Matchmaker Stakes

Matchmaker Stakes
ClassGrade III
LocationMonmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States
Inaugurated1967 (at Atlantic City Race Course)
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteMonmouth Park Racetrack
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-years-old & older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 124 lbs.
3-year-olds: 121 lbs.
Purse$300,000 (since 2023)
BonusesFirst three placegetters choice of WinStar Farm stallions (2022)

The Matchmaker Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older run over a distance of 1+18 miles on the turf held annually in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.