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the Widden Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "History - The Story of Widden". Widden Stud. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "2022 Result – Widden Stakes (held 29 January 2022)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "2021 Result – Widden Stakes (held 30 January 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "2020 Result – Widden Stakes (held 1 February 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "2019 Result – Widden Stakes (held 2 February 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "2018 Result – Widden Stakes (held 3 February 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "2017 Result – Widden Stakes (held 28 January 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "2016 Result – Widden Stakes (held 30 January 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "2015 Result – Widden Stakes (held 31 January 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "2014 Result – Widden Stakes (held 15 February 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "2013 Result – Widden Stakes (held 16 February 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "2012 Result – Tom Cassar Widden Stakes (held 18 February 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "2011 Result –Widden Stakes (held 12 February 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "2010 Result –Sharp Widden Stakes (held 13 February 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "2009 Result –Widden Stakes (held 14 February 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.


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