Matriarch Stakes (VRC)

Matriarch Stakes
ClassGroup 2
LocationFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1995 (Listed)
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorTAB (2024)
Race information
Distance2,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationMares, four years old and older that are not maidens
WeightSet weights with penalties
PurseA$300,000 (2024)

The Matriarch Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for mares aged four years old and upwards, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 2,000 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in November on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.