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The Group 2 2023 Matriarch Stakes is a set weights race for mares aged four years old and over. Held at Flemington Racecourse on VRC Champions Stakes Day (formerly known as Mackinnon Stakes Day), the event runs alongside the Group 1 $3 million Champions Sprint (1200m), the Group 1 $3 million Champions Mile (1600m), the Group 3 $300,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m), and the meeting’s marquee race – the Group 1 $3 million VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) – formerly known as the Mackinnon Stakes.

The huge meeting 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 2021 Matriarch Stakes form was franked with the winner Zayydani going on to win the Ballarat Cup next start.

Atishu franked the 2022 Matriarch Stakes form going on to win a number of other feature races including the following autumn’s 2023 Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) in Sydney.

The 2023 Matriarch Stakes ran on VRC Champions Stakes Day at Flemington on Saturday November 11, 2023 and was won in a brave performance by the Michael Kent-trained import Deny Knowledge ($3.80F). 

Matriarch Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday November 11, 2023
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	4YO+ Mares SWP
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2023 Matriarch Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Deny Knowledge ($3.80F)
• 2nd: #2 Osmose
• 3rd: #2 Amokura

The Michael Kent-trained Deny Knowledge ($3.80F) became the first import to take out the Matriarch Stakes with the classy mare relishing a drop in grade off a lead-up fourth in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes to take out the Group 2 on the quick back-up as the deserving favourite.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	Michael Kent	Ms Jamie Kah		10	57kg		$3.80F
	2	13	OSMOSE (FR)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	0.1L	1	55kg		$7
	3	2	AMOKURA	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	0.4L	12	59.5kg		$8
	4	8	PEARL OF ALSACE (NZ)	Shaune Ritchie	James McDonald	4.4L	8	57kg		$6.50
	5	5	THALASSOPHILE	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	5.4L	13	57kg		$9
	6	9	NOAH ’N’ A DEEL	Les Kelly	Craig Williams	5.7L	9	56kg		$26
	7	7	PAPILLON CLUB	Greg Eurell	Daniel Moor	7.7L	5	57kg		$26
	8	4	STEINEM (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	8.2L	6	58kg		$7
	9	3	AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	9.45L	2	59.5kg		$51
	10	10	SOUL CHOICE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	10.7L	7	56kg		$31
	11	11	SHE’S A CON (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	11.95L	4	56kg		$31
	12	12	PREMISE (NZ)	John O’Shea	Tyler Schiller	18.95L	3	55kg		$21
	13	1	MUSTANG VALLEY (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Opie Bosson	38.95L	11	59.5kg		$20

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Matriarch Stakes Betting Odds

See below for the latest Matriarch Stakes 2023 betting odds, markets out as soon as the field is released during Melbourne Cup week 2023, complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au to back your Matriarch Stakes Tips.

Atishu ($2.50 in 2022) and Deny Knowledge ($3.80 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Matriarch Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 MATRIARCH STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

Matriarch Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Matriarch Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Matriarch Stakes 2023 Tips on the Cup Carnival event this November.

• To Win: #8 Pearl Of Alsace ($5 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Open market for the Matriarch and at time of publish this New Zealand-trained daughter of Tavistock is narrow favourite. Think she can win based on her solid lead-up runs and the good strike-rate of the Kiwi raiders with the form from across the Tasman stacking up down under this spring. She has only had one run over the distance when third in a Group 1 back home last time out. Think she’ll handle it with plenty of room at Flemington. Mid-field draw and James McDonald in the saddle. She has won six from nine to date and finished out of the money just once. The one to beat.

2023 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.

Atishu (5th in 2022) and Deny Knowledge (4th in 2023) are the latest Empire Rose Stakes graduates to back-up and win the Matriarch Stakes.

The 2023 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.

The Matriarch Stakes 2023 final field features a smart line-up of in-form mares including Shaun Ritchie’s classy Kiwi raider Pearl Of Alsace, Deny Knowledge coming off a Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes fourth here on Derby Day, and the Chris Waller-trained Thalassophile.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3950×61146	MUSTANG VALLEY (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Opie Bosson	11	59.5kg			108
2	627111×0	AMOKURA	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	12	59.5kg			104
3	7x31115x08	AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	2	59.5kg			98
4	232x10x064	STEINEM (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	6	58kg			102
5	127435×942	THALASSOPHILE	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	13	57kg			97
6	5931×17364	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	Michael Kent	Ms Jamie Kah	10	57kg			100
7	11321×5774	PAPILLON CLUB	Greg Eurell	Daniel Moor	5	57kg			84
8	111114×213	PEARL OF ALSACE (NZ)	Shaune Ritchie	James McDonald	8	57kg			100
9	x08831x705	NOAH ’N’ A DEEL	Les Kelly	Craig Williams	9	56kg			89
10	221189×166	SOUL CHOICE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	7	56kg			82
11	7236211×57	SHE’S A CON (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	4	56kg			72
12	x211330x09	PREMISE (NZ)	John O’Shea		3	55kg			82
13	x4x9344x03	OSMOSE (FR)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	1	55kg			87

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Matriarch Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Matriarch Stakes in 2023 close the Monday leading-up to Champions Stakes Day on the eve of the Melbourne Cup and will be available below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x216Px5202	ATISHU (NZ)	M	6	Chris Waller	1	59.5kg			110
2	3950×61146	MUSTANG VALLEY (NZ)	M	5	Andrew Forsman	2	59.5kg			108
3	627111×0	AMOKURA	M	4	Kris Lees	3	59.5kg			104
4	7x31115x08	AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ)	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4	59.5kg			98
5	5229×86310	MONTEFILIA	M	6	Chris Waller	5	58kg			112
6	232x10x064	STEINEM (GB)	M	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	6	58kg			102
7	x12116x030	FOXY FRIDA	M	6	Andrew Noblet	7	57kg			102
8	111114×213	PEARL OF ALSACE (NZ)	M	5	Shaune Ritchie	8	57kg			100
9	5931×17364	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	M	6	Michael Kent	9	57kg			100
10	127435×942	THALASSOPHILE	M	5	Chris Waller	10	57kg			97
11	11321×5774	PAPILLON CLUB	M	4	Greg Eurell	11	57kg			84
12	x08831x705	NOAH ’N’ A DEEL	M	4	Les Kelly	12	56kg			89
13	221189×166	SOUL CHOICE	M	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	13	56kg			82
14	7236211×57	SHE’S A CON (NZ)	M	4	Grahame Begg	14	56kg			72
15	x4x9344x03	OSMOSE (FR)	M	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	15	55kg			87
16	x211330x09	PREMISE (NZ)	M	4	John O’Shea	16	55kg			82
17	6539322×81	FLASH MARY (NZ)	M	5	Cindy Alderson	17	55kg			77
18	7x0416x454	MARACANA (NZ)	M	5	Danny O’Brien	18	55kg			77
19	2122339344	QUEENMAKER	M	5	Edward Cummings	19	55kg			75
20	x74x1x5541	PICAROON	M	6	Tom Dabernig	20	55kg			74
21	3121×51330	RICK’S CAFE	M	8	Rhiannon Schiffer	21	55kg			74