Turnbull Stakes

Turnbull Stakes

Group 1 race
Rising Fast, 1954 winner
Location	Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated	1865 (as VRC Royal Park Stakes)
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor	Yellowglen (2015)
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Horses four years old and older
Weight	Set weights with penalties
Purse	A$500,000 (2015)

Amounis,1930 winner

Ajax II, Dual winner (1938, 1940)

The Turnbull Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, for horses four years old and older, run under set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 2,000 metres. The race is held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. Total prize money is A$500,000.^[1]

Race History

It is one of the important races of the Spring Racing Carnival and is considered a major preparatory race for the Caulfield Cup, W S Cox Plate and for the Melbourne Cup.

Race name

In 1948 the race was renamed after the Victoria Racing Club Chairman at the time Richard Turnbull.^[2]

The race has featured in the VRC Spring meet under different names.^[3]

• 1865–1894 - Royal Park Stakes
• 1895–1897 - September Stakes
• 1898–1935 - October Stakes
• 1936–1947 - Melbourne Stakes
• 1948 onwards - Turnbull Stakes

Race grade

• 1865–1978 - Principal Race
• 1979–2005 - Group 2
• 2006 - Group 1
• 2007–2009 - Group 2
• 2010 onwards - Group 1

Race distance

• 1865–1883 - 2 miles (~3200 metres)
• 1884 - 1³⁄₄ miles (~2800 metres)
• 1885–1890 - 2 miles (~3200 metres)
• 1891 - 1⁵⁄₈ miles (~2600 metres)
• 1892–1894 - 1¹⁄₂ miles (~2400 metres)
• 1895–1915 - 1¹⁄₄ miles (~2000 metres)
• 1915–1922 - 1¹⁄₂ miles (~2400 metres)
• 1923 - 1¹⁄₄ miles (~2000 metres)
• 1924 - 1¹⁄₈ miles (~1800 metres)
• 1925–1947 - 1 mile (~1600m)
• 1948–1970 - 1¹⁄₂ miles (~2400 metres)
• 1971 - 1¹⁄₄ miles (~2000 metres)
• 1972 onwards - 2000m

Race conditions

• From 1864 to 1963 the race was run under Handicap conditions.
• From 1964 to 1970 the race was run under Weight for Age conditions.

The winners

• 2015 - Preferment ^[4]
• 2014 - Lucia Valentina ^[5]
• 2013 - Happy Trails ^[6]
• 2012 - Green Moon ^[7]
• 2011 - December Draw ^[8]
• 2010 - Zipping ^[9]
• 2009 - Efficient ^[10]
• 2008 - Littorio ^[11]
• 2007 - Devil Moon ^[12]
• 2006 - Sphenophyta ^[13]
• 2005 - Makybe Diva ^[14]
• 2004 - Elvstroem ^[15]
• 2003 - Studebaker ^[16]
• 2002 - Northerly ^[17]
• 2001 - Sunline ^[18]
• 2000 - Fairway ^[19]
• 1999 - Sky Heights ^[20]
• 1998 - Aerosmith ^[21]
• 1997 - Marble Halls ^[22]
• 1996 - Doriemus ^[23]
• 1995 - All Our Mob ^[24]
• 1994 - Redding ^[25]
• 1993 - The Phantom Chance ^[26]
• 1992 - Naturalism^[27]
• 1991 - Let's Elope ^[28]
• 1990 - Better Loosen Up ^[29]
• 1989 - Super Impose ^[30]
• 1988 - Vo Rogue ^[31]
• 1987 - Vo Rogue ^[32]
• 1986 - Just Now ^[33]
• 1985 - Lacka Reason ^[34]
• 1984 - Al Dwain ^[35]
• 1983 - Chez Nous ^[36]
• 1982 - Birchwood
• 1981 - No Peer
• 1980 - Amarla
• 1979 - Dulcify
• 1978 - Lefroy
• 1977 - Salamander
• 1976 - Denise's Joy
• 1975 - Analight
• 1974 - Leilani
• 1973 - Australasia
• 1972 - Sharif
• 1971 - Igloo
• 1970 - Arctic Symbol
• 1969 - Fileur
• 1968 - Galilee
• 1967 - Star Belle
• 1966 - Tobin Bronze
• 1965 - Craftsman
• 1964 - Sir Dane
• 1963 - Sometime
• 1962 - Aquanita
• 1961 - Blue Lodge
• 1960 - Aircraft
• 1959 - Mac
• 1958 - Pandie Sun
• 1957 - Syntax
• 1956 - Pushover
• 1955 - Redcraze
• 1954 - Rising Fast
• 1953 - Petrograd
• 1952 - Aldershot
• 1951 - Morse Code
• 1950 - Comic Court
• 1949 - Comic Court
• 1948 - Beau Gem
• 1947 - Sea Monarch
• 1946 - Bernborough
• 1945 - Lawrence
• 1944 - Counsel
• 1943 - Amana
• 1942 - Great Britain
• 1941 - Panka
• 1940 - Ajax
• 1939 - Manrico
• 1938 - Ajax
• 1937 - John Wilkes
• 1936 - Prince Quex
• 1935 - Cardinal
• 1934 - Hall Mark
• 1933 - Middle Watch
• 1932 - Viol D'Amour
• 1931 - Viol D'Amour
• 1930 - Amounis
• 1929 - High Syce
• 1928 - Highland
• 1927 - Royal Charter
• 1926 - Manfred
• 1925 - Fujisan
• 1924 - Whittier
• 1923 - Whittier
• 1922 - Tangalooma
• 1921 - Tangalooma
• 1920 - Eurythmic (horse)
• 1919 - Night Watch
• 1918 - King Offa
• 1917 - Lanius
• 1916 - Greencap
• 1915 - Lavendo
• 1914 - Aleconner
• 1913 - Mountain Princess
• 1912 - Lady Medallist
• 1911 - Flavian
• 1910 - Captain White
• 1909 - Iolaire
• 1908 - Pink 'Un
• 1907 - Subterranean
• 1906 - Ellis
• 1905 - Gladsome
• 1904 - Gladsome
• 1903 - Wakeful
• 1902 - Strata Florida
• 1901 - Haymaker
• 1900 - Hautboy
• 1899 - Mora
• 1898 - Bobadil
• 1897 - Ayrshire
• 1896 - Resolute
• 1895 - Hova
• 1894 - Fortunatus
• 1893 - Vakeel
• 1892 - Donation
• 1891 - Marvel
• 1890 - Megaphone
• 1889 - Prince Consort
• 1888 - Mentor
• 1887 - Carlyon
• 1886 - Trenton
• 1885 - Trenton
• 1884 - David
• 1883 - Legrand
• 1882 - Darebin
• 1881 - Sweetmeat
• 1880 - Progress
• 1879 - First King
• 1878 - Warlock
• 1877 - Robinson Crusoe
• 1876 - Tocal
• 1875 - Robin Hood
• 1874 - Dagworth
• 1873 - Don Juan
• 1872 - King Of The Ring
• 1871 - Warrior
• 1870 - Tim Whiffler
• 1869 - Peeress
• 1868 - The Barb
• 1867 - Warwick
• 1866 - Volunteer
• 1865 - The Sign

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

References

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2. "Turnbull Stakes". horseracing.com.au (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
3. "VRC Turnbull Stakes (winners from 1865-2000)". Beijing Jockey Club (in Chinese). China Stud Book. 2000. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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33. "1986 Result – Turnbull Stks (held 4 October 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
34. "1985 Result – Turnbull Stks (held 5 October 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
35. "1984 Result – Turnbull Stks (held 6 October 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
36. "1983 Result – Turnbull Stks (held 1 October 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.