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Plenty of big names began in the Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings) run at Caulfield on Tuesday.

Sepoy started his reign in this race. Will we see another in the 2021 Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings) (1000m) at Caulfield on Tuesday?

2021 Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings): Nominations

2021 BLUE DIAMOND PREVIEW (COLTS & GELDINGS) - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings) is a Listed Race for two year old colts and geldings conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield.

The Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings) was first run in 1982 and was won by Rancher.

The Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings) is run over 1000m under Set Weights and Penalty conditions. It was worth $160,000 in 2021.

It is traditionally run on Australia Day weekend. The Fillies Division of the Preview is a Group 3.

The race was a Listed race up to 1988 then became a Group 3 before coming back to Listed status in 2006.

Most runnings have been at Caulfield but the odd race has been conducted at Sandown when Caulfield has been out of play for various reasons. The first decade of the race was run at Sandown.

Those to do the Preview (C&G)/Blue Diamond double include Zeditave, Knowledge, Bel Esprit, Reaan, Reward For Effort and Sepoy.

Notable winners of the Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings) include Rancher (1982), Zeditave (1988), Canny Lad (1990), Knowledge (1997), Bel Esprit (2002), Murphy's Blu Boy (2003), Reaan (2008), Reward For Effort (2009), Sepoy (2011), Dissident (2013), Property (2017) and Hanseatic (2020).

The 2020 Blue Diamond Preview (Colts & Geldings) was won by Hanseatic from Glenfiddich and Fixated.