Turnbull Stakes 2026 Betting Odds & Race Preview

2026 Turnbull Stakes Results

The official Turnbull Stakes 2026 results and Flemington finishing order will be available below once the race is run and won on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

Turnbull Stakes Betting

Turnbull Stakes betting odds traditionally favour horses with previous Group 1 form and six-year-olds as this older age group has dominated the recent results with seven winners from 2011 – 2025 including most famously Winx (2017) and two years later the fellow Chris Waller-trained Kings Will Dream (2019). Winx also won again the following year (2018) as a seven-year-old. Smokin’ Romans (2022) was the last six-year-old Turnbull Stakes winner, before Gold Trip won as a seven-year-old in 2023.

In 2025 the Turnbull Stakes winner was five-year-old Sir Delius.

Horses drawn in double digit barriers are found further down the Turnbull Stakes markets with the only horses to jump from wider than gate eight since Makybe Diva (16 of 16 in 2005) being Preferment (9 of 15 in 2015), Verry Elleegant (9 of 15 in 2020), Gold Trip (16 of 16 in 2023), Via Sistina (12 of 16 in 2024), and Sir Delius (14 of 14 in 2025).

Favourites in the Turnbull Stakes odds only have a mediocre recent record in the race in the past decade with six winning from 2006 – 2025 including Hartnell (2016), super star mare Winx (2017-18) back-to-back and most recently Verry Elleegant ($5 in 2020).

Verry Elleegant returned as the the $2.10 favourite in the 2021 Turnbull Stakes but ran fourth to Incentivise ($2.70).

There was a notable upset in Turnbull Stakes betting in 2022 with Smokin’ Romans saluting at $21 and again in 2023 with Gold Trip winning at Turnbull Stakes odds of $19.

Turnbull Stakes Field

The Turnbull Stakes race field has a capacity of 16 starters and most recently ran at its capacity in 2023 when the previous year’s Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip won from the outside barrier and again in 2024 with Via Sistina saluting for the Chris Waller stable.

The race had not featured under 12 starters since 1999 when Sky Heights beat home just five rivals in a diminutive six starter field until 2017 when Winx scared off her rivals. The super mare beat home only six other runners in 2017 and then in 2018 Winx defeated nine others in a slightly larger Turnbull Stakes field. The 2021 Turnbull Stakes field ran with just nine starters.

The Turnbull Stakes final acceptances close the week of the race and usually feature a host of previous Group 1 winners looking for more elite level glory with proven performers dominating the markets.

Good lead-up races for horses heading into the Turnbull Stakes field including the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield – a double last completed by Elvstroem (2004) – and Sydney’s Group 2 Hill Stakes (1800m) held at Randwick.

The Hill Stakes – Turnbull Stakes double was completed on back-to-back years by Preferment (2015) and Hartnell (2016) in recent years.

From 2020 the Hill Stakes has run on the same day in Sydney as the Turnbull Stakes after a change to the spring line-up.

In 2024 Chris Waller’s Underwood Stakes winner Buckaroo ran a brave second to his stablemate Via Sistina in the Turnbull Stakes results next start.

2026 Turnbull Stakes Field

The official Turnbull Stakes 2026 Final Field & Barriers are announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and will be listed below as soon as announced.

2026 Turnbull Stakes Nominations

The early Turnbull Stakes 2026 Nominations on the Spring Cups’ lead-up are taken the Monday ahead of race day and will be published below once confirmed.

Turnbull Stakes Form Guide

The Turnbull Stakes form guide shows punters the saddlecloth number, jockey, trainer, weight and barrier for each horse in the field along with other important information like the galloper’s record at the track and distance and their lead-up form. All of this is crucial when placing bets, including looking for graduates out of the Underwood Stakes.

In 2023 the Turnbull Stakes form was franked by the winner Gold Trip who went on finish third in that year’s Caulfield Cup trifecta.

The Turnbull form was further franked by the runner-up West Wind Blows who was second next start in the Caulfield Cup in 2023, while Soulcombe was third in the Turnbull before his second in the Melbourne Cup quinella.

Via Sistina went on to frank the 2024 Turnbull Stakes form with her runaway eight-length Cox Plate win at The Valley next start. She went on to win a host more Group 1 races including that year’s Champions Stakes during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

The 2025 Underwood–Turnbull double winner Sir Delius proved that form was no fluke, returning in the autumn to deliver a string of elite runs capped by his dominant two‑length Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory in 2026. Superstar mare Via Sistina also elevated her profile, improving on her Turnbull third to sweep the Group 1 Cox Plate / Champions Stakes double that spring before retiring at the top of her game.

Turnbull Stakes Form Facts

• The only horses to win the Turnbull Stakes from a double-digit barrier draw since Makybe Diva (16 of 16 in 2005) are Preferment (9 of 15 in 2015), Verry Elleegant (9 of 15 in 2020), Gold Trip (16 of 16 in 2023), Via Sistina (12 of 16 in 2024) and Sir Delius (14 of 14 in 2025).
• Since the Turnbull Stakes win by Makybe Diva six other Turnbull Stakes winners have been mares with Devil Moon (2007), Lucia Valentina (2014), dual champion Winx (2017, 2018), Verry Elleegant (2020), and Via Sistina (2024).
• From 2011 – 2025 six favourites in Turnbull Stakes betting saluted for the punters including Winx (2017, 2018) who was the odds-on favourite for both of her wins at Flemington and the also Waller-trained Verry Elleegant ($5 in 2020).

2026 Turnbull Stakes Form

A link to our comprehensive Turnbull Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Past Turnbull Stakes Results

The Turnbull Stakes results and finishing order are known when the event jumps at Caulfield at the early October meeting and shows the winner, the margin by which they won by and the time they did it in as well as any horses scratched from the original field.

In recent years Turnbull Stakes results have been dominated by six-year-olds and those coming off a Sydney lead-up run.

All the Turnbull Stakes winners from 2014-18 had their final run in Sydney including Preferment (2015) and Hartnell (2016) who won the Hill Stakes at Randwick before success in the Flemington Group 1.

Winx (2017) meanwhile came off a George Main Stakes win before her runaway effort for her 21st straight victory in the Turnbull Stakes. Winx also took out the Turnbull Stakes results in 2018 to complete the George Main – Turnbull interstate double for the second straight year.

In 2019 Kings Will Dream changed that proven lead-up form into the Turnbull Stakes winning the race on the back of an unplaced run in Flemington’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). In 2021 Incentivise became the latest horse to complete the Makybe Diva Stakes – Turnbull Stakes double.

Notable Turnbull Stakes winners include Vo Rouge (1987-88), Super Impose (1989), Let’s Elope (1991), Northerly (2002), Makybe Diva (2005), Zipping (2010), Green Moon (2012), Hartnell (2016), the world’s best mare Winx (2017, 2018), next-up Caulfield Cup winner Verry Elleegant (2020), the Peter Moody-trained Incentivise (2021), and the reigning Melbourne Cup champion from the previous spring Gold Trip (2023).

Via Sistina (2024) was the last Turnbull Stakes winning mare and the first since the fellow Waller-trained Verry Elleegant (2020).

Elvstroem holds the current Turnbull Stakes race record winning in 2004 in a time of 2 minutes 00:40 seconds.

Recent Turnbull Stakes Winners

Recent Turnbull Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

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Which horse will win the 2026 Turnbull Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Turnbull Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out Ladbrokes in the lead up to the race for full form information.

When is the Turnbull Stakes 2026?

The 2026 Turnbull Stakes takes place in the middle of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on Saturday October 3 at Flemington on the same day Sydney hosts Epsom Handicap Day at Randwick.

What is the prize money for the Turnbull Stakes 2026?

The 2026 Turnbull Stakes Stakes prize money is set at $750,000 which is paid from 1st to 8th place including $450,000 going to the Turnbull Stakes winner.

Where is the Turnbull Stakes 2026?

The 2026 Turnbull Stakes is set to run a Melbourne's famous Flemington Racecourse, home to many iconic races including the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November annually, which is located at 448 Epsom Road, Flemington, VIC.

What distance is the Turnbull Stakes run over?

The Turnbull Stakes is run over 2000 metres, a pivotal middle‑distance trip that sets up key spring campaigns for Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup hopefuls.

How many horses run in the Turnbull Stakes?

The Turnbull Stakes generally attracts a capacity field of 14–16 runners, reflecting its status as one of the key middle‑distance Group 1 tests of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Who won the 2025 Turnbull Stakes?

The 2025 Turnbull Stakes was won by five-year-old Frankel entire Sir Delius at $7 for trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott with jockey Craig Williams aboard on 58kg from barrier 14 of 14 to win by 1.75 lengths on a Good (3) track in a time of 2:02.82.