Looking for this year’s best Turnbull Stakes betting guide, how to bet on the Turnbull Stakes in 2025 and the top race form? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need.

Turnbull Stakes 2025 Odds

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Turnbull Stakes

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

Since 1972, this event has been a 2000 metre race. Run at set weights plus penalties, the Turnbull Stakes offers $750,000 as of 2023. 

This race can be a great lead in to the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, especially for people wanting to bet on the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and the iconic Melbourne Cup. Green Moon (2012) was the last galloper to complete the Turnbull Stakes – Melbourne Cup double in the same year. 

In 2020 trainer Chris Waller prepared the First Four in the Turnbull Stakes results led by the champion mare Verry Elleegant who went on to complete the Turnbull Stakes – Caulfield Cup double. Verry Elleegant returned in 2022 to run fourth as the beaten Turnbull Stakes favourite before winning that year’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).

After completing the Turnbull Stakes – Caulfield Cup double in 2021, the Peter Moody-trained Incentivise ran second to the previous year’s Turnbull Stakes champ Verry Elleegant in the 2021 Melbourne Cup results.

Plenty of outstanding horses have won the Turnbull Stakes throughout history including Ajax (1938, 1940), Comic Court (1949, 1950), triple Melbourne Cup champion Makybe Diva (2005), and more recently four-time Cox Plate hero Winx (2017, 2018).

The 2023 Turnbull Stakes winner Gold Trip returned to winning form in his first victory since taking out the previous year’s Melbourne Cup.

The 2023 Turnbull Stakes also produced that year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up with Soulcombe going one better than his third in the lead-up event.

In 2024 trainer Chris Waller won the Turnbull Stakes for the sixth time in 10 years preparing the quinella when Via Sistina beat Buckaroo.

Via Sistina franked the form with a next-up eight-length victory in the Cox Plate!

Turnbull Stakes 2025 – Fast Facts

  • Race Day: Saturday, October 4th, 2025
  • Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 2,000 metres
  • Weight Class: Set weights with penalties
  • Qualification: Four-year-olds and older (excluding maidens)
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 1
  • Operator: Victoria Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $750,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1865
  • 2025 Turnbull Stakes Winner: TBD

turnbull Stakes 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Turnbull Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 4, 2025. 

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Turnbull Stakes Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Turnbull Stakes, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Turnbull Stakes
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Turnbull Stakes.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Turnbull Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in Turnbull Stakes, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within Turnbull Stakes, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within Turnbull Stakes to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within Turnbull Stakes to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within Turnbull Stakes to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from Turnbull Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Turnbull Stakes In 2025

Log into neds.com.au

  1. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  2. Make sure to check out the form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

WHICH HORSE WILL WIN THE turnbull stakes in 2025

When looking at which horse will win the Turnbull Stakes in 2025 it is crucial to consider form indicators like the lead-up runs of the contenders, their experience over the 2000m distance and their previous record in Group 1 races.

Other important factors to determine the Turnbull Stakes winner include:

  • Waller Factor: Trainer Chris Waller prepared six of the past 10 Turnbull Stakes winners in 2024 when Via Sistina saluted in 2024.
  • Inside Alleys: Gold Trip (16 of 16 in 2023) was the first Turnbull Stakes winner to salute from wider than barrier nine since Makybe Diva (16 of 16 in 2005). Via Sistina (12 of 16 in 2024) was the last Turnbull Stakes winner from a double digit barrier.

turnbull stakes FAVOURITES 2025

The early 2025 Turnbull Stakes favourites include Chris Waller’s defending champion Via Sistina, impressive VRC Oaks / ATC Oaks double winner Treasurethe Moment, and last year’s narrow runner-up Buckaroo.

Verry Elleegant ($5 in 2020) became the sixth Turnbull Stakes favourite since 2011 to win. Verry Elleegant jumped the $2.10 favourite in 2021 but only managed to run fourth behind the $2.70 second elect Incentivise.

Turnbull Stakes FIELD 2025

The official Turnbull Stakes 2025 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Turnbull Stakes 2025 Tips

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our insider 2025 Turnbull Stakes tips and betting selections will be detailed above the week of the race and a complete Turnbull Stakes tipping preview available on the Neds Blog. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 TURNBULL STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Turnbull Stakes Race Day 2025

Race day takes place on Saturday the 4th of October 2025. Turnbull Stakes Day 2025 is also host to five other Group status races with the running of the: 

Turnbull Stakes 2025 Nominations

2025 Turnbull Stakes nominations close at 12 PM on the Monday of race week. 

Turnbull Stakes 2025 Weights

The race is run at set weights plus penalties. Final weights will be declared at 4pm on the Monday of race week. The official Turnbull Stakes 2025 weights for the final field will be published in our above Turnbull Stakes Field section. 

2025 Turnbull Stakes Topweights:

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Turnbull Stakes 2025 Acceptances

Acceptances will be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week. The official Turnbull Stakes 2025 final acceptances will be published in our above Turnbull Stakes Field section. 

Turnbull Stakes 2025 jockeys

Riders must be announced by 1 PM on the Wednesday of race week. The official Turnbull Stakes 2025 jockeys will be published in our above Turnbull Stakes Field section. 

turnbull stakes BARRIER DRAW 2025

The official 2025 Turnbull Stakes barriers are confirmed on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Turnbull Stakes Field section.

turnbull stakes SCRATCHINGS 2025

2025 Turnbull Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 4th of October 2025.

Turnbull Stakes Race Number 2025

The 2025 Turnbull Stakes race number is TBC for Saturday, October 4th, 2025. There are nine races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse. 

Turnbull Stakes 2025 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Turnbull Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2025 TURNBULL STAKES FORM GUIDE

turnbull stakes LIVE 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Turnbull Stakes live, across the following mediums.

Free-to-air television: Seven Network

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Stream Online: 7Live; Racing.com

Mobile: Neds App

Turnbull Stakes Winners (Past Results)

Winners of the Turnbull Stakes dating back to the year 1983 are detailed in the table below. For a complete list of past Turnbull Stakes winners from the race’s inauguration to the present – click here.

Year Winner Jockey Trainer/s Time
2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 Via Sistina Damian Lane Chris Waller 2:02.62
2023 Gold Trip Mark Zahra Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2:01.6
2022 Smokin’ Romans Ethan Brown Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2:02.2
2021 Incentivise Brett Prebble Peter Moody 2:01.4
2020 Verry Elleegant Mark Zahra Chris Waller 2:01.8
2019 Kings Will Dream Jye McNeil Chris Waller 2:03.5
2018 Winx Hugh Bowman Chris Waller 2:01.6
2017 Winx Hugh Bowman Chris Waller 2:02.0
2016 Hartnell James McDonald John O’Shea 2:01.0
2015 Preferment Hugh Bowman Chris Waller 2:01.3
2014 Lucia Valentina Kerrin McEvoy Kris Lees 2:01.8
2013 Happy Trails Dwayne Dunn Paul Beshara 2:02.9
2012 Green Moon Craig Williams Robert Hickmott 2:02.1
2011 December Draw Michael Rodd Mark Kavanagh 2:03.9
2010 Zipping Nicholas Hall Robert Hickmott 2:03.2
2009 Efficient Nicholas Hall John Sadler 2:01.6
2008 Littorio Steven King Nigel Blackiston 2:02.4
2007 Devil Moon 2:03.4
2006 Sphenophyta 2:01.9
2005 Makybe Diva S R King D L FREEDMAN 2:01.5
2004 Elvstroem N Rawiller Tony Vasil 2:00.4
2003 Studebaker S Baster B W PETERSON 2:04.0
2002 Northerly G J Childs Fred Kersley 2:02.3
2001 Sunline G J Childs T J MCKEE 2:03.9
2000 Fairway D Beadman J DENHAM 2:02.2
1999 Sky Heights D Oliver C ALDERSON
1998 Aerosmith G J Childs Peter Hurdle
1997 Marble Halls D Oliver D L FREEDMAN
1996 Doriemus Greg Hall D L FREEDMAN
1995 All Our Mob W Harris Gai Waterhouse
1994 Redding D Brereton G J KELLY
1993 The Phantom Chance R D Vance John Wheeler
1992 Naturalism S D Marshall D L FREEDMAN
1991 Let’s Elope S R King Bart Cummings
1990 Better Loosen Up M Clarke D A HAYES
1989 Super Impose D Gauci D L FREEDMAN
1988 Vo Rogue C Small V R RAIL
1987 Vo Rogue C Small V R RAIL
1986 Just Now H White J J ATKINS
1985 Lacka Reason G Willetts MS M BULL
1984 Al Dwain R J Skelton R Autridge
1983 Chez Nous M Clarke C S HAYES