The 19-year-old executed his plan to perfection to win the 400-metres Black Opal Handicap final on Sunday night at the Bendigo International Madison Carnival.

Turner, who is the son of former Richmond 144-game defender Scott Turner, advanced to the final without winning a heat.

But that mattered little as the powerfully-built speedster produced a perfectly timed run to claim his biggest feature race win.

A stoked Turner immediately thanked his coach Marcus Cooper.

“Marcus and I have wanted to win this race since last year – that’s been the plan of ours,” he said.

“I thought I executed it quite well in the heats and the semis and Marcus just said ‘do the same thing mate’ and that’s what I did.”

Turner admitted some surprise with his victory.

“I never run at Bendigo before – I was just here for the experience, but managed to sneak into the final and take it out,” he said.

“It was really satisfying.

“It’s easily the biggest win of my career and hopefully I can better it in the future.”

Turner spent last football season with TAC Cup side Greater Western Victoria Rebels, but conceded a career at AFL level was not to be.

“But I am happy with my running – running is something dad hasn’t done, so I can be my own person and take my own path,” he said.

“Dad really supports me in that. He appreciated the effort and passion put into the sport.”​

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