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The Turnbull Stakes is a Group 1 race for staying types held in early October at Flemington Racecourse.

The Turnbull Stakes originally ran on the same Saturday as the Epsom Handicap at Randwick, but Victorian Racing Club (VRC) rescheduled the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival program to account for the AFL Grand Final in Victoria. Offering $500,000 in prize money, the Turnbull Stakes is the marquee race at the meeting.

There are four other Group status races on the Turnbull Stakes Day card with the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m), the Group 2 Blazer Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) for Caulfield Cup types.

2017 Turnbull Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 7 , 2017
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Conditions:	4YO & Up – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1948

The Turnbull Stakes is for four-year-old entries and up run under set weight conditions plus penalties. Offering a generous prize purse of over $500 000, this 2000m middle-distance event always attracts an elite field of highly competitive runners, many of which use the race as a key lead-up to the carnival’s feature races including the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Since being awarded Group 1 status however, the Turnbull Stakes is now seen as a premier race in its own right and not simply a preparatory race. As the first quality middle-distance race at the carnival, the Turnbull Stakes provides stayers with a chance to run over the more suitable 2000m building up to the longer 2400m and 3200m races later in the spring.

In past years the Turnbull Stakes has proven a truly excellent guide to the spring feature races, with the Turnbull Stakes providing a number of Melbourne Cup , Caulfield Cup winners and Cox Plate winners. The Turnbull Stakes paired with any of these three later events makes for some great betting doubles throughout the carnival.

In 2017, the Turnbull Stakes took place Flemington on Saturday October 7 , 2017.

2017 Turnbull Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Winx
• 2nd: #3 Ventura Storm
• 3rd: #1 Humidor

Check out the official Turnbull Stakes 2017 Results & Finishing Order below, following the link to read more on the outstanding six and a half length win by the world’s best mare Winx who easily accounted for her rivals in her Flemington debut posting her 21st consecutive triumph and becoming a 14-time Group 1 winner.
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Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	2	WINX	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	–	2	57kg	$1.20F
2	3	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	6.5L	5	56.5kg	$17
3	1	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	7.25L	4	59kg	$7.50
4	4	ASSIGN (IRE)	Robert Hickmott	Ms Katelyn Mallyon	9L	6	56.5kg	$51
5	6	SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB)	Robert Hickmott	Damien Oliver	11.25L	7	54.5kg	$31
6	5	MAGICOOL	Tony Romeo	Christopher Brown	26.25L	1	54.5kg	$201
7	7	SKYFIRE	Amy Johnston	Dwayne Dunn	26.45L	3	54.5kg	$201

2017 Turnbull Stakes Odds & Betting

Read our full 2017 Turnbull Stakes Form Guide & Betting Preview

The Turnbull Stakes 2017 betting markets and updated odds from Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.

2017 Turnbull Stakes odds are dominated by super mare Winx who is on track to have her first run at Flemington in the race on way to a shot at a third Ladbrokes Cox Plate win.

2017 Turnbull Stakes Field

The Turnbull Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of spring gallopers each year coming via a host of different lead-up races including the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) run the Sunday prior at Caulfield. Plenty of runners come into the Turnbull Stakes field off a Sydney campaign and in 2015 and 2016 both champions of the Flemington Group 1 won the Group 2 Hill Stakes at Randwick in the lead-up with Preferment and Hartnell respectively doing the double.

The official Turnbull Stakes 2017 Final Field & Barriers will be announced on Wednesday October 4, 2017 and published in full below.

Champion mare Winx will face just six rivals in the 2017 Turnbull Stakes Field as she looks to extend her winning streak to 21 straight. Chris Waller’s 13-time Group 1 winner jumps from barrier two in her final Ladbrokes Cox Plate lead-up, with the only foreseeable danger in the Turnbull Stakes field being the Darren Weir-trained Makybe Diva Stakes winning Flemington specialist Humidor.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x42212x681	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	4	59kg	114
2	1x1111x111	WINX	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	2	57kg	132
3	01121x5x76	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	5	56.5kg	106
4	x9210x71x0	ASSIGN (IRE)	Robert Hickmott	Ms Katelyn Mallyon	6	56.5kg	104
5	0x0x770x00	MAGICOOL	Tony Romeo	Christopher Brown	1	54.5kg	84
6	14407x5x86	SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB)	Robert Hickmott	Damien Oliver	7	54.5kg	104
7	4113345×75	SKYFIRE	Amy Johnston	Dwayne Dunn	3	54.5kg	61

2017 Turnbull Stakes Nominations

The 2017 Turnbull Stakes nominations are released by Racing Victoria on Monday October 2 and are tipped to feature Chris Waller’s dual Cox Plate champion Winx who will be after her 21st consecutive win and Group 1 success number 14.

The official 2018 Turnbull Stakes Nominations were extended and now feature 12 hopefuls dominated by Winx who chases her 14th Group 1 success making her Flemington debut in the event on way to a shot at a third consecutive Ladbrokes Cox Plate victory.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	1x1111x111	WINX	M	6	Chris Waller	1	57kg	132
2	x42212x681	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	5	Darren Weir	2	59kg	114
3	x37710x247	TALLY	G	5	James Cummings	3	56.5kg	105
4	01121x5x76	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	H	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	4	56.5kg	106
5	x9210x71x0	ASSIGN (IRE)	G	7	Robert Hickmott	5	56.5kg	104
6	384x386x51	HARLEM (GB)	H	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	6	55kg	103
7	x031x270x0	GALLANTE (IRE)	G	7	Robert Hickmott	7	54.5kg	101
8	0x0x770x00	MAGICOOL	G	6	Tony Romeo	8	54.5kg	84
9	14407x5x86	SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB)	G	6	Robert Hickmott	9	54.5kg	104
10	0x0D71x000	AMRALAH (IRE)	H	8	Robert Hickmott	10	54.5kg	101
11	1x8400x725	ABBEY MARIE	M	5	Michael Kent	11	52.5kg	102
12	4113345×75	SKYFIRE	G	6	Amy Johnston	12	54.5kg	61

Turnbull Stakes History

Named in honour of the incumbent VRC Chairman Mr. Richard Turnbull, the Turnbull Stakes was first run in 1948 when Beau Gem claimed victory. It was originally a 12 furlong (approx. 2400m) Principal race up until 1972 when the distance was changed to the shorter length of 2000m with Australia’s adoption of the metric system. The race was run as a handicap event through until 1963 when weight-for-age conditions were adopted until 1970 when eventually the Turnbull Stakes became a set weights plus penalties race. In 1979 the event was elevated to Group 2 status and remained the same until 2006 when it was installed as a Group 1 event following the win of the infamous Makybe Diva in 2005.

Notable winners of the Turnbull Stakes include Rising Fast (1954), Galilee (1968), Super Impose (1989), Let’s Elope (1991), Naturalism (1992), Sunline (2000), Northerly (2002) and Efficient (2009). In 2012 Green Moon won the Turnbull Stakes before taking out the ‘race that stops the nation’ with a Melbourne Cup victory two starts later on the first Tuesday of November.

To most famous recent Turnbull Stakes winner was Winx who won her Flemington debut in the race in 2017 by six and a half lengths.

Turnbull Stakes Records
Multiple Winners:	Comic Court (1949 & 1950), Vo Rogue (1987 & 1988).
Most Successful Jockeys:	Two jockeys have won four Turnbull Stakes. Harry White with Lefroy (1978), No Peer (1981), Birchwood (1982) and Just Now (1986). R. Higgins with Sir Dane (1964), Galilee (1968), Leilani (1974) and Denise’s Joy (1976).

Recent Turnbull Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Turnbull Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Winx	2 minutes 2.07 seconds
	2nd	Ventura Storm
	3rd	Humidor
2016 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Hartnell	2 minutes 1.03 seconds
	2nd	Jameka
	3rd	Tally
2015 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Preferment	2 minutes 1.34 seconds
	2nd	Royal Descent
	3rd	Set Square
2014 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Lucia Valentina	2 minutes 1.84 seconds
	2nd	Lidari
	3rd	Brambles
2013 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Happy Trails	2 minutes 2.94 seconds
	2nd	Puissance De Lune
	3rd	Fawkner
2012 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Green Moon	2 minutes 2.11 seconds
	2nd	Seville
	3rd	December Draw
2011 Turnbull Stakes	1st	December Draw	2 minutes 3.98 seconds
	2nd	Glass Harmonium
	3rd	Playing God
2010 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Zipping	2 minutes 3.23 seconds
	2nd	Shocking
	3rd	Shoot Out
2009 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Efficient	2 minutes 1.6 seconds
	2nd	Predatory Pricer
	3rd	Scenic Shot
2008 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Littorio	2 minutes 2.4 seconds
	2nd	Master O’Reilly
	3rd	Zipping
2007 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Devil Moon	2 minutes 3.4 seconds
	2nd	Scenic Shot
	3rd	Haradasun
2006 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Sphenophyta	2 minutes 1.9 seconds
	2nd	Our Smoking Joe
	3rd	Aqua D Amore
2005 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Makybe Diva	2 minutes 1.5 seconds
	2nd	Lad Of The Manor
	3rd	Confectioner
2004 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Elvstroem	2 minutes 0.4 seconds
	2nd	Mummify
	3rd	Confectioner
2003 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Studebaker	2 minutes 4 seconds
	2nd	Pentastic
	3rd	Strasbourg
2002 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Northerly	2 minutes 2.3 seconds
	2nd	Dash For Cash
	3rd	Fields Of Omagh
2001 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Sunline	2 minutes 3.9 seconds
	2nd	Universal Prince
	3rd	Primrose Sands
2000 Turnbull Stakes	1st	Fairway	2 minutes 2.2 seconds
	2nd	Sunline
	3rd	Diatribe