The Matriarch Stakes is a
Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
for
mares
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four y ...
aged four years old and upwards, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 2,000 metres, held annually at
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racecou ...
,
Melbourne,
Australia
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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
* 2022 - Atishu
* 2021 - Zayydani
* 2020 - Affair To Remember
* 2019 - Oceanex
* 2018 - Kenedna
* 2017 - Savapinski
* 2016 - Jessy Belle
* 2015 - Lucia Valentina
* 2014 -
Suavito
Suavito (foaled 21/08/2010) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse formally trained by Nigel Blackiston at Flemington Racecourse. She was bred in New Zealand by IDL Racing Ltd, and was raced throughout her entire career in Australia. She was a mul ...
* 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
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races.
The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed r ...
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Group races
Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'A ...
References
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Horse races in Australia
Flemington Racecourse