Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies)
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History
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) is a Group 2 Race for two year old fillies conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.
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 $300,000 in 2024.
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. It was back at Sandown in 2023.
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 2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) was won by Hayasugi from Kuroyanagi and Matisse
Previous Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HAYASUGI
(AUS)
2F ROYAL MEETING (IRE) - CHINA ROAD (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH | 56.0 | CLINTON MCDONALD | 11 |
|
EXPLORING
(AUS)
2F BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - CRISTOBAL (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 4 |
|
REVOLUTIONARY MISS
(AUS)
2F RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (AUS) - PURCENTAGE (AUS) ONEMORENOMORE (AUS) |
MICHAEL DEE | 56.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 7 |
|
ARCADED
(AUS)
2F STREET BOSS (USA) - GLORIETTE (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
DAMIAN LANE | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 7 |
|
LETZBEGLAM
(AUS)
2F SNITZEL (AUS) - MISS CHARMING (USA) FORESTRY (USA) |
B PREBBLE | 55.5 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 9 |
|
LYRE
(AUS)
2F LONHRO (AUS) - ERATO (AUS) STREET CRY (IRE) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.5 | ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 9 |
|
ENBIHAAR
(AUS)
2F MAGNUS (AUS) - CHARM'S HONOUR (AUS) STRADA (AUS) |
S BASTER | 55.5 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 4 |
|
CATCHY
(AUS)
2F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - CATS WHISKER (AUS) FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 6 |
|
SAMARA DANCER
(NZ)
2F HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - ENNERDALE (GB) SINGSPIEL (IRE) |
D TOURNEUR | 55.5 | PHILLIP STOKES | 9 |
|
FONTITON
(AUS)
2F TURFFONTEIN (AUS) - PERSONAL ENSIGN (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 55.5 | R W SMERDON | 9 |
|
EARTHQUAKE
(AUS)
2F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - CATACLYSM (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
D J BROWNE | 55.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 5 |
|
GUELPH
(AUS)
2F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - CAMARILLA (AUS) ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 55.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 7 |
|
SAMAREADY
(AUS)
2F MORE THAN READY (USA) - SAMAR (AUS) SECRET SAVINGS (USA) |
C NEWITT | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 9 |
|
ONE LAST DANCE
(AUS)
2F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - ONE WORLD (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
L NOLEN | 55.5 | PETER G MOODY | 11 |
|
PSYCHOLOGIST
(AUS)
2F CHOISIR (AUS) - MISS CONCEPTION (AUS) DANZERO (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 55.5 | TONY VASIL | 4 |
|
ROSTOVA
(AUS)
2F TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - SPACE TALK (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | S J RICHARDS | 8 |
|
BELIEVE'N'SUCCEED
(AUS)
2F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - ARCTIC DRIFT (USA) GONE WEST (USA) |
S BASTER | 55.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 8 |
|
CAMARILLA
(AUS)
2F ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) - CAMARENA (NZ) DANEHILL (USA) |
B SHINN | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 4 |
|
NEDIYM'S GLOW
(AUS)
2F GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - PALACE GLOW (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
N CALLOW | 55.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 4 |
|
DOUBTING
(AUS)
2F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SOVEREIGN RUBY (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 4 |
|
ALINGHI
(AUS)
2F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - OCEANFAST (AUS) MONDE BLEU (GB) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 7 |
|
HALIBERY
(AUS)
2F RED RANSOM (USA) - BROWN EYED GIRL (AUS) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 7 |
|
BRIEF EMBRACE
(AUS)
2F IRGUN (USA) - TRANQUIL LOVE (AUS) IMPERIAL BARON (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 55.5 | PETER G MOODY | 7 |
|
FAIZA
(AUS)
2F DANEHILL (USA) - EXCELLENT PROSPECT (USA) MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) |
B PREBBLE | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 7 |
|
MANNINGTON
(AUS)
2F DANEHILL (USA) - BINT MARSCAY (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
J PATTON | 55.5 | RUSSELL CAMERON | 4 |