Arlington Matron Handicap

Arlington Matron Handicap
Grade III race
Location Arlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated 1930
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.arlingtonpark.com
Race information
Distance 1 18 miles(9 furlongs)
Surface Dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & Up
Weight Assigned
Purse $100,000 (2016)

The Arlington Matron Handicap is an American Grade III flat horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, aged three years and upward. Raced over a distance of 9 furlongs on the dirt at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois every spring, it currently offers a purse of $100,000.

Inaugurated in 1930, Hall of Fame member, Bewitch, ran second in 1949. Real Delight won it in 1953.[1]

Recent winners

References

  1. American Racing Manual 2010
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