Matron Stakes

The stars were out in full force Thursday evening at Dover Downs as the Delaware oval hosted finals of the Matron Stakes for two- and three-year-old pacers and trotters.

“The way we managed him for this year is mostly for next year. We decided to go easy with him early in the year and he’s come around.”

Canadian-connected horses look to figure prominently into the eight lucrative Matron Stakes races set for Thursday at Dover Downs.

Dover Downs hosted the richest program in Delaware racing history on Sunday night featuring eight Matron Stakes.

Joe Holloway uses the word “decent” to describe Shebestingin’s year so far, but the three-year-old filly pacer has two more chances to improve that assessment.

Dover Downs began the start of its 'Novemberfest' of stakes racing on Sunday with eliminations and previews for next weekend's Matron Stakes filling the card.

Robbie Siegelman doesn’t make many trips to Dover Downs. In fact, when Cheyenne Miriam won the Open Handicap for fillies and mares at Dover on November 4, it was the first time Siegelman raced a horse...

The Matrons, the sport’s oldest major stakes, kick off the Dover Downs’ “Novemberfest” of stakes. Many of the top stables, trainers and drivers -- including some top Canadian-connected Standardbred st...

Cheyenne Miriam tuned up for Sunday’s Matron Stake coming on to edge race favourite Monochromatic in Monday’s $20,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap at Dover Downs.

Heston Blue Chip turned in a dazzling 1:48 all-age track record triumph in the $176,663 Matron Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts, his final start of the season, on Sunday evening at Dover Downs.

"There’s going to be early speed, you can be sure of that. When you get horses of that caliber racing on a small track, everybody wants to be forwardly placed. The first quarter is going to be hot and...