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1 Background  





2 Racing record  



2.1  195657 season as a two-year-old  





2.2  10 /11/2019  





2.3  11/11/2019 November  





2.4  talaado  







3 Stud record  





4 References  





5 External links  














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Todman
SireStar Kingdom
GrandsireStardust
DamOceana
DamsireColombo
SexStallion
Foaled(1954-10-07)7 October 1954
Died13 June 1976(1976-06-13) (aged 21)
CountryAustralia
ColourChestnut
BreederStanley Wootton
Record12:10-1-0
Major wins
Golden Slipper Stakes (1957)
Champagne Stakes (1957)
Hobartville Stakes (1957)
Canterbury Guineas (1957)
Lightning Stakes (1960)
Futurity Stakes (1960)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame
Todman Stakes run at Randwick Racecourse

Todman (7 October 1954 – 1976) was one of the greatest Australian Thoroughbred racehorses and an important sire. He was perhaps best known as the winner of the inaugural STC Golden Slipper in 1957, being the first of Star Kingdom's five successive winners of the race. In 2023, he was described as "the best winner of the race". [1] He was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2005.

Background[edit]

Todman was bred at Alf Ellison's Baramul Stud in the Widden Valley, New South Wales by Stanley Wootton who had imported his sire, Star Kingdom (IRE) and also Newtown Wonder (GB) to Australia. He was a striking chestnut stallion from Oceana (GB) by Colombo. He was a brother to Noholme II (winner of the AJC Epsom Handicap, Cox Plate etc. and a successful sire in US) and the stakes producing sires Faringdon and Shifnal.[2]

Todman won from six furlongs to 9+12 furlongs and was successful five times in races that are now classed as Group One races. Todman was a notable sprinter, winning his first race by 10 lengths. He then won the Golden Slipper Stakes by eight lengths and the Champagne Stakes by six lengths when he defeated Tulloch. He also won the Canterbury Guineas by eight lengths and ran record times in seven of his 10 wins. Todman raced 12 times for 10 wins, one second, and one unplaced.

Headstones commemorating Todman and his sire, Star Kingdom at Baramul Stud.

Racing record[edit]

1956–57 season as a two-year-old[edit]

Result Race Venue Distance
(fur)
Weight
(st.lb)
Time Jockey
Won AJC Juvenile Hcp Randwick 5 8.3 0:57.8 N. Sellwood
Won AJC December Stakes Randwick 6 8.5 1:11.6 N. Sellwood
Won STC Welter Hcp Rosehill 6 8.7 1:11.4 N. Sellwood
Won STC Golden Slipper Stakes Rosehill 6 8.7 1:11.4 N. Sellwood
2nd AJC Sires Produce Stakes Randwick 7 8.10 1:25.2 N. Sellwood
Won AJC Champagne Stakes Randwick 6 8.10 1:10.0 N. Sellwood

10 /11/2019[edit]

Result Race Venue Distance
(fur)
Weight
(st.lb)
Time Jockey
Won AJC Hobartville Stakes Warwick Farm 7 8.10 1:25.8 N. Sellwood
Won STC Canterbury Guineas Canterbury 9.5 8.5 2:0.0 N. Sellwood
last STC Hill Stakes Rosehill 8.5 7.9 1:44.2 N. Sellwood

11/11/2019 November[edit]

Todman did not race as a 4yo, he broke down in the Hill Stakes and did not resume racing until just over two years later.

talaado[edit]

Result Race Venue Distance
(fur)
Weight
(st.lb)
Time Jockey
Won STC Flying Hcp Canterbury 6 9.7 1:10.9 N. Sellwood
Won VRC Lightning Stakes Flemington 5 9 0:59.25 N. Sellwood
Won VATC Futurity Stakes Caulfield 7 10.2 1:23.8 N. Sellwood

Stud record[edit]

Todman commenced stud duty in 1960 and stood at the Widden Stud[3] and Baramul Studs in the Widden Valley.[4] He sired 30 stakeswinners with 63 stakeswins including Golden Slipper winners Eskimo Prince (1964) and Sweet Embrace (1967), Blue Diamond winners Blazing Saddles (1977) and New Gleam (1973) as well as other quality stakes winning racehorses, such as Ricochet, Imposing and Crewman (five stakeswins). His progeny have won more than $2.27 million. Daughters of Todman have produced the winners of more than $2.36 million.[5] These winners saw Todman win at least 13 financial sires' premierships to make him one of the best locally bred sires produced in Australasia.[4]

Todman died on 13 June 1976 at the Widden Stud, where he had spent his last four years. He was buried and commemorated by a headstone placed beside Star Kingdom's headstone at the Baramul Stud.[6] In 1978 at least 51 sons of Todman were standing at stud in Australia and New Zealand.[4]

A life-sized statue of Todman has been erected at Rosehill Gardens (home of the Golden Slipper), surrounded by a series of plaques for each of the winners of the great race.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Max Presnell. "Champ or chump? Demon Darb's meat pie barb put to the test". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  • ^ Todman Retrieved on 2009-6-20
  • ^ Ward, Frederick R. (recorder), Australian Register of Thoroughbred Stallions Vol., 5, 1974, Excelsis Press, Sydney
  • ^ a b c de Bourg, Ross, The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred, Nelson, West Melbourne, 1980, ISBN 0-17-005860-3
  • ^ Australian Thoroughbred Statistical Record, Vol., 2 – 1979; Racing Services Bureau, Melbourne
  • ^ Pring, Peter; The Star Kingdom Story, The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1983, ISBN 0-908133-06-5
  • External links[edit]


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