Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings)
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History
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) is a Group 3 Race for two year old colts and geldings conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) was first run in 1982 and was won by Rancher.
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) is run over 1100m under Set Weight conditions. It was worth $300,000 in 2024.
The Fillies Division of the Prelude is a Group 2 Race.
The race was Listed until 1986, then Group 3 afterwards.
Most runnings have been at Caulfield but it was at Sandown when Caulfield was out of play for reconstruction in 1996. It was back to Sandown in 2023.
Several have done the Prelude (C&G)/Blue Diamond double including Rancher, Let's Get Physical, Bel Esprit, Sepoy and Written By.
Those to do the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G)/Golden Slipper double are Danzero, Flying Spur, Prowl and Sepoy.
Notable winners of the Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) include Rancher (1982), Let's Get Physical (1985), Ark Regal (1989), Unspoken Word (1990), Danzero (1994), Flying Spur (1995), Millward (1997), Prowl (1998), Lonhro (2001), Bel Esprit (2002), Perfectly Ready (2005), Sepoy (2011), Rubick (2014), Flying Artie (2016), Property (2017), Written By (2018), Lofty Strike (2022) and Barber (2023).
The 2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) was won by Bodyguard from Stay Focused and Holmes A Court.
Previous Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BODYGUARD
(AUS)
2C I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - TUMOOH (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 9 |
|
BARBER
(AUS)
2C EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - TRIM (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 7 |
|
LOFTY STRIKE
(AUS)
2C SNITZEL (AUS) - OVERREACH (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
J MOTT | 57.0 | JULIUS SANDHU | 8 |
|
GENERAL BEAU
(AUS)
2C BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - PHOSPHORESCENCE (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH | 57.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 3 |
|
HANSEATIC
(AUS)
2C STREET BOSS (USA) - ITAMERI (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
L CURRIE | 55.5 | ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 2 |
|
I AM IMMORTAL
(AUS)
2C I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MELIORA (AUS) AD VALOREM (USA) |
B MELHAM | 55.5 | ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 1 |
|
WRITTEN BY
(AUS)
2C WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - YAU CHIN (AUS) TOBOUGG (IRE) |
JORDAN CHILDS | 55.5 | GRAHAME BEGG | 13 |
|
PROPERTY
(AUS)
2G STARCRAFT (NZ) - OPALIZE (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 | R W SMERDON | 3 |
|
FLYING ARTIE
(AUS)
2C ARTIE SCHILLER (USA) - FLYING RUBY (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 13 |
|
OF THE BRAVE
(AUS)
2C STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) - RUNAWAY JESSE (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
S BASTER | 55.5 | MARK RILEY | 10 |
|
RUBICK
(AUS)
2C ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - SLIDING CUBE (AUS) ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) |
B AVDULLA | 55.5 | GERALD RYAN | 2 |
|
KUROSHIO
(AUS)
2C EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - ARCTIC DRIFT (USA) GONE WEST (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 55.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 5 |
|
GENERAL RIPPA
(AUS)
2G GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - NAZZUCA (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | D A HAYES | 4 |
|
SEPOY
(AUS)
2C ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) - WATCHFUL (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 55.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 7 |
|
BENETEAU
(AUS)
2C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SLICE OF PARADISE (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
D M GANDERTON | 55.5 | PAUL MESSARA | 1 |
|
REAL SAGA
(AUS)
2C TALE OF THE CAT (USA) - WINDY KATE (AUS) AIR EXPRESS (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 7 |
|
WILANDER
(AUS)
2G EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SCANDINAVIA (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
L NOLEN | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 1 |
|
SHREWD RHYTHM
(AUS)
2C DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - BALCANNY (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
G BOSS | 55.5 | GREG EURELL | 5 |
|
DUE SASSO
(AUS)
2C SCENIC (IRE) - SCARLET BIRD (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 55.5 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 12 |
|
PERFECTLY READY
(AUS)
2C MORE THAN READY (USA) - ELLE DUCCIO (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 15 |
|
WAY WEST
(AUS)
2C DANEHILL (USA) - PROSPECT FEVER (USA) MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 55.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 6 |
|
HAMMERBEAM
(AUS)
2G GRAND LODGE (USA) - FLAMBOYANT (AUS) STAR WATCH (AUS) |
D GAUCI | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 9 |
|
BEL ESPRIT
(AUS)
2C ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - BESPOKEN (AUS) VAIN (AUS) |
W TRELOAR | 55.5 | JOHN SYMONS | 10 |
|
LONHRO
(AUS)
2C OCTAGONAL (NZ) - SHADEA (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
B PREBBLE | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 6 |
|
HAPPY GIGGLE
(AUS)
2C RORY'S JESTER (AUS) - SORORITY (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 55.5 | J W MASON | 7 |