Class: | Grade III |
Horse Race: | Matron Stakes |
Location: | Arlington Park Illinois, United States |
Inaugurated: | 1930 |
Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Distance: | miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface: | Dirt |
Track: | left-handed |
Qualification: | Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up |
Weight: | Assigned |
Purse: | $100,000 (2019) |
The Matron Stakes is an American Grade III flat horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, aged three years and upward. Raced over a distance of 9 furlongs on the dirt at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois 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.[1]