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IT is well documented how legendary Bathurst horseman Steve Turnbull has scaled the greatest heights in his glittering career in harness racing. Turnbull has won some of Australia’s biggest races and last year achieved a rare feat by bringing up 4000 winners as a trainer. But there is one race that he has a burning […]
In 2002, legendary Bathurst horseman Steve Turnbull realised his biggest moment in harness racing when his pacer Smooth Satin (Stature) captured the Interdominion Grand Final at the iconic Harold Park Paceway. The home state win was one of the most popular victories ever seen in a feature race in Sydney. Just like his father (AD) […]
It was a masterclass performance from one of the all-time greats of Australian harness racing at Riverina Paceway last Friday (Dec. 9) when legendary Bathurst trainer Steve Turnbull trained three of the four winners in the Western region finals of the NSW Breeders Challenge series. The afternoon capped off what has been a good season […]
Twenty-five-year-old harness racing driver Isobel Ross spent her early days growing up in Queensland, but her life in New South Wales is suiting her just fine. “I’m thoroughly enjoying it here in Bathurst. I’ve been working for Amanda (Turnbull) for nearly four years, and I feel I’m a little blessed,” she said. Ross, who has […]
After several weeks of anticipation champion Bathurst harness racing mentor Steve Turnbull finally achieved a significant milestone when he trained his 4000th in the final event at Parkes on Saturday night. That earned him the distinction of being the only harness racing trainer in Australasia to reach the goal. His two-year-old You Cannot Hide (Betting […]
Bathurst harness racing trainer Steve Turnbull knows what it takes to produce juvenile horses to win big races. The champion horseman who has been a trainer in his own right for more than forty years continues the legacy of his forebears and he quips that it would be nice to start slowing down but there […]
He has won two of Australia’s most prestigious harness races and now renowned Bathurst trainer Steve Turnbull is edging closer to a significant milestone. The premiership-winning horseman is nearing 4000 wins in his career. With 3950 winners to his credit, including success in the Inter Dominion and Miracle Mile in the early 2000s’ with Smooth […]
Top Bathurst horseman Steve Turnbull has a strong team aimed at the Breeders Challenge heats in Parkes on Friday night. The premiership-winning trainer has six horses engaged in the two qualifiers, starting with a two-pronged attack in the fillies heat (race five). Turnbull will drive two-time winner Pas De Cheval while his son Mitch will […]
