Group 3 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1994 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Fillies and mares, three year old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $200,000 (2023) |
The Matron Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under set weight conditions with penalties, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival.[1] Total Prize money is A$200,000.