The Matron Stakes is an American
Grade III flat
horse
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race for
Thoroughbred
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fillies and
mare
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s, aged three years and upward. Raced over a distance of 9
furlong
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s on the dirt at
Arlington Park
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,
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County Illinois, United States. A northwestern Chicago metropolitan area, suburb of Chicago, it lies about northwest of the city's downtown. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
every spring. It currently offers a purse of $100,000.
The event was moved to Churchill Downs in 2017.
Inaugurated in 1930, Hall of Fame member,
Bewitch, ran second in 1949.
Real Delight won it in 1953.
[American Racing Manual 2010]
Recent winners
* 1947 –
But Why Not
* 1949 –
Lithe
* 1957 –
Pucker Up
* 2005 – Indy Groove (
Charles Woods)
* 2006 – Sea Siren
* 2007 – Solo Survivor
* 2008 – Indescribable (
Jeremy Rose)
* 2009 – Euphony (
Cliff Berry)
* 2010 – Tizaqueena (
E. T. Baird)
* 2011 – Pachattack (
Florent Geroux
Florent Geroux (born July 16, 1986) is a French jockey who has earned over 1,700 wins in American thoroughbred horse racing, including the 2017 Breeders' Cup Classic on Gun Runner, two Breeders' Cup Distaff wins with Monomoy Girl, and the 20 ...
)
* 2012 – Upperline (
James Graham)
* 2013 – Imposing Grace (
João Moreira)
* 2014 – La Tia (
E. T. Baird)
* 2015 – ''Race not held''
* 2016 – Flipcup (
Christopher A. Emigh)
* 2017 – Walkabout
* 2018 – Princess La Quinta
* 2019 – Coachwhip
References
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Graded stakes races in the United States
1930 establishments in Illinois
Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
Horse races established in 1930
Arlington Park
Horse races in Illinois