The Todman Stakes, also known as the Todman Slipper Trial, is an exciting Group 2 race held as part of the coveted Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Taking place on Randwick Guineas Day in early – mid March at Royal Randwick Racecourse, the Todman Stakes is a traditional lead-up to the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens.

2025 Todman Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Tentyris ($8.50)
• 2nd: #5 Wodeton
• 3rd: #12 Nepotism

Anthony & Sam Freedman’s Blue Diamond runner-up Tentyris ($8.50) further franked the form out of the Melbourne Group 1 when coming from last on the home turn off a patient Nash Rawiller ride to surge late and flash right down the outside to claim a three-quarter length win in the 2025 Todman Stakes results one race after the fillies’ Reisling Stakes was won by another Blue Diamond graduate out of Street Boss, Tempted, ahead of the Golden Slipper on March 22.

Randwick Guineas Day is host to two Group 1 races – the $1 million Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) and the Group 1 $750,000 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) – as well as a number of other Group status support acts. Along with the Todman Stakes, the meeting is host to the fillies’ equivalent – the Group 2 $300,000 Reisling Stakes (1200m) – as well as the lucrative Group 2 $500,000 Challenge Stakes (1000m).

Worth $300,000 in prize money, the Todman Stakes is run over the sprint distance of 1200m and is for two-year-old colts and geldings at set weights. The Todman Stakes winner is exempt from Golden Slipper ballot and recent horses to complete the double include Farnan (2020), Vancouver (2015), and Pierro (2012).

Leading up to the Todman Stakes two-year-olds may run in the previous weekend’s Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m) on Chipping Norton Stakes Day, and before the Golden Slipper the following week’s Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill is a nice lead-up for Todman Stakes graduates.

Anamoe won the 2021 Todman Stakes before a next-up Golden Slipper second and subsequent Group 1 Inglis Sires’ victory. He also took out the spring’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) over the mile before a controversial second when narrowly denied victory in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m).

The 2023 Todman Stakes form was franked with the winner Cylinder running a next-up second in the Golden Slipper results. He also finished third in the spring’s Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m). Militarize meanwhile was third in the 2023 Todman and went on to salute in the Group 1 Inglis Sires’ (1400m) and Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) that prep before his Golden Rose Stakes victory.

Cylinder returned the next year in 2024 racing on the same day but down in Melbourne and scored an emotional upset victory for jockey Jamie Kah in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington to further frank the 2023 Todman form.

The 2024 Todman Stakes form was franked with the winner Switzerland returning in the spring to win Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The Todman Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday March 8, 2025 at Randwick Racecourse as a key Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up and saw the Anthony & Sam Freedman trained Street Boss colt Tentyris ($8.50) come from last to first to salute in an impressive late run. 

2025 Todman Stakes Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Todman Stakes Betting

The latest Todman Stakes 2025 betting odds with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up race this weekend will be available here at Races.com.au the week of the race.

Farnan ($1.80 in 2020) and Sejardan ($2.50 in 2022) are the last favourites in Todman Stakes betting to get the job done.

2025 Todman Stakes Form Guide

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2025 Todman Stakes Tips

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• To Win: #2 Tentyris ($14 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The punters are shying away from the proven Tentyris and continue to come for the progressive Chris Waller trained Wodeton. Happy to take him on in the Group 2 lead-up into the Slipper however with this Anthony & Sam Freedman trained Street Boss colt who is at a great double-figure price. His lead-up saw him narrowly denied in Caulfield’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and happy to tip the form from down south to hold in Sydney on Saturday. Prior to his elite level run when beaten the barest of margins, the classy chestnut was a runaway three length Listed Talindert winner at Flemington at 25/1. Has his fourth career start, is well tested, keeps showing, and is underrated even the other way of racing.

2025 Todman Stakes Field

The Todman Stakes field attracts the best young two-year-old colts and geldings seeking a run in the coveted Golden Slipper Stakes field in a fortnight’s time at Rosehill Gardens and are released by Racing NSW the Wednesday before Randwick Guineas Day.

The official 2025 Todman Stakes field and barriers will be published in full below once announced.

The Todman Stakes 2025 final field features a quality line-up of 2YO Golden Slipper bound colts and geldings with the Chris Waller trained Wodeton firm favourite to win.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Todman Stakes Nominations

Early Todman Stakes nominations for 2025 close the Monday of race week and will be published here once confirmed.

Todman Stakes History

The Todman Slipper Trial was inaugurated in 1973 with Imagele claiming victory in the first race. It began as a principal race run over 1200m, and although the distance has remained the same, the status of the event has increased. It was elevated to a Group 3 status in 1980 before finally being installed as a Group 2 race in 1986. The race has taken place at a number of Sydney’s racecourses over the years including Rosehill Gardens, Canterbury Park and its current home at Royal Randwick Racecourse.

After 2005 the Todman Slipper Trial was called the Todman Stakes.

Notable Todman Stakes winners in recent years include Written Tycoon (2005), Smart Missile (2011) Pierro (2012), Criterion (2013), subsequent The Everest champion Yes Yes Yes (2019), champion Godolphin galloper Anamoe (2021), and Switzerland (2024).

In 2020 Gai Waterhouse celebrated her incredible eighth Todman Stakes win with Farnan with the horse going on to also salute in that year’s Golden Slipper Stakes results.

The full Todman Stakes results going back to 2000 are listed in the below table.

Recent Todman Slipper Trial Winners

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