Todman Stakes 2022

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

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.

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 Royal 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.

The latest edition of the Todman Stakes took place on Saturday March 5, 2022 and saw the Gary Portelli-trained Golden Gift winner Sejardan ($2.50F) return to winning form second-up for the punters. 

Todman Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday March 5, 2022
• Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: 2YO Colts & Geldings – Set Weights
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1973

2022 Todman Stakes Results

The full Todman Stakes 2022 results & finishing order revealing the winner of the Golden Slipper ballot exemption will be published below after the race takes place on Saturday March 5, 2022.

• 1st: #1 Sejardan ($2.50F)
• 2nd: #5 Boyfriend
• 3rd: #2 Shalatin

Sejardan ($2.50F) is onto the Golden Slipper chasing a huge pay day for Gary Portelli, the spring’s Golden Gift champ back to winning form second-up saluting for the punters in an eye-catching late victory in the 2022 Todman Stakes results.

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.

2022 Todman Stakes Odds

The updated Todman Stakes 2022 betting odds will be made available below once released for you to back the key Golden Slipper Stakes contenders at the best autumn markets.

Todman Stakes Field

The Todman Stakes or Todman Slipper Trial 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 last horse to complete the Silver Slipper Stakes – Todman Stakes double was Farnan (2020). Before him it was the also Gai Waterhouse-trained Pierro (2012) who also won 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.

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

2022 Todman Stakes Field

The official Todman Stakes 2022 Field of Golden Slipper-bound two-year-olds will be published below on the Wednesday before Randwick Guineas Day.

Gary Portelli’s Group 3 Breeders Plate – $1 million Golden Gift winner from the spring, Sejardan, is the two-year-old to beat second-up off a third in the $2 million Inglis Millennium in Saturday’s 2022 Todman Stakes final field.

• Scratched: #8 Custodian (3)

2022 Todman Stakes Nominations

The early Todman Stakes 2022 Nominations close the Monday of race week and will be provided below once announced by Racing NSW.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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.

2022 Todman Stakes Tips

Our insider Todman Stakes betting tips for 2022 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.

• To Win: #1 Sejardan ($3.10 at time of publish) 

Serjardan is the one to beat in the Todman second-up and fit ready to return to winning form after his solid third when fresh behind the filly Xtravagant Star in the $2 million Inglis Millennium. In the spring won the Group 3 Breeders Plate on debut and then added to his stakes with victory in the $1 million Golden Gift. Big chance to produce something similar here.

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.

2022 Todman Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Todman Stakes 2022 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 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 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