Widden Stakes prize money
The Widden Stakes is worth AU$250,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 536th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 198th richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Widden Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,100 metres · Turf · Rosehill Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Rosehill Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,100 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Two year old fillies
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1943
We hold the total fund for the Widden Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every Widden Stakes winner
84 runnings, 1943 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 1975 | Rainbeam | ||
| 1974 | Denise's Joy | ||
| 1973 | Gretel | ||
| 1972 | Magic Beam | ||
| 1971 | Blue Mountain | ||
| 1970 | Royal Endeavour | ||
| 1969 | Summer Play | ||
| 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 |
0 of the 84 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Widden Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | T L Baillieu HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 527 | Tea Rose StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 528 | The Hawkesbury CrownHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 529 | The NivisonRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 530 | Theo Marks StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 531 | Tibbie StakesBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 532 | Toy Show QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 533 | Triscay StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 534 | Up and Coming StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 535 | Wenona Girl QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 537 | New Zealand Trotting DerbyAddington Raceway | New Zealand | AU$249,990 | NZ$300,000 |
| 538 | California Cup DerbySanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 539 | Kitten's Joy StakesGulfstream Park | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 540 | Quick Call StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 541 | Swale StakesGulfstream Park | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 542 | Mehl-Mülhens-RennenWeidenpesch Racecourse | Germany | AU$247,154 | €153,000 |
| 543 | Christmas HurdleKempton Park, | Great Britain | AU$245,700 | £130,000 |
| 544 | Grosser Preis von BayernMunich Racecourse | Germany | AU$242,308 | €150,000 |
| 545 | Begonia Belle StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$240,000 | AU$240,000 |
| 546 | Caulfield ClassicCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$240,000 | AU$240,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Widden Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 198th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Show Quality | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Triscay Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Up and Coming Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Wenona Girl Quality | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Begonia Belle Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$240,000 |
| Caulfield Classic | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$240,000 |
| Chatham Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$240,000 |
| JRA Cup | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$240,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Widden Stakes prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Widden Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
536th of 997. 535 races pay more, the nearest of them T L Baillieu Handicap. In Australia it is 198th of 291.
When was the Widden Stakes first run?
1943. This page holds 84 runnings, from 1943 to 2026.
How far is the Widden Stakes?
1,100 metres, on turf, at Rosehill Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money