Matron Stakes (Ireland)
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The Matron Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Leopardstown Racecourse in September.
The race moved to Leopardstown from the Curragh as a Group 3 race in 2002. It has been upgraded twice since - to Group 2 in 2003 and to Group 1 in 2004.
[edit] Winners since 1987
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1987 | Pixie Erin | 3 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | not found | 1:43.50 |
| 1988 | Llyn Gwynant | 3 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Capt J. Macdonald-Buchanan | 1:44.50 |
| 1989 | Upward Trend | 3 | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | Paul Green | 1:39.10 |
| 1990 | Spring Daffodil | 3 | Declan Gillespie | Augustine Leahy | Golden Vale Syndicate | 1:38.90 |
| 1991 | Kooyonga | 3 | Warren O'Connor | Michael Kauntze | Mitsuo Haga | 1:41.30 |
| 1992 | Cloud of Dust | 3 | Michael Roberts | John Dunlop | Peggy Kwoh | 1:44.50 |
| 1993 | Chanzi | 3 | Michael Roberts | John Oxx | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:42.00 |
| 1994 | Eternal Reve | 3 | Michael Kinane | François Boutin | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:41.60 |
| 1995 | Timarida | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:38.10 |
| 1996 | Donna Viola | 4 | John Reid | Chris Wall | Kieran D. Scott | 1:39.90 |
| 1997 | Clerio | 3 | Michael Kinane | Henri-Alex Pantall | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:42.10 |
| 1998 | Tadwiga | 3 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | Stonethorn Stud | 1:41.30 |
| 1999 | Dazzling Park | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Mrs Seamus Burns | 1:39.00 |
| 2000 | Iftiraas | 3 | George Duffield | John Dunlop | Kuwait Racing | 1:39.60 |
| 2001 | Independence | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Ed Dunlop | Cliveden Stud | 1:39.20 |
| 2002 | Dress to Thrill | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm | 1:40.10 |
| 2003 | Favourable Terms | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:39.90 |
| 2004 | Soviet Song | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | James Fanshawe | Elite Racing Club | 1:36.80 |
| 2005 | Attraction | 4 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 10th Duke of Roxburghe | 1:38.90 |
| 2006 | Red Evie | 3 | Jamie Spencer | Michael Bell | Terry Neill & Mrs Michael Bell | 1:38.70 |
| 2007 | Echelon | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:39.52 |
