Turnbull Stakes


Image:Amounis 1930 VATC Futurity Stakes Jockey Harold Jones Trainer Frank McGrath.jpg|thumb|260px|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$750,000.

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.
The race has featured in the VRC Spring meet under different names.
  • 1865-1894 - Royal Park Stakes
  • 1895-1897 - September Stakes
  • 1898-1936 - October Stakes
  • 1937-1947 - Melbourne Stakes
  • 1948-1999 - Turnbull Stakes
  • 2000-2001 - Four'n Twenty Turnbull Stakes
  • 2002-2007 - Turnbull Stakes
  • 2008 - Patinack Turnbull Stakes
  • 2009-2014 - Turnbull Stakes
  • 2015-2016 - Yellowglen Turnbull Stakes
  • 2017 Seppelt Turnbull Stakes
  • 2018 onwards - TAB Turnbull Stakes

Grade

  • 1865-1978 - Principal Race
  • 1979-2005 - Group 2
  • 2006 onwards - Group 1

Distance

  • 1865-1883 – 2 miles
  • 1884 - 1 miles
  • 1885-1890 – 2 miles
  • 1891 - 1 miles
  • 1892-1894 - 1 miles
  • 1895-1915 - 1 miles
  • 1915-1922 - 1 miles
  • 1923 - 1 miles
  • 1924 - 1 miles
  • 1925-1947 - 1 mile
  • 1948-1970 - 1 miles
  • 1971 - 1 miles
  • 1972 onwards - 2000m

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.

Winners