Todman (7 October 1954 – 1976) was one of the greatest

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racehorses and an important sire. He was perhaps best known as the winner of the inaugural STC

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in 1957, being the first of

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's five successive winners of the race. He was inducted into the

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in 2005.

Background

Todman was bred at Alf Ellison's

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in the Widden Valley,

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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 Noholme (also known as Noholme II)and who took nearly a full second off the race record in winning the prestigious Cox Plate. He was sired by Star Kingdom (IRE), the Leading sire in Australia on five occasions and sire of Sky High etc. Nohol ...

II (winner of the AJC

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etc. and a successful sire in US) and the stakes producing sires Faringdon and Shifnal.Todman
Retrieved on 2009-6-20 Todman won from six furlongs to nine and a half furlongs and was successful five times in races that are now classed as

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races. Todman was a notable sprinter, winning his first race by 10 lengths. He then won the

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by eight lengths and the Champagne Stakes by six lengths when he defeated

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. He also won the

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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.
Baramul Stud

Racing record

1956–57 season as a two-year-old

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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.

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Stud record

Todman commenced stud duty in 1960 and stood at the Widden StudWard, Frederick R. (recorder), Australian Register of Thoroughbred Stallions Vol., 5, 1974, Excelsis Press, Sydney and Baramul Studs in the Widden Valley.de Bourg, Ross, ''The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred'', Nelson, West Melbourne, 1980, He sired 30 stakeswinners with 63 stakeswins including

winners Eskimo Prince (1964) and

Sweet Embrace Sweet Embrace was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse. She was a chestnut daughter of Todman from the Port Vista mare Miss Port. She was owned by Jack and Bob Ingham. She is best remembered for winning the 1967 STC Golden Slipper Sta ...

(1967),

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winners Blazing Saddles (1977) and New Gleam (1973) as well as other quality stakes winning racehorses, such as Ricochet,

Imposing Imposing was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse. He was a chestnut son of Todman from the Arctic Explorer mare Hialeah. Some of his major race victories included the 1979 AJC Epsom Handicap, AJC George Main Stakes and the STC Hill S ...

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.Australian Thoroughbred Statistical Record, Vol., 2 – 1979; Racing Services Bureau, Melbourne These winners saw Todman win at least 13 financial sires' premierships to make him one of the best locally bred sires produced in Australasia. 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.Pring, Peter; ''The Star Kingdom Story'', The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1983, In 1978 at least 51 sons of Todman were standing at stud in Australia and New Zealand. 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

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