Matron Stakes
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History
The Matron Stakes is a Group 3 race for fillies and mares conducted at Flemington by the Victoria Racing Club.
The Matron Stakes has been run over 1600m under set weight and penalty conditions since its inception in 1994.
The race was run at Sandown in 2007 and has carried sponsor names since 2009. Between 1994 and 1999 there were slight variations in the race distance from 1600m to 1635m.
The Matron Stakes was run as a Listed Race from 1994 until 2005 and was upgraded to Group 3 in 2006.
The G3 Mannerism Stakes at Caulfield and G3 Frances Tressady Stakes at Flemington are feature mares races that precede the Matron Stakes.
Spirit Song and won the Matron Stakes/Sunline Stakes double in 2012 (Spanish Reef did same in 2018) and Bonaria won the Mannerism Stakes/Matron Stakes double in 2014 as did Flying Mascot in 2022.
Ill-fated mare Pinker Pinker won the Matron Stakes in the autumn of 2011 before winning the G1 WS Cox Plate the following spring.
In 2024 the Matron Stakes was worth $200,000.
Notable winners of the Matron Stakes include Excited Angel, Aunty Mary, Miss Tessla, Noircir, Lady Marion, Translate, Response, Pinker Pinker, Spirit Song, Noble Protector, Flying Mascot and dual winners Bonaria and Spanish Reef.
The 2024 Matron Stakes was won by Eternal Flame from Running By and Foxy Cleopatra.
Previous Matron Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ETERNAL FLAME
(NZ)
4M SACRED FALLS (NZ) - SURIYAN (NZ) SAVABEEL (AUS) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | MICHAEL KENT | 9 |
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SIRILEO MISS
(AUS)
5M PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - SHE'S SIRIUS (AUS) GALILEO (IRE) |
B MELHAM | 57.0 | SYMON WILDE | 1 |
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FLYING MASCOT
(NZ)
4M TAVISTOCK (NZ) - LUCKY MASCOT (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL | 57.0 | TOM DABERNIG | 3 |
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SOVEREIGN AWARD
(AUS)
5M SHAMUS AWARD (AUS) - SOVEREIGN CHARM (AUS) SHOW A HEART (AUS) |
DAMIAN LANE | 59.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 3 |
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PAINT THE TOWN TWO
(NZ)
5M DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - ITALIC (GB) MEDICEAN (GB) |
JAMIE KAH | 54.0 | S B LAMING | 7 |
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SPANISH REEF
(AUS)
5M LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - LEMON REEF (USA) LEMON DROP KID (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 58.5 | K M KEYS | 7 |
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SPANISH REEF
(AUS)
4M LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - LEMON REEF (USA) LEMON DROP KID (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | K M KEYS | 5 |
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CIRCULAR
(AUS)
4M STREET CRY (IRE) - HEXAMETER (AUS) OCTAGONAL (NZ) |
JOAO MOREIRA | 54.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 1 |
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FELICIENNE
(AUS)
4M AL MAHER (AUS) - NENA CANDIDA (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
HARRY COFFEY | 54.0 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
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NOBLE PROTECTOR
(GB)
5M HAAFHD (GB) - ALL GLORY (GB) ALZAO (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | R W SMERDON | 5 |
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BONARIA
(AUS)
5M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - DECIDITY (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
M RODD | 58.5 | P T HYLAND | 3 |
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BONARIA
(AUS)
4M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - DECIDITY (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
TIM CLARK | 54.0 | P T HYLAND | 1 |
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SPIRIT SONG
(AUS)
4M INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - LIGHTNING RULES (AUS) KINGSTON RULE (USA) |
B MELHAM | 54.0 | AARON PURCELL | 4 |
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PINKER PINKER
(AUS)
3F RESET (AUS) - MISS MARION (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
D DUNN | 55.5 | GREG EURELL | 1 |
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RESPONSE
(AUS)
3F CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) - LIVE IT UP (AUS) MATCH WINNER (FR) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 51.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 5 |
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FIFTH AVENUE LADY
(AUS)
4M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - MISS JAKEO (AUS) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 4 |
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TRANSLATE
(AUS)
4M LOVE A DANE (AUS) - SECRET'S OUT (AUS) KEY BUSINESS (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 | D A HAYES | 8 |
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LIKE IT IS
(AUS)
5M DISTORTED HUMOR (USA) - OUT IN STYLE (AUS) BRAVE REGENT (CAN) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
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UMBER
(AUS)
6M UMATILLA (NZ) - ESTUPENDA (NZ) BALMERINO (NZ) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.0 | KELVIN SMITH | 12 |
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UPRIZE
(NZ)
4M PRIZED (USA) - IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (NZ) IMPOSING (NZ) |
G CHILDS | 54.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 9 |
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RULING EYES
(AUS)
6M KINGSTON RULE (USA) - BLINKIE (AUS) BENEFIT PERFORMER (USA) |
L CURRIE | 54.0 | GREG EURELL | 5 |
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LADY KNOCKOUT
(AUS)
4M SERHEED (USA) - PRIME AGAIN (AUS) MAROONED (GB) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 1 |
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LA ZOFFANY
(AUS)
5M ZOFFANY (USA) - SHARP IN SLIPPERY (FR) SHARPO (GB) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 5 |
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LADY MARION
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - MARIONIQUE (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 57.0 | DEAN LAWSON | 2 |
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DANCE THE NIGHT
(AUS)
6M PAINT THE STARS (AUS) - IRISH DAME (AUS) BORJOM (USA) |
M EVANS | 55.5 | DARYL BROWN | 8 |
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