LAST 25 YEARS 2026 MATRIARCH STAKES (2000m) Mares Set Weights plus Penalties - Group 2 - $300,000 Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br SP Lead-up Form 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’ Michael, John & Wayne 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 David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig C. Williams 7 6 $26 6th MV Stocks Stk-7th Tristarc Stk-4th VRC 1700m Hcp 2017 SAVAPINSKI Gai Waterhouse & Adrian 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 Mick Price & Michael 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. Melham (Kah) 6 10 $3.80f 3rd MV Stocks Stk-6th Caulfield Stk-4th VRC Empire Rose 2024 HINGED Chris Waller J. McDonald 7 7 $4f 7th 7 Stakes-3rd Angst Stk-3rd Rosehill Cup 2025 SUNSET PARK Brad Widdup J. Melham (Kah) 13 9 $17 4th Cant 1900m BM72-5th Rand 1800m BM72-3rd MV Tesio Stk Race first run: Saturday November 8, 1986 (won by Iola) Conducted: At Set Weights & Penalties (2005-2025); Group 2 (2005-2025); 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) Hinged (2024) Gold City (1996) Bassie’s Pride (1990) Concordance (1988) 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 Stakes-VRC Matriarch Stakes (same year): Concordance (1988) VRC Matriarch Stakes winners to contest the VRC Empire Rose Stakes: Deny Knowledge (2023) Atishu (2022) Kenedna (2018) Gold City (1996) Concordance (1988) MVRC Tesio Stakes-VRC Matriarch Stakes (same year): Suavito (2014) Bird of Fire (2008) VRC Matriarch Stakes winners to contest the MVRC Tesio Stakes: Sunset Park (2025) Savapinski (2017) Suavito (2014) Bird of Fire (2008) Hidden Strings (2007) Demerger (2004) Sweet Corn (2003) Damaschino (2002) Flushed (2000) Battocchi (1997) Magical Storm (1995) Bassie’s Pride (1990) VRC Matriarch Stakes-MRC Eclipse Stakes (same year): Damaschino (2002) Gold City (1996) Leading Trainers: Chris Waller (3), Craig Conron, Lee Freedman, Ben Hayes, Colin Hayes, Peter Hayes, Roger James (2) Leading Jockeys: Michael Clarke, James McDonald, Jamie Melham, Damien Oliver, Brett Prebble, Blake Shinn, David Taggart, Craig Williams (2)
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