Arlington Matron Stakes Explained

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]

Recent winners

Notes and References

  1. American Racing Manual 2010