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The Turnbull Stakes runs at Flemington Racecourse as a lead-up to other Melbourne Group 1 spring races including the Cox Plate at The Valley.
2019 Turnbull Stakes Results
- 1st: #8 Kings Will Dream
- 2nd: #6 Finche
- 3rd: #1 Hartnell
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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.
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. Champion mare Winx completed the Turnbull Stakes – Cox Plate double in both 2017 and 2018.
Trainer Chris Waller made it three wins on the trot in the Turnbull Stakes results with Kings Will Dream saluting in 2019.
The 2019 Turnbull Stakes ran on Saturday October 5, 2019 and saw trainer Chris Waller celebrate his 106th Group 1 victory with Kings Will Dream.
| 2019 Turnbull Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 5, 2019 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2000m |
| Conditions: | 4YO & Up – Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1948 |
2019 Turnbull Stakes Results
- 1st: #8 Kings Will Dream
- 2nd: #6 Finche
- 3rd: #1 Hartnell
Trainer Chris Waller incredibly won all four Group 1 races in Sydney & Melbourne over the Turnbull Stakes weekend including dominating the Turnbull Stakes 2019 Results with his $11 hope Kings Will Dream. Waller won the race for the third time on the trot following his 2017-18 success with Winx, and also celebrated the 2019 Turnbull Stakes quinella with Kings Will Dream defeating his Melbourne Cup-bound stablemate Finche.
Read more on the Turnbull Stakes 2019 win by Cox Plate hope Kings Will Dream.
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Wgt. | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | – | 3 | 54.5kg | $11 |
| 2 | 6 | FINCHE (GB) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 0.1L | 2 | 55kg | $5.50 |
| 3 | 1 | HARTNELL (GB) | James Cummings | Brad Rawiller | 0.85L | 5 | 57.5kg | $10 |
| 4 | 12 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 1.6L | 4 | 54.5kg | $17 |
| 5 | 4 | MYSTIC JOURNEY | Adam Trinder | Anthony Darmanin | 1.8L | 8 | 56kg | $3.90 |
| 6 | 9 | LOOKS LIKE ELVIS | Bryan Dais | Declan Bates | 3.55L | 1 | 54.5kg | $31 |
| 7 | 11 | SOUND (GER) | Michael Moroney | James Winks | 3.75L | 7 | 54.5kg | $151 |
| 8 | 10 | KENTUCKY BREEZE | Levi Kavanagh | Jamie Kah | 3.95L | 6 | 54.5kg | $26 |
| 9 | 5 | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Dwayne Dunn | 4.45L | 9 | 55kg | $12 |
| 10 | 3 | MR QUICKIE | Phillip Stokes | John Allen | 4.65L | 10 | 56.5kg | $3.40F |
| 11 | 2 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Jarrod McLean | Peter Hall | 6.4L | 11 | 57.5kg | $31 |
| – | 7 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Walker | – | 0 | – | – |
2019 Turnbull Stakes Odds & Betting
The Turnbull Stakes 2019 betting markets and updated odds from Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.
2019 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.
Four-time Cox Plate hero won the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Turnbull Stakes on the back of her back-to-back Group 1 George Main Stakes victories in Sydney.
The official Turnbull Stakes 2019 Final Field & Barriers will be announced on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.
The 2019 Turnbull Stakes Field features 12 hopefuls including three for trainer Chris Waller who has won three of the past four editions of the race, including the back-to-back victories by Winx (2017-18). Waller saddles-up impressive Kingston Town Stakes winner Finche who ran fourth in last year’s Melbourne Cup; Kings Will Dream; and ATC Oaks winner Verry Elleegant who also is accepted for a run in Sydney’s Hill Stakes on the same day.
Update: The Turnbull Stakes 2019 field is down to 11 after the scratching of Verry Elleegant (8) who runs in Sydney’s Group 2 Hill Stakes instead.
Read more on the 2019 Turnbull Stakes Field & Odds led by Mystic Journey.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53233×3444 | HARTNELL (GB) | James Cummings | Brad Rawiller | 5 | 57.5kg | 114 |
| 2 | 6x5233x907 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Jarrod McLean | Peter Hall | 12 | 57.5kg | 109 |
| 3 | 1x112131x3 | MR QUICKIE | Phillip Stokes | John Allen | 11 | 56.5kg | 108 |
| 4 | 11x1111x12 | MYSTIC JOURNEY | Adam Trinder | Anthony Darmanin | 9 | 56kg | 116 |
| 5 | 92251557×7 | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Dwayne Dunn | 10 | 55kg | 110 |
| 6 | 55x1x34x51 | FINCHE (GB) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 2 | 55kg | 109 |
| 7 | 57x2111x94 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Walker | 8 | 54.5kg | 106 |
| 8 | x43236Px58 | KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 3 | 54.5kg | 105 |
| 9 | 237×412111 | LOOKS LIKE ELVIS | Bryan Dais | Declan Bates | 1 | 54.5kg | 97 |
| 10 | x498133114 | KENTUCKY BREEZE | Levi Kavanagh | Jamie Kah | 6 | 54.5kg | 98 |
| 11 | 2x00x048x0 | SOUND (GER) | Michael Moroney | James Winks | 7 | 54.5kg | 105 |
| 12 | 211x36621x | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 4 | 54.5kg | 100 |
2019 Turnbull Stakes Nominations
The 2019 Turnbull Stakes nominations are released by Racing Victoria on the Monday leading-up to Turnbull Stakes Day with the full list of early entries to be published below once announced.
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 and then successfully defended her Turnbull Stakes title in 2018.
| Turnbull Stakes Records | |
|---|---|
| Multiple Winners: | Comic Court (1949 & 1950), Vo Rogue (1987 & 1988), Winx (2017 & 2018). |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Turnbull Stakes | 1st | Kings Will Dream | 2 minutes 3.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Finche | ||
| 3rd | Hartnell | ||
| 2018 Turnbull Stakes | 1st | Winx | 2 minutes 1.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Youngstar | ||
| 3rd | Kings Will Dream | ||
| 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 | ||
