Todman Stakes 2025

Ladbrokes Tip: The Todman Stakes – Golden Slipper double is a popular betting exotic in the autumn

The latest edition of the Todman Stakes took place on Saturday March 8, 2025 on Randwick Guineas Day 2025 and saw the Blue Diamond runner-up Tentyris ($8.50) come from last to first to win the Slipper lead-up for Team Freedman.  

2025 Todman Stakes Results

The full Todman Stakes 2025 results & finishing order revealing the winner of the Golden Slipper ballot exemption will be published below after the race takes place on Saturday March 8, 2025.

2025 Todman Stakes winner Tentyris. Photo: © 2025 – Bradley Photos.

• 1st: #2 Tentyris
• 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.

2025 Todman Stakes Odds

The updated Todman Stakes 2025 betting odds will be made available below once released for you to back the key Golden Slipper Stakes contenders at the best autumn markets.

The Todman Stakes, formerly known as the Todman Slipper Trial, is a Group 2 race for two-year-old colts and geldings held on Randwick Guineas Day at Royal Randwick during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

2022 Todman Stakes winner Sejardan. Photo: Steve Hart.

Contested on a Saturday in early to mid-March each season the set weights event is a key support act at a meeting that also hosts the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) and Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m).

The Todman Stakes offers $300,000 in prize money including $170,000 to the winner and takes place over a 1200m sprint distance. It is the male juveniles’ equivalent of the Group 2 $300,000 Reisling Stakes (1200m) for the fillies and both races are traditional lead-ups to the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) run a fortnight later.

The Todman Stakes winner is exempt from Golden Slipper Stakes ballot and the double was most recently achieved by Farnan (2020), Vancouver (2015), and Pierro (2012).

In 2021 the Todman winner Anamoe ran second in the Golden Slipper before winning the Group 1 Inglis’ Sires that autumn. He also went on to win the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) in the autumn and place second in the Golden Rose Stakes and Cox Plate that campaign.

Todman Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday March 8, 2025
• Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: 2YO Colts & Geldings – Set Weights
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1973

Todman Stakes Betting

Todman Stakes odds favour colts and geldings with previous winning form in Sydney. Proven ability at least over 1100m is key to the Todman Stakes betting markets as is previous experience in black-type company.

Favourites have a solid Todman Stakes record however in 2014 Ghibellines scored an upset as a 40/1 shot in betting only a few years after Smart Missile won at 20/1 in 2011.

Farnan ($1.80 in 2020) and Sejardan ($2.50 in 2022) are the last favourites in Todman Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

Todman Stakes Field

The Todman Stakes race field attracts a line-up of the season’s most promising young two-year-old colts and geldings on the Golden Slipper Stakes path.

Vancouver (2015) completed the Todman Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double. Photo Credit: Steve Hart.

The race usually features youngsters coming out of races like the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) in January, February’s Listed Lonhro Plate (1100m) or the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) a fortnight earlier.

The latest horses to complete the Silver Slipper Stakes – Todman Stakes double were Farnan (2020) and Cylinder (2023).

Earlier the Gai Waterhouse-trained Pierro (2012) did the double before going on to win the Golden Slipper, ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes in Group 1 company at his next three starts.

Another potential Todman Stakes lead-up is Canberra’s Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m) and Criterion (2013) was the last to do the double.

In 2025 Tentyris improved on a lead-up second in Melbourne’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) to win the Sydney Group 2. 

Todman Stakes nominations close on the Monday before the race followed by the final field of acceptances and barrier draw on the Wednesday.

2025 Todman Stakes Field

The official Todman Stakes 2025 Field of Golden Slipper-bound two-year-olds will be published below on the Wednesday before Randwick Guineas Day.

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.

2025 Todman Stakes Nominations

The early Todman Stakes 2025 Nominations close the Monday of race week and will be provided below once announced by Racing NSW.

Todman Stakes Tips

Todman Stakes tips include looking for non-maidens with previous winning form in Sydney over 1100m or 1200m that hail from the state’s leading stables including Gai Waterhouse who prepared Vancouver (2015) and Pierro (2012) to victory in recent years.

2025 Todman Stakes Tips

Our insider Todman Stakes betting tips for 2025 will be available below leading-up to the Group 2 sprint so stay tuned for the two-year-old gallopers to back and sack this season.

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.

2023 Todman Stakes winner Cylinder was too good again backing-up from a Silver Slipper success for another Group 2 win. Photo: Steve Hart.

Todman Stakes Form Guide

The Todman Stakes form guide lists all of the essential information needed before placing a bet including lead-up form, jockeys, trainers and barriers.

Gai Waterhouse has a good training record in the race as well as the Golden Slipper Stakes so looking for in-form youngsters prepared by her on the Todman Slipper Trial form guide is a good tip.

The Todman Stakes form has held-up in the Golden Slipper a number of times in recent years with Farnan (2020) and Vancouver (2015) doing the double, while Capitalist also improved on a lead-up second in the Todman to take out the world’s richest race for juveniles.

In 2023 Cylinder won the Todman and went on to place second next start in the Golden Slipper. That year’s Todman Stakes form was further franked by third placegetter Militarize who would continue on to win a trio of Group 1 races that year: the Inglis Sires’, Champagne Stakes, and Golden Rose.

Cylinder further franked the form the following year returning on the same date but in Melbourne to post an emotional victory in Flemington’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) for jockey Jamie Kah.

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.

2025 Todman Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Todman Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Todman Stakes Results

There has been a number of upset Todman Stakes race results in recent years, but the set weights conditions of the race usually favours the classier two-year-old males in the field.

Notable recent Todman Stakes winners include Switzerland (2024), Cylinder (2023), Anamoe (2021), Farnan (2020), subsequent The Everest champion Yes Yes Yes (2019), Vancouver (2015), Criterion (2013), Pierro (2012), Written Tycoon (2005), Charge Forward (2004), and Exceed And Excel (2003).

Todman Stakes Winners

Past Todman Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2025 Todman Stakes?

The 2025 Todman Stakes was won by Tentyris at $8.50 for trainers Anthony & Sam Freedman with jockey Nash Rawiller aboard on 56kg (up a half kilo from the 55.5kg allocation) from barrier 9 to win by 0.74 lengths in a time of 1:09.06.

When is the Todman Stakes 2025?

What is the prize money for the Todman Stakes 2025?

$300,000

Where is the Todman Stakes 2025?

Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.