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Will the fillies show up for the big G1 after winning the Blue Diamond Prelude (F) run at Caulfield on Saturday?
Lyre did the double just last year. Could it happen again in the 2020 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday?
2020 Blue Diamond (F) Prelude: Nominations
2020 BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE (F) - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) is a Group 2 Race for two year old fillies conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield.
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) was first run in 1982 and was won by Olive Branch.
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) is run over 1100m under Set Weight conditions. It was worth $200,000 in 2020.
The Colts and Geldings Division of the Prelude is a Group 3 Race.
The race was Listed until 1986, then G3 until 2014. From 2015 it has been a G2 race.
Most runnings have been at Caulfield but it was at Sandown when Caulfield was out of play for reconstruction in 1996.
Several fillies have done the Prelude (F)/Blue Diamond double including Love A Show, Courtza, Lady Jakeo, Alinghi, Samaready, Earthquake, Catchy and Lyre.
Those to do the Blue Diamond Prelude (F)/Golden Slipper double are Courtza and Merlene.
Notable winners of the Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) include Lockley's Daughter (1986), Midnight Fever (1987), Startling Lass (1988), Courtza (1989), Lady Jakeo (1993), Merlene (1996), Rose Of Danehill (1997), Piccadilly Circus (1998), Mannington (2000), Halibery (2003), Alinghi (2004), Camarilla (2007), Rostova (2009), Samaready (2012), Guelph (2013), Earthquake (2014), Catchy (2017) and Lyre (2019).
The 2019 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) was won by Lyre from Vinicunca and Athiri.
