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 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 1988

Pre Group 1 years indicated by shading.

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1988	Llyn Gwynant	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Capt J Macdonald-Buchanan	1:44.5
1989	Upward Trend	3	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	Paul Green	1:39.1
1990	Spring Daffodil	3	Declan Gillespie	Augustine Leahy	Golden Vale Syndicate	1:38.9
1991	Kooyonga	3	Warren O'Connor	Michael Kauntze	Mitsuo Haga	1:41.3
1992	Cloud of Dust	3	Michael Roberts	John Dunlop	Peggy Kwoh	1:44.5
1993	Chanzi	3	Michael Roberts	John Oxx	Sheikh Mohammed	1:42.0
1994	Eternal Rêve	3	Michael Kinane	François Boutin	Sheikh Mohammed	1:41.6
1995	Timarida	3	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	1:38.1
1996	Donna Viola	4	John Reid	Chris Wall	Kieran D Scott	1:39.9
1997	Clerio	3	Michael Kinane	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	1:42.1
1998	Tadwiga	3	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	Stonethorn Stud	1:41.3
1999	Dazzling Park	3	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Mrs Seamus Burns	1:39.0
2000	Iftiraas	3	George Duffield	John Dunlop	Kuwait Racing	1:39.6
2001	Independence	3	Frankie Dettori	Ed Dunlop	Cliveden Stud	1:39.2
2002	Dress to Thrill	3	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	1:40.1
2003	Favourable Terms	3	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:39.9
2004	Soviet Song	4	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	Elite Racing Club	1:36.8
2005	Attraction	4	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	10th Duke of Roxburghe	1:38.9
2006	Red Evie	3	Jamie Spencer	Michael Bell	Terry Neill & Mrs Michael Bell	1:38.7