Widden Stud

The Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale is on this Sunday at Riverside Stables and a filly by Portland Sky bought from this sale last year for $20,000 made a stylish winning debut at Hawkesbury on Tuesday for the Richard and Will Freedman stable. Home Affairs colt Barracks was a short priced favourite for the 1000m juvenile […]

Talented Zousain filly Verzain found the best way possible to break her maiden when producing a tenacious effort to win the Listed SAJC Without Fear Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The Phillip Stokes trained filly was second on debut at Murray Bridge in January and was then second when resuming from a short break […]

An $80,000 NZB Ready to Run purchase for Cumani Racing last year, Anders gelding Single Choice is a three year-old on the improve and took another step towards the Group I SA Derby at Caulfield on Saturday when winning the $200,000 Listed MRC Galilee Series Final (2400m). Single Choice went into Saturday’s race with some […]

Written By filly Bona Sforza won the Listed Welcome Stakes last year at Riccarton on debut and 12 months later was back at the same venue on Saturday to take out the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m). Trained by Samantha Finnegan and ridden by Ace Lawson-Carroll, she forged clear to win by three-quarters of a […]

Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock was the leading buyer at Inglis Easter this year signing for 15 yearlings for a grand total of $8,775,000 and a Zoustar filly they purchased at the sale last year for $950,000 cast off maiden status at Gosford on Thursday. Victorian trainer Clayton Douglas went close to G1 glory on Saturday when […]

Well bred Snitzel colt Satirically is the first foal of multiple Group winning mare Paradee and he scored a stylish win at Sandown on Easter Monday, his second victory from just three starts. Foaled and raised at Widden Stud for his breeder Robert Anderson, Satirically was a good looking colt from day dot and fetched […]

Zoustar five year-old Joliestar has always been a top class mare, but in 2026 has soared to new heights reeling off three successive wins over the Sydney Autumn Carnival culminating in her memorable victory in the $3million Group I ATC TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Prepared by Chris Waller, Joliestar won the […]

The highest priced yearling by champion sire Zoustar sold in 2024 when fetching $2.2million at Inglis Easter, unbeaten filly Plaintiff took another step forward at Randwick on Saturday when capturing her first Black Type with a barnstorming victory in the Group III ATC PJ Bell Stakes (1200m). Consigned by Widden and purchased by James Harron […]

At Ballarat on Good Friday, the feature event on the card was the $300,000 Country Discovery and four year-old Trapeze Artist sprinter Spywire added another lucrative win to his tally. Trained by Ciaron Maher, Spywire was dropping back in class after a last start seventh in the Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate and found conditions […]

Widden Stud is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Burrill as Stud Manager of its Victorian operation at Riddells Creek, with Grant set to take up the role on farm from the 28th April. Grant brings a wealth of experience across the Australian and international thoroughbred industry, having held senior roles in farm and […]