The Golden Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run over 1,200 metres on turf at set weights conditions, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier two year old race in Australia and is the world's richest race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds. Prize money is A$ 5,000,000.
7-678: The first Golden Slipper Stakes took place in 1957 and was won by Todman , by Star Kingdom , who also sired the next four winners of the Golden Slipper. Star Kingdom bloodlines can still be found in many of today's winners. In 1986 it became the first race in New South Wales to have A$ 1 million in prize money. From 2009 to 2014 the race was held on the first Saturday in April. In 2008 it was held in mid-April - four weeks after Easter in March. Prior to 2008,
14-690: The Golden Slipper Stakes by eight lengths and the Champagne Stakes by six lengths when he defeated Tulloch . He also won the Canterbury Guineas by eight lengths and ran record times in seven of his 10 wins. Todman raced 12 times for 10 wins, one second, and one unplaced. Todman did not race as a 4yo, he broke down in the Hill Stakes and did not resume racing until just over two years later. Todman commenced stud duty in 1960 and stood at
21-555: The Widden Stud and Baramul Studs in the Widden Valley. He sired 30 stakeswinners with 63 stakeswins including Golden Slipper winners Eskimo Prince (1964) and Sweet Embrace (1967), Blue Diamond winners Blazing Saddles (1977) and New Gleam (1973) as well as other quality stakes winning racehorses, such as Ricochet, Imposing and Crewman (five stakeswins). His progeny have won more than $ 2.27 million. Daughters of Todman have produced
28-578: The race was held on the Saturday before Good Friday in conjunction with a series of races known as the Golden Slipper Carnival. Trainers with most wins: Jockeys with most wins: † Initially scheduled for 23 March 1963 but the meeting was abandoned due to wet track conditions. Race was held 27 March 1963 Todman Todman (7 October 1954 – 1976) was one of the greatest Australian Thoroughbred racehorses and an important sire. He
35-708: The winners of more than $ 2.36 million. These winners saw Todman win at least 13 financial sires' premierships to make him one of the best locally bred sires produced in Australasia. Todman died on 13 June 1976 at the Widden Stud, where he had spent his last four years. He was buried and commemorated by a headstone placed beside Star Kingdom's headstone at the Baramul Stud. In 1978 at least 51 sons of Todman were standing at stud in Australia and New Zealand. A life-sized statue of Todman has been erected at Rosehill Gardens (home of
42-565: Was a striking chestnut stallion from Oceana (GB) by Colombo. He was a brother to Noholme II (winner of the AJC Epsom Handicap , Cox Plate etc. and a successful sire in US) and the stakes producing sires Faringdon and Shifnal. Todman won from six furlongs to 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs and was successful five times in races that are now classed as Group One races. Todman was a notable sprinter, winning his first race by 10 lengths. He then won
49-548: Was perhaps best known as the winner of the inaugural STC Golden Slipper in 1957, being the first of Star Kingdom 's five successive winners of the race. In 2023, he was described as "the best winner of the race". He was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2005. Todman was bred at Alf Ellison's Baramul Stud in the Widden Valley, New South Wales by Stanley Wootton who had imported his sire, Star Kingdom (IRE) and also Newtown Wonder (GB) to Australia. He
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