Turnbull Stakes

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Turnbull Stakes
Group 1 race
Bernborough 1946 VRC Newmarket Handicap Flemington Racecourse Jockey Athol Mulley Trainer Harry Plant.jpg
Bernborough, 1946 winner
Location Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1865 (as VRC Royal Park Stakes)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor TAB (2022)
Race information
Distance2,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour years old and older that are not maidens
Weight Set weights with penalties
Purse A$1,000,000 (2022)
BonusesWinner exempt from ballot in the Caulfield Cup
Rising Fast, 1954 winner Rising Fast (NZ).jpg
Rising Fast, 1954 winner
Amounis, 1930 winner Amounis 1930 VATC Futurity Stakes Jockey Harold Jones Trainer Frank McGrath.jpg
Amounis, 1930 winner

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$1,000,000. [1]

Contents

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.

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]

  • 18651894 - Royal Park Stakes
  • 18951897 - September Stakes
  • 18981936 - October Stakes
  • 19371947 - Melbourne Stakes
  • 19481999 - Turnbull Stakes
  • 20002001 - Four'n Twenty Turnbull Stakes
  • 20022007 - Turnbull Stakes
  • 2008 - Patinack Turnbull Stakes
  • 20092014 - Turnbull Stakes
  • 20152016 - Yellowglen Turnbull Stakes
  • 2017 Seppelt Turnbull Stakes
  • 2018 onwards - TAB Turnbull Stakes

Grade

Distance

  • 18651883 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
  • 1884 - 134 miles (~2800 metres)
  • 18851890 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
  • 1891 - 158 miles (~2600 metres)
  • 18921894 - 112 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 18951915 - 114 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 19151922 - 112 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1923 - 114 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 1924 - 118 miles (~1800 metres)
  • 19251947 - 1 mile (~1600m)
  • 19481970 - 112 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1971 - 114 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 1972 onwards - 2000m

Conditions

Winners

See also

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