Turnbull Stakes

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.

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 (~3200 metres)
 * 1884 - 1$3/4$ miles (~2800 metres)
 * 1885–1890 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
 * 1891 - 1$5/8$ miles (~2600 metres)
 * 1892–1894 - 1$1/2$ miles (~2400 metres)
 * 1895–1915 - 1$1/4$ miles (~2000 metres)
 * 1915–1922 - 1$1/2$ miles (~2400 metres)
 * 1923 - 1$1/4$ miles (~2000 metres)
 * 1924 - 1$1/8$ miles (~1800 metres)
 * 1925–1947 - 1 mile (~1600m)
 * 1948–1970 - 1$1/2$ miles (~2400 metres)
 * 1971 - 1$1/4$ miles (~2000 metres)
 * 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

 * 2023 - Gold Trip
 * 2022 - Smokin' Romans
 * 2021 - Incentivise
 * 2020 - Verry Elleegant
 * 2019 - Kings Will Dream
 * 2018 - Winx
 * 2017 - Winx
 * 2016 - Hartnell
 * 2015 - Preferment
 * 2014 - Lucia Valentina
 * 2013 - Happy Trails
 * 2012 - Green Moon
 * 2011 - December Draw
 * 2010 - Zipping
 * 2009 - Efficient
 * 2008 - Littorio
 * 2007 - Devil Moon
 * 2006 - Sphenophyta
 * 2005 - Makybe Diva
 * 2004 - Elvstroem
 * 2003 - Studebaker
 * 2002 - Northerly
 * 2001 - Sunline
 * 2000 - Fairway
 * 1999 - Sky Heights
 * 1998 - Aerosmith
 * 1997 - Marble Halls
 * 1996 - Doriemus
 * 1995 - All Our Mob
 * 1994 - Redding
 * 1993 - The Phantom Chance
 * 1992 - Naturalism
 * 1991 - Let's Elope
 * 1990 - Better Loosen Up
 * 1989 - Super Impose
 * 1988 - Vo Rogue
 * 1987 - Vo Rogue
 * 1986 - Just Now
 * 1985 - Lacka Reason
 * 1984 - Al Dwain
 * 1983 - Chez Nous
 * 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
 * 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