Horse Racing

• Date: October, 2012
• Racecourse: Flemington
• Race Distance: 2,000m
• Conditions: 4YO & Up Set Weights Plus Penalties
• Prize Money: $500,000

2012 Turnbull Stakes News

Moroney’s confidence growing for Glass Harmonium in Australian Cup

Trainer Mike Moroney’s confidence is growing by the minute for the chances of Glass Harmonium in the Group 1 $1m Dubai Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington tomorrow.

With the shock scratching of ruling favourite Lucas Cranach, the Australian Cup is reduced to a high quality field of eight with the David Hayes trained Americain regaining…

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The 2011 Turnbull Stakes is a 2,000 metre Group 1 race that is held in early October each year at Flemington Racecourse. Part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Turnbull Stakes is run under set-weight plus penalty conditions and is worth $500,000 in prize money. The Turnbull Stakes is open to horses that are aged four-years-old and upwards only.

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The Turnbull Stakes was first run in 1948 when it was won by Beau Gem. The Turnbull Stakes was named after the Victoria Racing Club Chairman at the time; Mr Richard Turnbull. The race was originally held over a distance of 12 furlongs (2400m) until 1972 when it was changed to today’s 2,000 metres. The Turnbull Stakes was initially run under handicap conditions until 1964 when it was made a weight-for-age race. The race was run under weight-for age conditions from 1964-1970 and was changed to set-weights in 1971. Prior to 2006, the Turnbull Stakes was a Group 2 race, however, when Makybe Diva blitzed a quality field to win the race in 2005, it was given it’s Group 1 status the very next year.

Throughout the years back-to-back Turnbull Stakes titles have been claimed by only two horses; Comic Court (1949-50) and Vo Rogue (1987-88). The fastest winning time since 1999 was set by Elvstroem (2004), who won the race in a time of 2 minutes and 0.46 seconds. The slowest winning time was set by Sky Heights, who finished the race in 2 minutes and 4.6 seconds in 1999. Notable past winners of the Turnbull Stakes include Rising Fast (1954), Redcraze (1955), Tobin Bronze (1966), Galilee (1968), Leilani (1974), Dulcify (1979), Super Impose (1989), Doriemus (1996), Sunline (2001), Northerly (2002), Makybe Diva (2005), Littorio (2008), Efficient (2009) and Zipping (2010).

Turnbull Stakes Past Winners & Results

Below you will find a list of winners and results for the Turnbull Stakes since 2000.