Favourites have won 14 of 37 runnings of the Matron Stakes since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 37 runnings · Window: 1990 to 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)
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Matron Stakes roll of honour since 1990
| 2026 | 12 Sep 26 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 4 | 9-7 | 4/5F | Yes | 119 | Andrew Balding | Colin Keane | Juddmonte | 9 | 2.25 | Good | 1m | |
| 2025 | 13 Sep 25 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 4 | 9-7 | 9/4F | Yes | 115 | Karl Burke | James Doyle | Wathnan Racing | 11 | 0.50 | Good To Yielding | 1m | |
| 2024 | 14 Sep 24 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-2 | 5/4F | Yes | 117 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien | Tom Marquand | Medallion/S Weston/B Fowler/Reeves T'Bs | 9 | 1.00 | Good | 1m | |
| 2023 | 9 Sep 23 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-2 | 5/6F | Yes | 118 | D K Weld | Chris Hayes | H H Aga Khan | 12 | 1.25 | Good | 1m | |
| 2022 | 10 Sep 22 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 5 | 9-7 | 16/1 | - | 108 | Paddy Twomey | Billy Lee | Scea Haras De Saint Pair | 9 | 3.00 | Soft | 1m | |
| 2021 | 11 Sep 21 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-2 | 25/1 | - | 105 | Mrs John Harrington | Shane Foley | Charles O'Callaghan Noel O'Callaghan Paul O'Callaghan | 13 | 0.30 | Good | 1m | |
| 2020 | 12 Sep 20 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-2 | 9/2 | - | 110 | Johnny Murtagh | Colin Keane | Fitzwilliam Racing | 11 | 1.25 | Good | 1m | |
| 2019 | 14 Sep 19 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-0 | 10/1 | - | 111 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | Wayne Lordan | Mrs C C Regalado Gonzalez | 7 | 0.75 | Good | 1m | |
| 2018 | 15 Sep 18 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-0 | 10/1 | - | 111 | Karl Burke | Daniel Tudhope | John Dance | 7 | 0.75 | Good To Firm | 1m | |
| 2017 | 9 Sep 17 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-0 | 20/1 | - | 111 | Aidan O'Brien | Wayne Lordan | Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor | 10 | 0.20 | Good | 1m | |
| 2016 | 10 Sep 16 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-0 | 5/1 | - | 115 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith | 8 | 3.25 | Yielding | 1m | |
| 2015 | 12 Sep 15 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 9-0 | 7/4F | Yes | 117 | David Wachman | Wayne Lordan | Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith | 9 | 2.25 | Yielding | 1m | |
| 2014 | 13 Sep 14 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 5 | 9-5 | 5/1 | - | 112 | Willie McCreery | Billy Lee | Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd | 10 | 0.50 | Good To Firm | 1m | |
| 2013 | 7 Sep 13 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 4 | 9-5 | 25/1 | - | 106 | Kevin Prendergast | Chris Hayes | J Vasicek | 12 | 0.50 | Good | 1m | |
| 2012 | 8 Sep 12 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 5 | 9-5 | 11/2 | - | - | Sir Henry Cecil | Tom Queally | R A H Evans | 11 | 0.00 | Good | 1m | |
| 2011 | 3 Sep 11 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 4 | 9-5 | 9/2 | - | 112 | D K Weld | Pat Smullen | K Abdullah | 8 | 3.00 | Good | 1m | |
| 2010 | 4 Sep 10 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 8-12 | 7/2 | - | 118 | Aidan O'Brien | Johnny Murtagh | Michael Tabor | 6 | 0.30 | Good | 1m | |
| 2009 | 5 Sep 09 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 8-12 | 5/4F | Yes | - | John Gosden | Jimmy Fortune | George Strawbridge | 7 | 2.00 | Good To Yielding | 1m | |
| 2008 | 7 Sep 08 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 8-12 | 9/4F | Yes | 119 | J S Bolger | Kevin Manning | Mrs J S Bolger John Corcoran | 10 | 0.30 | Yielding | 1m | |
| 2007 | 8 Sep 07 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 5 | 9-3 | 9/4F | Yes | - | Sir Michael Stoute | Ryan Moore | Cheveley Park Stud | 9 | 1.50 | Good To Firm | 1m | |
| 2006 | 9 Sep 06 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 8-12 | 6/1 | - | - | Michael Bell | Jamie Spencer | Terry Neill Mrs Michael Bell | 8 | 0.10 | Good To Firm | 1m | |
| 2005 | 10 Sep 05 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 4 | 9-2 | 100/30 | - | - | Mark Johnston | Kevin Darley | Duke Of Roxburghe | 9 | 0.75 | Good To Yielding | 1m | |
| 2004 | 11 Sep 04 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 4 | 9-2 | 8/13F | Yes | - | James Fanshawe | Johnny Murtagh | Elite Racing Club | 6 | 0.50 | Good To Firm | 1m | |
| 2003 | 6 Sep 03 | Leopardstown (IRE) | 3 | 8-11 | 11/10F | Yes | - | Sir Michael Stoute | Kieren Fallon | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 9 | 0.30 | Good To Firm | 1m | |
| 2002 | 7 Sep 02 | Leopardstown (IRE) | Dress To Thrill (IRE) | 3 | 8-13 | 2/1F | Yes | 108 | D K Weld | Pat Smullen | Moyglare Stud Farm | 9 | 1.00 | Good To Firm | 1m |
| 2001 | 2 Sep 01 | Curragh (IRE) | Independence (GB) | 3 | 8-10 | 6/1 | - | - | Ed Dunlop | Frankie Dettori | Cliveden Stud | 11 | 1.00 | Good To Yielding | 1m |
| 2000 | 3 Sep 00 | Curragh (IRE) | Iftiraas (GB) | 3 | 9-0 | 11/2 | - | - | John Dunlop | George Duffield | Kuwait Racing Syndicate II | 11 | 0.10 | Good To Firm | 1m |
| 1999 | 5 Sep 99 | Curragh (IRE) | Dazzling Park (IRE) | 3 | 8-10 | 4/5F | Yes | 111 | J S Bolger | Kevin Manning | Mrs Seamus Burns | 6 | 5.50 | Good To Firm | 1m |
| 1998 | 6 Sep 98 | Curragh (IRE) | Tadwiga (GB) | 3 | 8-10 | 9/2 | - | - | Richard Hannon Snr | Richard Hughes | Stonethorn Stud Farms Limited | 7 | 0.50 | Yielding To Soft | 1m |
| 1997 | 7 Sep 97 | Curragh (IRE) | Clerio (GB) | 3 | 8-9 | 6/1 | - | - | H-A Pantall | Mick Kinane | Sheikh Mohammed | 10 | 1.00 | Yielding To Soft | 1m |
| 1996 | 8 Sep 96 | Curragh (IRE) | Donna Viola (GB) | 4 | 9-0 | 5/2 | - | - | Chris Wall | John Reid | Kieran D Scott | 6 | 0.50 | Good To Firm | 1m |
| 1995 | 10 Sep 95 | Curragh (IRE) | Timarida (IRE) | 3 | 8-9 | 7/2 | - | - | John M Oxx | Johnny Murtagh | H H Aga Khan | 9 | 0.30 | Good | 1m |
| 1994 | 11 Sep 94 | Curragh (IRE) | Eternal Reve (USA) | 3 | 8-9 | 9/10F | Yes | - | F Boutin | Mick Kinane | Sheikh Mohammed | 9 | 1.00 | Soft | 1m |
| 1993 | 12 Sep 93 | Curragh (IRE) | Chanzi (USA) | 3 | 8-9 | 14/1 | - | - | John M Oxx | M Roberts | Sheikh Mohammed | 6 | 0.10 | Good To Yielding | 1m |
| 1992 | 5 Sep 92 | Curragh (IRE) | Cloud Of Dust (GB) | 3 | 8-7 | 9/1 | - | - | John Dunlop | M Roberts | Miss Peggy Kwoh | 6 | 2.00 | Yielding To Soft | 1m |
| 1991 | 8 Sep 91 | Curragh (IRE) | Kooyonga (IRE) | 3 | 9-5 | 11/10F | Yes | - | Michael Kauntze | W J O'Connor | M Haga | 6 | 1.00 | Good To Firm | 1m |
| 1990 | 9 Sep 90 | Curragh (IRE) | Spring Daffodil (GB) | 3 | 8-7 | 14/1 | - | - | Augustine Leahy | D Gillespie | Golden Vale Racing Syndicate | 9 | 0.10 | Good To Firm | 1m |
Every running we hold since 1990, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. Run at the Curragh until 2001, at Leopardstown since 2002. Group 3 until 2002, Group 2 in 2003, Group 1 from 2004. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Winner SP (decimal) by Year
Matron Stakes trends since 1990
| Official rating | Under 100 | 0 | 15 | 2001 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 100 to 109 | 3 | 83 | 2001 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 110 to 114 | 6 | 41 | 2001 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 115 to 119 | 6 | 16 | 2001 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 120 and over | 0 | 5 | 2001 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | No rating | 2 | 7 | 2001 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Won | 14 | 83 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 2nd or 3rd | 9 | 86 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 4th or worse | 12 | 145 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | No previous GB/IRE run | 1 | 2 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 30 days or fewer | 11 | 135 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 31 to 60 days | 14 | 91 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 61 to 120 days | 10 | 78 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 121 to 240 days | 0 | 3 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | Over 240 days | 0 | 7 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | No previous GB/IRE run | 1 | 2 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Group 1 | 15 | 93 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Group 2 or 3 | 15 | 128 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Listed | 3 | 72 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Handicap | 0 | 11 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Other race | 2 | 10 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Goodwood | 8 | 33 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Ascot | 6 | 39 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Newmarket (July) | 6 | 28 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Curragh | 4 | 65 | 1991 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Any other course | 11 | 149 | 1991 to 2026 |
Official rating is the rating the horse ran off in this race, counted only in runnings where at least 80% of runners had a rating (2001 onward). Weight bands appear for handicaps only. Last run and days since use the previous run in Britain or Ireland only (runs abroad are not in our results database), from 1991. Win % shown where a group has 100 or more runners. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Favourites by Result
Latest running: full result (12 September 2026)
| 1 | 4/5F | won | Andrew Balding | Colin Keane | 4 | 9-7 | 119 | |
| 2 | 9/1 | 2¼ | Paddy Twomey | Billy Lee | 4 | 9-7 | 107 | |
| 3 | 8/1 | 3½ | Karl Burke | James Doyle | 5 | 9-7 | 114 | |
| 4 | 125/1 | 3½ | Daniel McLoughlin | Ben Coen | 5 | 9-7 | 100 | |
| 5 | 3/1 | 4¼ | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | 3 | 9-2 | 115 | |
| 6 | 15/2 | 4¾ | Aidan O'Brien | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 3 | 9-2 | 113 | |
| 7 | 125/1 | 5¼ | Denis Gerard Hogan | J M Sheridan | 3 | 9-2 | 102 | |
| 8 | 66/1 | 5¾ | Robson De Aguiar | David Egan | 4 | 9-7 | 104 | |
| 9 | 80/1 | 7¼ | Joseph G Murphy | Oisin Murphy | 3 | 9-2 | 102 |
All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Trainers with most Matron Stakes wins since 1990
| D K Weld | 3 | 16 | 2,023 | |
| Aidan O'Brien | 3 | 58 | 2,017 | |
| Karl Burke | 2 | 5 | 2,025 | |
| John Dunlop | 2 | 6 | 2,000 | |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 2 | 6 | 2,007 | |
| John M Oxx | 2 | 20 | 1,995 | |
| J S Bolger | 2 | 21 | 2,008 | |
| Andrew Balding | 1 | 1 | 2,026 | |
| Augustine Leahy | 1 | 1 | 1,990 | |
| Chris Wall | 1 | 1 | 1,996 | |
| Ed Dunlop | 1 | 1 | 2,001 | |
| F Boutin | 1 | 1 | 1,994 | |
| Michael Kauntze | 1 | 1 | 1,991 | |
| Michael Bell | 1 | 2 | 2,006 | |
| Richard Hannon Snr | 1 | 2 | 1,998 | |
| H-A Pantall | 1 | 3 | 1,997 | |
| James Fanshawe | 1 | 3 | 2,004 | |
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 3 | 2,005 | |
| Sir Henry Cecil | 1 | 3 | 2,012 | |
| Donnacha Aidan O'Brien | 1 | 4 | 2,024 |
Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.
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Jockeys with most Matron Stakes wins since 1990
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 11 | 2,019 | |
| Johnny Murtagh | 3 | 14 | 2,010 | |
| M Roberts | 2 | 2 | 1,993 | |
| Chris Hayes | 2 | 8 | 2,023 | |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 8 | 2,026 | |
| Billy Lee | 2 | 8 | 2,022 | |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 13 | 2,016 | |
| Mick Kinane | 2 | 15 | 1,997 | |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 16 | 2,011 | |
| Kevin Manning | 2 | 20 | 2,008 | |
| D Gillespie | 1 | 1 | 1,990 | |
| George Duffield | 1 | 1 | 2,000 | |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 1 | 2,024 | |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 2 | 2,018 | |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 2 | 2,009 | |
| John Reid | 1 | 2 | 1,996 | |
| Kevin Darley | 1 | 2 | 2,005 | |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 2 | 2,012 | |
| W J O'Connor | 1 | 3 | 1,991 | |
| James Doyle | 1 | 4 | 2,025 |
Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.
Winners by age
| 3 | 26 | 224 | |
| 4 | 7 | 76 | |
| 5 | 4 | 19 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 |
Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.
Winners by starting price band
| Evens or shorter | 5 | 10 | |
| 11/10 to 3/1 | 10 | 46 | |
| 10/3 to 6/1 | 13 | 56 | |
| 13/2 to 12/1 | 3 | 88 | |
| 14/1 to 25/1 | 6 | 70 | |
| 28/1 or bigger | 0 | 55 |
Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.
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Favourites year by year
| 2026 | 4/5F | 1 | Andrew Balding | |
| 2025 | 9/4F | 1 | Karl Burke | |
| 2024 | 5/4F | 1 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2023 | 5/6F | 1 | D K Weld | |
| 2022 | 5/4F | 4 | D K Weld | |
| 2021 | 6/5F | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2020 | 9/4F | 3 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2019 | EvensF | 4 | Karl Burke | |
| 2018 | 30/100F | 2 | Mrs John Harrington | |
| 2017 | EvensF | 2 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2016 | 11/8F | 3 | J-C Rouget | |
| 2015 | 7/4F | 1 | David Wachman | |
| 2014 | 7/4F | 2 | Clive Brittain | |
| 2013 | 5/2F | 4 | H-A Pantall | |
| 2012 | 11/4F | 3 | D K Weld | |
| 2011 | 6/4F | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | |
| 2010 | 2/1F | 3 | Mick Channon | |
| 2009 | 5/4F | 1 | John Gosden | |
| 2008 | 9/4F | 1 | J S Bolger | |
| 2007 | 9/4F | 1 | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 2006 | 9/4F | 4 | John Gosden | |
| 2005 | 11/4F | 2 | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 2004 | 8/13F | 1 | James Fanshawe | |
| 2003 | 11/10F | 1 | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 2002 | Dress To Thrill (IRE) | 2/1F | 1 | D K Weld |
| 2001 | Danceabout (GB) | 3/1F | 3 | G Wragg |
| 2000 | Out Of Reach I (GB) | 3/1F | 3 | B W Hills |
| 1999 | Dazzling Park (IRE) | 4/5F | 1 | J S Bolger |
| 1998 | Kitza (IRE) | 6/4F | 6 | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1997 | Dangerous Diva (IRE) | 9/4F | 3 | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1996 | Hagwah (USA) | 9/4F | 2 | B Hanbury |
| 1995 | Warning Shadows (IRE) | 6/4F | 3 | Clive Brittain |
| 1994 | Eternal Reve (USA) | 9/10F | 1 | F Boutin |
| 1993 | Asema (USA) | 8/11F | 2 | D K Weld |
| 1992 | Musicale (USA) | 4/6F | 4 | Sir Henry Cecil |
| 1991 | Kooyonga (IRE) | 11/10F | 1 | Michael Kauntze |
| 1990 | Performing Arts (GB) | 9/4F | 4 | B W Hills |
Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 14 wins from 37 runnings
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What is the Matron Stakes?
The Matron Stakes is a Group 1 over one mile at Leopardstown for fillies and mares aged three and older, run at the Irish Champions Festival. The race was run at the Curragh until 2001 and became a Group 1 in 2004.
Who has won the Matron Stakes?
The roll of honour lists every Matron Stakes winner since 1990 with SP, age, weight, trainer, jockey and owner. Winners on the list include Attraction, Soviet Song, Alice Springs, Laurens and Tahiyra.
What do the Matron Stakes trends show?
14 of the 36 Matron Stakes winners since 1991 had last run in Britain or Ireland 31 to 60 days earlier, the most common gap, and 23 of the 36 had finished in the first three on their previous run. The trends table also splits runners by official rating, level and course of the last run, with winners, runners and win % for each group.
Which trainers and jockeys do best in the Matron Stakes?
D K Weld (joint top with 1 other) leads the Matron Stakes trainers with 3 wins and Wayne Lordan (joint top with 1 other) leads the riders with 3. Both tables show runners, strike rate and the year of each name's last win.
When is the next Matron Stakes?
The next Matron Stakes is due in mid-September at Leopardstown; the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date and, once made, the entries. The roll of honour adds the result the evening it is run.
Questions people ask
Who won the latest Matron Stakes?
Blue Bolt (IRE) won the most recent running on 12 September 2026, trained by Andrew Balding and ridden by Colin Keane at an SP of 4/5F. The full result of that running, with every finisher and the distances beaten, sits below the roll of honour.
Which trainer has won the Matron Stakes the most times?
D K Weld (joint top with 1 other) heads the Matron Stakes trainers' table, which is sorted by wins, with 3 since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database. The trainers table also shows runners in the race, strike rate and, from 30 runners
Which jockey has ridden the most Matron Stakes winners?
Wayne Lordan (joint top with 1 other) heads the Matron Stakes jockeys' table, sorted by wins, with 3 winning rides since 1990. Results before 1990 are outside the RaceWatch results database, so the jockeys table covers the modern era only.
How do favourites do in the Matron Stakes?
Favourites have won 14 of 37 runnings since 1990, a strike rate of 37.8%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows -3.9 points, and the favourites table lists each one year by year.
What is the biggest-priced Matron Stakes winner?
No Speak Alexander (IRE) is the longest-priced winner since 1990, returned at 25/1. The starting price band table shows how many winners came from each price range, with profit or loss at SP.
When is the next Matron Stakes?
The next Matron Stakes is due in mid-September at Leopardstown, and the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date. Once the race is run, the winner joins the roll of honour and every table on the page updates.
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