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Turnbull Stakes

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Sponsor
  
Yellowglen (2016)

Track
  
Left-handed

Purse
  
500,000 AUD (2016)

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
2,000 m


Location
  
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia

Inaugurated
  
1865 (as VRC Royal Park Stakes)

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

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.

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Turnbull stakes


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.

The race has featured in the VRC Spring meet under different names.

  • 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 - 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

    • 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.

    • References

    Turnbull Stakes Wikipedia
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