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The Group 2 2021 Matriarch Stakes is a set weights race for mares aged four years old and over. Held at Flemington Racecourse on Mackinnon Stakes Day, the event runs alongside the Group 1 $2 million Darley Sprint Classic (1200m), the Group 3 $300,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) and the meeting’s marquee race – the Group 1 $2 million Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) – formerly known as the Emirates Stakes.

Mackinnon Stakes Day marks the end of the four day Melbourne Cup Carnival and many of runners from the Matriarch Stakes will go on to compete in the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) or the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) the following Saturday at Sandown Racecourse.

The 2021 Matriarch Stakes ran on Mackinnon Stakes Day, Saturday November 6, 2021 and was won by Zayydani. 

Matriarch Stakes 2021
Date:	Saturday November 6, 2021
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	4YO+ Mares SWP
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2021 Matriarch Stakes Results

• 1st: #8 Zayydani
• 2nd: #7 Our Intrigue
• 3rd: #3 Starelle

Zayydani ($9) was given a gun ride by Luke Nolen down the inside to score victory in the 2021 Matriarch Stakes results on the back of her close fourth in the Group 3 Coongy Cup – the form of which continues to hold up this Melbourne Cup Carnival.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	ZAYYDANI (NZ)	Ben & JD Hayes	Luke Nolen		2	56kg		$9
	2	7	OUR INTRIGUE (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.2L	4	56kg		$19
	3	3	STARELLE	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	1.2L	6	58kg		$15
	4	12	BONVICINI	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	1.3L	1	55kg		$11
	5	9	VANNA GIRL	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Glen Boss	1.7L	3	55kg		$12
	6	1	NIMALEE	Matthew Smith	Ms Rachel King	1.9L	11	58kg		$4.40F
	7	10	GHODELEINE	Andrew Noblet	Patrick Moloney	2.65L	5	55kg		$8
	8	6	ECUMENICAL	Mick Huxtable	Damien Thornton	2.75L	10	56kg		$41
	9	11	LE LUDE	John Thompson	Craig Williams	2.85L	8	55kg		$20
	10	5	MIMI’S AWARD	Ben & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	3.85L	12	57kg		$8.50
	11	13	BARBIE’S FOX	Louise Bonella	Lewis German (a)	4.05L	14	55kg		$91
	12	14	CHARMS STAR (NZ)	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	8.3L	7	55kg		$12
	13	15	MAHASHAKTI	Mitchell Freedman	Jordan Childs	18.3L	13	55kg		$31
	14	4	PRINCESS JENNI (NZ)	Symon Wilde	Nash Rawiller	19.8L	9	57kg		$12
	SB	2	ONLY WORDS (NZ)	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble		0	58kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Matriarch Stakes Betting Odds

See below for the latest Matriarch Stakes 2021 betting odds, markets out as soon as the field is released during Melbourne Cup week 2021, complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au to back your Matriarch Stakes Tips.

2021 Matriarch Stakes Field

The Matriarch Stakes Field attracts classy mares out of lead-up races like the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at the track the Saturday prior and even the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) the month before, which Lucia Valentina (2015) improved on a lead-up ninth in to win the Matriarch Stakes.

The 2021 Matriarch Stakes field and barriers are announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week, the full list of mares facing off in the set weights plus penalties clash to be published below once released.

A bumper line-up of mares face off in the Matriarch Stakes 2021 final field led in betting by Matthew Smith’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes fourth-placegetter from Derby Day Nimalee.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x1194x4244	NIMALEE	Matthew Smith	Ms Rachel King	11	58kg		107
2	19317×0441	ONLY WORDS (NZ)	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	14	58kg		93
3	6x3156x452	STARELLE	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	6	58kg		91
4	0571520×04	PRINCESS JENNI (NZ)	Symon Wilde	Nash Rawiller	9	57kg		103
5	22x2111x92	MIMI’S AWARD	Ben & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	12	57kg		79
6	0260×12869	ECUMENICAL	Mick Huxtable	Damien Thornton	10	56kg		82
7	x444812513	OUR INTRIGUE (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4	56kg		84
8	823311×034	ZAYYDANI (NZ)	Ben & JD Hayes	Luke Nolen	2	56kg		92
9	99x1704x06	VANNA GIRL	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Glen Boss	3	55kg		98
10	50×3143151	GHODELEINE	Andrew Noblet	Patrick Moloney	5	55kg		92
11	1444×05582	LE LUDE	John Thompson	Craig Williams	8	55kg		83
12	x38478x906	BONVICINI	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	1	55kg		89
13	00×3413472	BARBIE’S FOX	Louise Bonella	Lewis German (a)	15	55kg		82
14	22x32x0570	CHARMS STAR (NZ)	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	7	55kg		88
15	1111×76315	MAHASHAKTI	Mitchell Freedman	Jordan Childs	13	55kg		83

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Matriarch Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Matriarch Stakes in 2021 close the Monday leading-up to Mackinnon Stakes Day on the eve of the Melbourne Cup and will be available below.