LAST 25 YEARS 2024 MATRIARCH STAKES (2000m) - Mares Set Weights plus Penalties - Group 2 - $304,485 Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Barrier SP Lead-Up Form 1999 SLY SANDRA Lee Hope C. Williams 3 6 11-2 8th Caul Mares Hcp-5th Caul 1600m Mares-1st Caul 2000m Mares 2000 FLUSHED Ken Keys B. Prebble 18 1 11-2 4th MV Stocks Stk-14th Cranbourne Cup-5th MV Tesio Stk 2001 PIPER STAR Roger James R. McLeod 5 1 $16 4th VRC 1430m C6-1st Caul 1600m Mares Hcp-10th Werribee Cup 2002 DAMASCHINO Roger James D. Nikolic 10 5 $11 3rd Caul 1400m Hcp-11th MV Tesio Stk 2003 SWEET CORN Lee Freedman B. Prebble 2 2 $4.80ef 2nd VRC 1730m Hcp-1st Caul 1600m Mares Hcp-2nd MV Tesio Stk 2004 DEMERGER Danny O’Brien C. Brown 9 8 $7.50 4th VRC Rose of Kingston-8th Caul 1600m Hcp-5th MV Tesio Stk 2005 SUTOLOGY Bevan Laming M. Pumpa 15 8 $17 5th MV 1533m Mares SC Hcp-3rd VRC 1700m Mares Hcp 2006 BROM FELINITY Jim Mason M. Zahra 4 13 $15 2nd Geel 1755m Hcp-4th Caul 2000m C6-1st Werribee Cup 2007 HIDDEN STRINGS Peter Moody B. Shinn 6 16 $51 3rd MV Stocks Stk-13th VRC Rose of Kingston-4th MV Tesio Stk 2008 BIRD OF FIRE Tony Vasil B. Shinn 7 15 $15 4th VRC 1740m FM Hcp-2nd Ladies Day Vase-1st (DH) MV Tesio Stk 2009 PURPLE Peter Snowden K. McEvoy 1 4 $4.20f 4th Bill Ritchie Qlty-2nd Ladies Day Vase 2010 WELL ROUNDED Lee Freedman B. Melham 15 5 $41 1st Brat 1600m RB72-3rd Morp 1600m RB81-2nd VRC 1700m Mares 2011 VINTEDGE Chris Waller N. Rawiller 4 16 $11 5th Angst Qlty-3rd Rhil 1800m BM90-2nd VRC 1700m Mares Hcp 2012 MIDNIGHT MARTINI Mark Kavanagh M. Rodd 3 7 $8 3rd Caul 1700m Hcp-1st Cranbourne Cup-2nd MV 2040m Hcp 2013 GIRL GONE ROCKIN’ M., W. & J. Hawkes D. Dunn 16 10 $17 5th VRC Rose of Kingston-2nd Kens 1800m BM70 2014 SUAVITO Nigel Blackiston D. Oliver 2 7 $7 L/Post VRC Rose of Kingston-3rd Ladies Day Vase-1st MV Tesio Stk 2015 LUCIA VALENTINA Kris Lees D. Oliver 1 14 $3.60f 4th George Main-8th Epsom Hcp-9th Caulfield Cup 2016 JESSY BELLE D. & B. Hayes & T. Dabernig C. Williams 7 6 $26 6th MV Stocks Stk-7th Tristarc Stk-4th VRC 1700m Hcp 2017 SAVAPINSKI G. Waterhouse & A. Bott B. Avdulla 10 11 $4.80 1st Hawk 1600m C2-4th Angst Stk-2nd MV Tesio Stk 2018 KENEDNA Darren Weir J. Allen 7 2 $10 4th MV Stocks Stk-2nd Ladies Day Vase-13th VRC Empire Rose 2019 OCEANEX M. Price & M. Kent Jnr J. McNeil 14 1 $18 2nd Pinker Pinker-6th Coongy Hcp-2nd MV 2040m FM Hcp 2020 AFFAIR TO REMEMBER Dan O’Sullivan M. Poy 12 10 $7 1st VRC 1600m BM78-9th Ladies Day Vase-2nd MV 2040m FM Hcp 2021 ZAYYDANI Ben & JD Hayes L. Nolen 8 2 $9 14th VRC 1700m Hcp-3rd Sand 1800m Hcp-4th Coongy Hcp 2022 ATISHU Chris Waller J. McDonald 4 5 $2.50f 6th Shannon Qlty-7th Diamonds Prelude-5th VRC Empire Rose 2023 DENY KNOWLEDGE Michael Kent J. Kah 6 10 $3.80f 3rd MV Stocks Stk-6th Caulfield Stk-4th VRC Empire Rose Race first run: Saturday November 8, 1986 Conducted: At Set Weights & Penalties (2005-2023); Group 2 (2005-2023); Group 3 (2001-2004); Listed (1995-2000) Notable Winners: Lucia Valentina (2015) Atishu (2022) Demerger (2004) Suavito (2014) Purple (2009) Big Colony (1991/1992) Laebeel (1998) Kenedna (2018) Deny Knowledge (2023) Longest Priced Winners: $51/50-1 (Heart Strings-2007, Gielgud’s Belle-1987) $41 (Well Rounded-2010) $26/25-1 (Jessy Belle-2016, Big Colony-1991) Shortest Priced Winners: 1/1f (Concordance-1988) $2.50f (Atishu-2022) 2/1f (Gold City-1996) VRC Empire Rose-VRC Matriarch Stks (same year): Concordance (1988) VRC Matriarch Stks-Eclipse Stks (same year): Damaschino (2002) Gold City (1996) Leading Trainers: Craig Conron, Lee Freedman, Colin Hayes, Peter Hayes, Roger James, Chris Waller (2) Leading Jockeys: Michael Clarke, Damien Oliver, Brett Prebble, Blake Shinn, David Taggart, Craig Williams (2)
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