Horse race
Group 2 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1995 (Listed) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | TAB (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Mares, four years old and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | A$300,000 (2024) |
The Matriarch Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for mares aged four years old and upwards, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 2,000 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in November on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.
History
Grade
- 1995–2000 - Listed Race
- 2001–2004 - Group 3
- 2005 - onwards Group 2
Name
- 1995–2004 - Matriarch Stakes
- 2005–2007 - Hilton International Stakes
- 2008–2012 - Matriarch Stakes
- 2013–2014 - Momentum Energy Stakes
- 2015 - Matriarch Stakes
Winners
- 2024 - Hinged
- 2023 - Deny Knowledge
- 2022 - Atishu
- 2021 - Zayydani
- 2020 - Affair To Remember
- 2019 - Oceanex
- 2018 - Kenedna
- 2017 - Savapinski
- 2016 - Jessy Belle
- 2015 - Lucia Valentina
- 2014 - Suavito
- 2013 - Girl Gone Rockin'
- 2012 - Midnight Martini
- 2011 - Vintedge
- 2010 - Well Rounded
- 2009 - Purple
- 2008 - Bird Of Fire
- 2007 - Hidden Strings
- 2006 - Brom Felinity
- 2005 - Sutology
- 2004 - Demerger
- 2003 - Sweet Corn
- 2002 - Damaschino
- 2001 - Piper Star
- 2000 - Flushed
- 1999 - Sly Sandra
- 1998 - Laebeel
- 1997 - Battocchi
- 1996 - Gold City
- 1995 - Magical Storm
- 1994 - Sudden Wonder
- 1993 - Gilded Splendor
See also
- Thoroughbred racing in Australia
- Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival
- VRC Stakes day
- List of Australian Group races
- Group races
References
- "Winners and Past Results for the Matriarch Stakes". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- "2024 Result – TAB Matriarch Stakes (held 9 November 2024)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- "2023 Result – TAB Matriarch Stakes (held 11 November 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- "2022 Result – TAB Matriarch Stakes (held 5 November 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- "2021 Result – TAB Matriarch Stakes (held 6 November 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "2020 Result – TAB Matriarch Stakes (held 7 November 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "2019 Result – TAB Matriarch Stakes (held 9 November 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "2018 Result – 7news Matriarch Stakes (held 10 November 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "2017 Result – 7news Matriarch Stakes (held 11 November 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "2016 Result – 7news Matriarch Stakes (held 5 November 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "2015 Result – Presto Matriarch Stakes (held 7 November 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "2014 Result – Momentum Energy Stakes (held 8 November 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2013 Result – Momentum Energy Stakes (held 9 November 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2012 Result – Matriarch Stakes (held 10 November 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2011 Result – Matriarch Stakes (held 5 November 2011)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2010 Result – Matriarch Stakes (held 6 November 2010)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2009 Result – Matriarch Stakes (held 7 November 2009)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2008 Result – Matriarch Stakes (held 8 November 2008)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2007 Result – Hilton International Stks (held 10 November 2007)". racing.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2006 Result – Hilton International Stakes (held 11 November 2006)". racing.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2005 Result – Hilton International Stks (held 5 November 2005)". racing.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "2004 Result – Matriarch Stks (held 6 November 2004)". racing.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.