Matron Stakes (Belmont Park)

The Matron Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the Fall at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York. It is open to two-year-old fillies and is the filly counterpart to the Belmont Futurity Stakes.

Matron Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1892
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com
Race information
Distance	6 furlongs
Surface	Turf
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

Before 1902, it was run in two divisions, one for fillies and one for colts. After 1915, it was restricted to fillies. The inaugural race took place at Morris Park Racecourse in The Bronx, New York where it remained until 1905 when it was moved to the new Belmont Park. Through special arrangements, in 1910 it was hosted by Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Aqueduct Racetrack hosted the race in 1960 and again from 1962 to 1968.

The Matron Stakes was run over a straight course before 1959 (except for 1941). Since inception, it has been contested at various distances:

• Six furlongs : 1892-1972, 2011 to present
• Seven furlongs : 1972-1993, 2005-2009
• One mile : 1994-2004

There was no race from 1895 to 1898, from 1911 to 1913 as a result of New York state legislation that banned parimutuel betting, from 1915 to 1922, and in 2001 it was cancelled in observance of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.

The Matron will be run as a turf race for the first time in 2018.[1]

Records

Speed record: (At distance of 7 furlongs)

• 1:22.80 - Meadow Star (1990)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1974, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 9 - D. Wayne Lukas (1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:

• 7 - H. P. Whitney (1905 (2), 1907, 1909, 1910, 1926, 1929)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1892	Sir Francis	Edward Garrison	Matthew M. Allen	Frank A. Ehret	1:19.00
1893	Domino	Fred Taral	William Lakeland	J. R. & F. P. Keene	1:09.00
1894	Agitator	Fred Taral	William Lakeland	J. R. & F. P. Keene	1:11.00
1899	Indian Fairy	John Slack	Julius Bauer	Bromley & Co. (Joseph E. Bromley & Arthur Featherstone)	1:10.25
1900	Beau Gallant	John Bullman	Sam Hildreth	Sam Hildreth	1:10.20
1901	Heno	George Odom	Charles E. Hill	Clarence H. Mackay	1:11.20
1902	Grey Friar	Nash Turner	William P. Burch	Francis R. Hitchcock	1:11.20
1902	Eugenia Burch	George Odom	Edward L. Graves	Libby Curtis	1:12.25
1903	The Minute Man	Frank O'Neill	John E. Madden	John E. Madden	1:09.60
1903	Armenia	Wallace Hicks	John W. Rogers	William C. Whitney	1:10.20
1904	Sandria	Gene Hildebrand	John W. Rogers	Herman B. Duryea	1:08.20
1904	Bedouin	Willie Shaw	John Huggins	E. W. Jewett	1:09.00
1905	Burgomaster	Lucien Lyne	John W. Rogers	H. P. Whitney	1:12.20
1905	Perverse	Lucien Lyne	John W. Rogers	H. P. Whitney	1:11.20
1906	Ballot	Herman Radtke	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	1:12.00
1906	Adoration	Walter Miller	Thomas J. Healey	Richard T. Wilson Jr.	1:11.80
1907	Colin	Walter Miller	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	1:12.00
1907	Stamina	Willie Knapp	John W. Rogers	H. P. Whitney	1:11.80
1908	Helmet	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	1:12.40
1908	Maskette	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	1:20.80
1909	Greenvale	Clifford D. Gilbert	James G. Rowe Sr.	H. P. Whitney	1:15.00
1909	Radium Star	Jack Creevy	Thomas J. Healey	Montpelier Stable	1:15.80
1910	Bashti	Clifford D. Gilbert	James G. Rowe Sr.	H. P. Whitney	1:13.00
1910	Naushon	J. Glassy	Thomas J. Healey	Richard T. Wilson Jr.	1:12.80
1914	Charter Maid	John McTaggart	John E. Madden	John E. Madden	1:14.00
1914	Pebbles	James Butwell	Richard C. Benson	James Butler	1:15.00
1923	Tree Top	Frank Coltiletti	James G. Rowe Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:11.60
1924	Blue Warbler	David Hurn	Herbert J. Thompson	Idle Hour Stock Farm	1:13.80
1925	Taps	Albert Johnson	Gwyn R. Tompkins	Glen Riddle Farm	1:13.40
1926	Pantella	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	H. P. Whitney	1:13.40
1927	Glade	George Ellis	James G. Rowe Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:12.60
1928	Dreadnaught	Steve O'Donnell	H. Guy Bedwell	Samuel Ross	1:12.00
1929	Dustemall	Linus McAtee	James G. Rowe Jr.	H. P. Whitney	1:11.00
1930	Baba Kenny	Joseph Smith	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	1:12.00
1931	Top Flight	Raymond Workman	Thomas J. Healey	C. V. Whitney	1:11.60
1932	Barn Swallow	Eugene James	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	1:11.00
1933	High Glee	John Gilbert	Thomas J. Healey	C. V. Whitney	1:13.60
1934	Nellie Flag	Eddie Arcaro	Burton B. Williams	Calumet Farm	1:10.80
1935	Beanie M.	Don Meade	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	1:11.80
1936	Wand	Harry Richards	Preston M. Burch	Sarah F. Jeffords	1:11.00
1937	Merry Lassie	Johnny Longden	Jim Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1:11.00
1938	Dinner Date	Alfred Robertson	Robert McGarvey	Milky Way Farm Stable	1:13.40
1939	Miss Ferdinand	Jack Westrope	John A. Healey	Christiana Stables	1:12.00
1940	Misty Isle	Wayne D. Wright	Daniel E. Stewart	Joseph E. Widener	1:10.40
1941	Petrify	Ruperto Donoso	Alfred Holberg	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:11.60
1942	Good Morning	Herb Lindberg	Sammy Smith	Falaise Stable	1:09.20
1943	Boojiana	Ted Atkinson	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	1:09.80
1944	Busher	Eddie Arcaro	James W. Smith	Edward R. Bradley	1:09.40
1945	Beaugay	Arnold Kirkland	Tom Smith	Maine Chance Farm	1:09.40
1946	First Flight	Eddie Arcaro	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	1:08.60
1947	Inheritance †	Job Dean Jessop	Preston M. Burch	Brookmeade Stable	1:10.20
1948	Myrtle Charm	Ted Atkinson	James W. Smith	Maine Chance Farm	1:10.60
1949	Bed o'Roses	Eric Guerin	Bill Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:12.00
1950	Atlanta	Hedley Woodhouse	Preston M. Burch	Brookmeade Stable	1:12.00
1951	Rose Jet	Hedley Woodhouse	Willie Booth	Maine Chance Farm	1:11.20
1952	Is Proud	Conn McCreary	William J. Hirsch	Brookfield Farm	1:09.00
1953	Evening Out	Ovie Scurlock	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener Jr.	1:10.40
1954	High Voltage	Eddie Arcaro	Jim Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1:10.00
1955	Doubledogdare	Eddie Arcaro	Moody Jolley	Claiborne Farm	1:09.80
1956	Romanita	Eric Guerin	Frankie Sanders	Reverie Knoll Farm	1:08.60
1957	Idun	Bill Hartack	Sherrill W. Ward	Mrs. Charles U. Bay	1:09.60
1958	Quill	Paul J. Bailey	Lucien Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	1:10.00
1959	Heavenly Body	Manuel Ycaza	Woody Stephens	Cain Hoy Stable	1:10.20
1960	Rose Bower	John L. Rotz	MacKenzie Miller	Charlton Clay	1:10.60
1961	Cicada	Bill Shoemaker	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1:10.60
1962	Smart Deb	Bobby Ussery	Arnold N. Winick	Marion Reineman	1:09.80
1963	Hasty Matelda	Jimmy Combest	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1:12.00
1964	Candalita	Bobby Ussery	Loyd Gentry Jr.	Darby Dan Farm	1:13.00
1965	Moccasin	Larry Adams	Harry Trotsek	Claiborne Farm	1:11.60
1966	Swiss Cheese	John L. Rotz	Ivor G. Balding	C. V. Whitney	1:12.80
1967	Queen of the Stage	Braulio Baeza	Edward A. Neloy	Ogden Phipps	1:10.00
1968	Gallant Bloom	Eddie Belmonte	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1:10.40
1969	Cold Comfort	Jorge Velasquez	Willard Freeman	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:11.60
1970	Bonnie And Gay	Robert Woodhouse	James E. Picou	Mrs. Joseph O. Burgwin	1:11.00
1971	Numbered Account	Braulio Baeza	Roger Laurin	Ogden Phipps	1:10.40
1972	La Prevoyante	Jean LeBlanc	Yonnie Starr	Jean-Louis Levesque	1:23.60
1973	Talking Picture	Ron Turcotte	John P. Campo	Elmendorf Farm	1:23.20
1974	Alpine Lass	Angel Cordero Jr.	John W. Russell	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:23.00
1975	Optimistic Gal	Braulio Baeza	LeRoy Jolley	Diana M. Firestone	1:23.00
1976	Mrs. Warren	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Taylor Hardin	1:24.60
1977	Lakeville Miss	Ruben Hernandez	Jose A. Martin	Randolph Weinsier	1:22.80
1978	Fall Aspen	Roger I. Velez	James E. Picou	Joseph M. Roebling	1:23.80
1979	Smart Angle	Sam Maple	Woody Stephens	Ryehill Farm	1:23.80
1980	Prayers 'N Promises	Angel Cordero Jr.	Lou Rondinello	Daniel M. Galbreath	1:24.60
1981	Before Dawn	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Veitch	Calumet Farm	1:23.20
1982	Wings of Jove	Herb McCauley	Charles Sanborn	Helmore Farm	1:24.00
1983	Lucky Lucky Lucky	Angel Cordero Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Leslie Combs II	1:23.60
1984	Fiesta Lady	Laffit Pincay Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:24.80
1985	Musical Lark	Don MacBeth	Sidney Watters Jr.	Diana M. Firestone	1:24.00
1986	Tappiano	Jean Cruguet	Scotty Schulhofer	Frances A. Genter	1:23.40
1987	Over All	Angel Cordero Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:24.80
1988	Some Romance	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:24.80
1989	Stella Madrid	Angel Cordero Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Peter M. Brant	1:24.40
1990	Meadow Star	José A. Santos	Leroy Jolley	Carl Icahn	1:22.80
1991	Anh Duong	Angel Cordero Jr.	Leroy Jolley	Peter M. Brant	1:23.40
1992	Sky Beauty	Eddie Maple	H. Allen Jerkens	Georgia E. Hofmann	1:23.20
1993	Strategic Maneuver	José A. Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Philip Teinowitz, S. Schulhofer	1:23.80
1994	Stormy Blues††	José A. Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	David & Harriet Finkelstein	1:35.00
1995	Golden Attraction	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	William T. Young	1:36.20
1996	Sharp Cat	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Thoroughbred Corp.	1:36.00
1997	Beautiful Pleasure	Jerry Bailey	John T. Ward	John C. Oxley	1:35.71
1998	Oh What a Windfall	Shane Sellers	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:39.29
1999	Finder's Fee	Heberto Castillo Jr.	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:36.68
2000	Raging Fever	Jerry Bailey	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	1:38.20
2002	Storm Flag Flying	John Velazquez	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:38.52
2003	Marylebone	Edgar Prado	Todd Pletcher	Michael Tabor	1:38.02
2004	Sense of Style	Edgar Prado	Patrick Biancone	Tabor & Smith	1:37.67
2005	Folklore	Edgar Prado	D. Wayne Lukas	Robert B. Lewis	1:23.70
2006	Meadow Breeze	Kent Desormeaux	Carl Deville	Willow Rock Stable	1:24.82
2007	Proud Spell	Gabriel Saez	J. Larry Jones	Brereton C. Jones	1:24.20
2008	Doremifasollatido	Eibar Coa	James A. Jerkens	Moore/M and M Thoroughbreds	1:24.74
2009	Awesome Maria	Cornelio Velasquez	Stanley M. Hough	E. Paul Robsham	1:23.07
2010	no race
2011	Millionreasonswhy	John Velazquez	Ignacio Correas IV	Sagamore Farm	1:12.68
2012	Kauai Katie	Rosie Napravnik	Todd Pletcher	Stonestreet Stables	1:11.26
2013	Miss Behaviour	Garry Cruise	Phil Schoenthal	MacWilliam/Teitelbaum	1:10.57
2014	Paulassilverlining	Jose L. Ortiz	Michelle Nevin	Vincent S. Scuderi	1:10.86
2015	Pretty N Cool	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Watson/Pegram/Weitman	1:09.73
2016	Arella Rockstar	Luis Saez	Rudy R. Rodriguez	e Five Racing Thoroughbreds/Magic Cap Stables	1:11.68
2017	Happy Like A Fool	Tyler Gaffalione	Wesley A. Ward	S. Magnier/M. Tabor/D. Smith, Merriebelle Stable	1:10.98

• † In 1947, Bewitch finished first but was disqualified.
• †† In 1994, Flanders finished first but was disqualified.

References

1. Hersh, Marcus (27 June 2018). "Belmont fall stakes schedule has 44 races worth more than $10 million". live.drf.com. Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 2 October 2018.