Turnbull Stakes

Verry Elleegant Confirmed For Melbourne

Posted on September 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Premier trainer Chris Waller has made some key decisions about which races his star runners will contest at Randwick and Flemington.

Posted on September 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Paul Preusker will decide after Surprise Baby runs in the Turnbull Stakes whether he will contest the Cox Plate or head straight to the Melbourne Cup.

Posted on September 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Aktau's most recent run was the first time he had been unplaced in Australia but trainer Mike Moroney said he was ready to bounce back in the Turnbull Stakes.

Posted on September 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Robert Hickmott's stayers Schabau and Django Freeman need to win their respective feature races at Flemington if they are to progress to their spring goals.

Posted on September 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Matthew Smith has nominated Fierce Impact for three feature races in two states and will decide later this week which one he contests.

Posted on September 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Oceanex is continuing to please trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr ahead of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in November. The daughter of Ocean Park guaranteed her spot in the great race after winning the Listed The Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington in May. The five-year-old mare has finished towards the tail of[...]

Posted on August 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Robert Hickmott is relishing the return to Lloyd Williams' Mount Macedon property but more importantly, so are the two gallopers he is aiming at the spring features, Schabau and Django Freeman. Schabau takes an important step on the road to the Melbourne Cup when he starts at Moonee Valley in a 2040m handicap on Saturday.[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller continues to break records in the post-Winx era, becoming the first trainer to win four Group One races across two states in a single afternoon. The champion horseman made a clean sweep of the three Group One races at Randwick winning the Flight Stakes (1600m) with Funstar, Epsom Handicap (1600m) with Kolding and[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A year on from a life threatening injury that almost claimed the life of Kings Will Dream, connections are now dreaming of their second chance at the Cox Plate. Kings Will Dream won Saturday's Turnbull Stakes at Flemington giving jockey Jye McNeil his first win at Group One level and confirm his tilt at the[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kings Will Dream has made a triumphant return from injury to give jockey Jye McNeil his first Group One win. Almost 12 months after suffering a fractured pelvis in the Cox Plate, Kings Will Dream was given a perfect ride to win the Turnbull Stakes over 2000m at Flemington. Kings Will Dream staved off his[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The path to another Melbourne Cup attempt continues for import Finche when the current favourite for this year's $8 million race returns to Flemington for the Turnbull Stakes. The Chris Waller-trained Finche ran fourth in last year's Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington at just his second Australian start and the gelding assumed favouritism for this[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Anthony Darmanin is confident Mystic Journey can erase any distance doubts heading towards the $5 million Cox Plate when she returns to Flemington for the Group One Turnbull Stakes. The Adam Trinder-trained Mystic Journey was beaten for the first time in 12 months when West Australian gelding Gatting caused a boilover in the Group[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mystic Journey must pass a crucial distance test in the Group One Turnbull Stakes to keep the Cox Plate dream alive. But trainer Adam Trinder is confident the star Tasmanian mare and equal Cox Plate favourite will do just that at Flemington on Saturday. “She's trained right on from the Makybe Diva Stakes and she's[...]

Posted on October 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Levi Kavanagh is banking on fitness and Kentucky Breeze's ability to run a strong 2000 metres earning the gelding a start in the Caulfield Cup. Kentucky Breeze runs in Saturday's Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington with the winner gaining a ballot exemption to the Caulfield Cup. The gelding has 50kg in the Caulfield[...]

Posted on October 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brisbane trainer Bryan Dais dreams of having a Caulfield Cup runner and they can become a reality if Looks Like Elvis wins the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Looks Like Elvis is the best horse Dais has prepared and will be his first Group One runner when he contests Saturday's 2000m race that gives the winner[...]

Posted on October 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A field of 12 will line up for the Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington, a race that could shape the prospects of a number of spring contenders. Mystic Journey will be out to bounce back from her defeat in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September 14 when she steps out over 2000m[...]

Posted on October 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington looms as a defining race for Queensland Derby winner Mr Quickie. The Phillip Stokes-trained gelding flashed home for third in his season return in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 14 and he steps to 2000m on Saturday. His performance will to determine[...]

Verry Elleegant Confirmed For Melbourne

Surprise Baby Ready For Flemington Fight

Aktau Back On Track For Turnbull Stakes

Defining Day For Hickmott’s German Stayers

Smith Keeps Options Open For Max Impact

Turnbull Stakes next for Oceanex

Hickmott’s Stars Thriving At Mount Macedon

Waller Sets Group 1 Record With Metrop Win

Kings Will Dream Wins Group 1 Turnbull Stakes

Kings Will Dream Wins The Turnbull Stakes

Waller With Two Chances In Group 1 Turnbull

Turnbull Journey No Concern For Darmanin

Mystic Journey Can Stamp Plate Credentials

Kentucky Breeze Chases Cup Run In Turnbull

Queenslander Chasing Caulfield Cup Start

Mystic Journey Draws Nine In Group 1 Turnbull

Mr Quickie On Target For Turnbull Stakes

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