Inaugurated 1973 Surface Turf Distance 1,200 m | Track Right-handed Purse 300,000 AUD (2017) | |
Qualification Two year olds colts and geldings Sponsor University of New South Wales (2017) | ||
The Todman Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old colts and geldings, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.
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Group 2 todman stakes 5 march 2016
Race history
The winner of this race receives automatic entry to the ATC Golden Slipper Stakes and the race is considered an import prep test due to the same distance as the Golden Slipper Stakes.
The following thoroughbreds have captured the Todman – Golden Slippers double:
Luskin's Star (1977), Marauding (1987), Tierce (1991), Pierro (2012) and Vancouver (2015)
Race name
The race is named after champion Todman winner of first Golden Slipper Stakes in 1957 by 8 lengths and starting at the short odds of 1/6on.