Turnbull Stakes
| Group 1 race | |
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| Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Inaugurated | 1865 (as VRC Royal Park Stakes) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Yellowglen (2016) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four years old and older that are not maidens |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | A$500,000 (2016) |
| Bonuses | Winner exempt from ballot in the Caulfield Cup |
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.
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.
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.
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