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The Blue Diamond Stakes is Victoria’s premier sprint race for two year old horses, offering $2 million in prize money as of 2023.

The Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes is traditionally held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse* each February during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival and is run over a sprint distance of 1200m.

*In 2023 the Blue Diamond Stakes Day program ran at Sandown’s Ladbrokes Park Lakeside course. 

As a set-weights race the colts and geldings in the Blue Diamond Stakes field are required to carry 55.5kg and fillies must carry 53kg. The winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes takes home $1.2 million in prize money plus a trophy worth $15,000.

The Blue Diamond Stakes Day features a total of three elite level autumn races being accompanied on the card by the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) and Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m).

The 2022 Blue Diamond Stakes form was franked with the third place-getter Jacquinot going on to win the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) in Sydney during the spring.

History was made in the 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes with Hayasugi becoming just the second filly ever to complete the Preview – Prelude – Blue Diamond Stakes treble along with Midnight Fever (1987).

The 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes ran at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday February 24, 2024 and was won in a historical late thriller by Clinton McDonald’s Preview – Prelude winning filly Hayasugi ($16). 

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 24, 2024
Racecourse:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	2YO Set Weight
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$2,000,000

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Results

The Blue Diamond Stakes 2024 results will be published below as soon as the $2 million feature takes place on Saturday February 24, 2024.

• 1st: #11 Hayasugi ($16)
• 2nd: #13 Lady Of Camelot
• 3rd: #14 Kuroyanagi

Trainer Clinton McDonald’s pre-race confidence proved justified as his underestimated Preview-Prelude winning filly, Hayasugi ($16), unleashed a powerful finishing burst in the final 50 meters to overtake her rivals and claim a historic treble. Hayasugi’s upset victory led an all-filly first four in the 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes results at Caulfield. 

Click here to read more on the fast finishing upset in the Blue Diamond Stakes by Hayasugi.

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	11	HAYASUGI	Clinton McDonald	Ms Jamie Kah		10	55kg		$16
	2	13	LADY OF CAMELOT	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	0.2L	4	55kg		$4.40
	3	14	KUROYANAGI	Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	1.2L	2	55kg		$11
	4	12	ENEEZA	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Damian Lane	1.3L	5	55kg		$12
	5	5	STAY FOCUSED	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	1.4L	13	57kg		$12
	6	10	FEARLESS	Peter & Paul Snowden	Michael Dee	1.9L	14	57kg		$31
	7	15	MATISSE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie	2.4L	1	55kg		$19
	8	7	TRAFFIC WARDEN	James Cummings	Craig Williams	2.5L	12	57kg		$31
	9	8	HIGH OCTANE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	2.9L	9	57kg		$8
	10	1	RUE DE ROYALE (NZ)	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Chad Schofield	3L	15	57kg		$61
	11	2	SPYWIRE	Ciaron Maher	John Allen	3.4L	16	57kg		$17
	12	6	DUBLIN DOWN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Harry Coffey	3.6L	3	57kg		$101
	13	4	COLEMAN	Matt Laurie	Ben Melham	3.7L	6	57kg		$3.40F
	14	17e	IN HER EYES	Leon & Troy Corstens	Blaike McDougall	5.2L	8	55kg		$81
	15	16	FLYER	Jason Warren	Jye McNeil	5.5L	11	55kg		$151
	16	9	ZESTIMAN	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Declan Bates	7.25L	7	57kg		$81
		18e	ALTERMATUM	Tony & Calvin McEvoy			0
		3	BODYGUARD	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Betting Odds

The futures markets for the Blue Diamond Stakes field 2024 courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au will be listed below with all-in pricing on the hopeful two-year-olds heading towards the autumn Group 1 classic as soon as announced.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with the winner Daumier saluting at Blue Diamond Stakes odds of $20.

There was also an upset Blue Diamond Stakes result in 2024 with Hayasugi saluting at $16 despite having won the fillies’ Preview – Prelude double in the lead-up.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 BLUE DIAMOND STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 BLUE DIAMOND STAKES FORM GUIDE

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Blue Diamond Stakes tips for 2024 with the top three two-year-olds to back home in the Group 1 autumn classic.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2024 BLUE DIAMOND STAKES TIPS & BEST BETS

• To Win: #13 Lady Of Camelot ($4.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The Blue Diamond field boasts its usual firepower, and Lady Of Camelot from the Waterhouse/Bott stable is deservedly attracting attention. This classy filly embarks on her third career start, taking on the boys after a dominant 2.88-length victory in the Group 3 Widden Stakes at Rosehill. While missing the traditional Melbourne Prelude lead-up, her raw talent shines through. The 1200m distance shouldn’t trouble her based on her recent win, and gate four gives her a dream launchpad. Lady Of Camelot has the potential to cause an upset and demands attention in this wide-open contest.

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Field

The official Blue Diamond Stakes field and barrier draw are released by Racing Victoria the Wednesday before the race.

The Blue Diamond Stakes field is determined after three rounds of earlier declarations that take place from November of the year before. Final Blue Diamond Stakes acceptances cost connections a fee of $5,500.

The 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Final Acceptances close at 9am (local time), Wednesday the 21st of February, 2024. 

The stage is set for a clash of the two-year-old titans in the Blue Diamond Stakes 2024! A capacity field of 16 promising juveniles is ready to battle it out for the coveted $2 million prize at Caulfield including Clinton McDonald’s filly Hayasugi, aiming for the historical feat of triple crown glory after victories in the Fillies’ Preview and Prelude races. Coleman heads betting as an undefeated colt coming off a Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes victory, while there is also money for Lady Of Camelot from the Waterhouse/Bott stable. This Blue Diamond promises to be an electrifying sprint showdown, packed with talent and ambition.

The official 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes barrier draw took place on Tuesday afternoon with the favourites Bodyguard (6) who has subsequently been scratched, Coleman (7), and Lady Of Camelot (4) all drawing favourably.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Blue Diamond Stakes 2024 field and betting markets.

UPDATE: Bodyguard Scratched from Blue Diamond Stakes 2024 Field.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	42×2	RUE DE ROYALE (NZ)	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Chad Schofield	17	57kg			77
2	1213	SPYWIRE	Ciaron Maher	John Allen	18	57kg			75
3	1×1	BODYGUARD	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	6	57kg			83
4	1×1	COLEMAN	Matt Laurie	Ben Melham	7	57kg			83
5	12	STAY FOCUSED	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	15	57kg			77
6	421x	DUBLIN DOWN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Harry Coffey	3	57kg			74
7	213	TRAFFIC WARDEN	James Cummings	Craig Williams	14	57kg			74
8	15	HIGH OCTANE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	10	57kg			72
9	15	ZESTIMAN	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Declan Bates	8	57kg			70
10	4×2	FEARLESS	Peter & Paul Snowden	Michael Dee	16	57kg
11	25×11	HAYASUGI	Clinton McDonald	Ms Jamie Kah	11	55kg			83
12	21×2	ENEEZA	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Damian Lane	5	55kg			76
13	4×1	LADY OF CAMELOT	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	4	55kg			80
14	12	KUROYANAGI	Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	2	55kg			72
15	33	MATISSE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie	1	55kg			71
16	1	FLYER	Jason Warren	Jye McNeil	13	55kg			64
17e	27	IN HER EYES	Leon & Troy Corstens	Blaike McDougall	9	55kg			63
18e	3×5	ALTERMATUM	Tony & Calvin McEvoy		12	55kg			63

The very first Blue Diamond Stakes nominations of yearlings close in August the previous year.

View the 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Nominations on the official Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) website.

The 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes nominations attracted 1473 yearlings and can be viewed in full here. 

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes First Declarations

Helping to narrow down the list of youngsters heading towards the Group 1 of the following February, the Blue Diamond Stakes first declarations or first acceptances close the November prior and traditionally feature around 500 – 600 youngsters.

Connections are charged a $330 fee at first acceptance stage in the Blue Diamond Stakes, which is the same cost of the nominations of yearlings for the classic.

View the 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes First Declarations on the official Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) website.

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Second Declarations

The Blue Diamond Stakes field begins to take further shape when the Blue Diamond Stakes second declarations or acceptances close in early January, around one and a half months before Blue Diamond Stakes Day. Blue Diamond second declarations cost connections a $440 fee.

The 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes second acceptances closed at 12pm on Tuesday the 2nd of January, 2024 and attracted 364 runners led in all-in betting by three-length Inglis Banner winning filly Bold Bastille. 

Click here to view the full 2024 Blue Diamond second acceptances.

2024 Blue Diamond Stakes Third Declarations

The third round of Blue Diamond Stakes declarations are the last before the final Blue Diamond Stakes field is announced the week of the race. Blue Diamond Stakes third declarations cost connections a fee of $660 and close in late January.

After third declarations but before the final field is released, connections have a final chance to enter their horses into the Blue Diamond Stakes field the Monday before the race at a hefty late entry fee of $55,000.

The 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes third acceptances closed on January 30, 2024 with 80 two-year-old contenders still in the mix with futures markets led by Peter & Paul Snowden’s Blue Diamond Preview winning Deep Field colt High Octane. 

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	3x	AARDVARK	C	2	Leon & Troy Corstens
2	5x	ALINEA	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
3	3x	ALTERMATUM	F	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
4		AMEENA	F	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
5	1x	ANODE	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
6		BARBARIC LAD	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
7		BITTERCREEK	C	2	Leon & Troy Corstens
8		BLACKBERRY BOMB	F	2	Simon Zahra
9	1x	BODYGUARD	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
10	1x	BOLD BASTILLE	F	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
11	6	BOSUSTOW	C	2	Annabel Neasham
12		CARDIOLOGIST	C	2	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
13	2	CASTANYA	F	2	Annabel Neasham
14		CELERITY	F	2	James Cummings
15		CHATEAU MIRAVAL	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
16		COASTAL ABBEY	F	2	Andrew Angelone
17	1x	COLEMAN	C	2	Matt Laurie
18	57	COOL STAR	F	2	Tetyana Furdetska
19	3x	COUNTEROFFENSIVE	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
20	5	DEPUTIZE	C	2	Annabel Neasham
21		DRIFTING	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
22	421x	DUBLIN DOWN	C	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
23		EJECT	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
24	21x	ENEEZA	F	2	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
25	8124	ERNO’S CUBE	F	2	Ciaron Maher
26	5	ESPINHO	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
27		EVAPORATE (NZ)	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
28		EXCELINDEED	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
29	4x	FEARLESS	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
30	2x	FLATTERED	F	2	Patrick Payne
31		FLYER	F	2	Jason Warren
32	2	FROEBEL STAR	F	2	Ciaron Maher
33	1	FULLY LIT	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
34		GROWING EMPIRE	C	2	Ciaron Maher
35	25×1	HAYASUGI	F	2	Clinton McDonald
36	1	HIGH OCTANE	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
37	2	HOLMES A COURT	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
38		I AM SEZ	F	2	Bjorn Baker
39	2	IN HER EYES	F	2	Leon & Troy Corstens
40	3	INNERVISIONS	C	2	Annabel Neasham
41	2	JUVIANCE	F	2	Gavin Bedggood
42	1	KUROYANAGI	F	2	Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea
43		LA ROJA	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
44	4x	LADY OF CAMELOT	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
45	4	LET’SFACETHEMUSIC	C	2	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
46		LIGHT FOOT	F	2	Pat Widdup
47		MAGIC PRINCESS	F	2	David & Coral Feek
48		MANOS	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
49	3	MATISSE	F	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
50		MR ZEUS	C	2	Alex Rae
51	31x	ODINSON	C	2	Ciaron Maher
52	6x	PIERIS	C	2	Robbie Laing
53		PLEA	C	2	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans
54		PRESIDENT	C	2	Chris Waller
55	1	PRO FORMA	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
56	3x	PROST	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
57		PUSHPA	F	2	Annabel Neasham
58		QATARS CHOICE	F	2	Ciaron Maher
59		RAILWAY MAN	C	2	Ciaron Maher
60	42x	RUE DE ROYALE (NZ)	C	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
61	05x	SCAMPI	C	2	Ciaron Maher
62	4	SHEHUNGTHEMOON	F	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
63	1213	SPYWIRE	C	2	Ciaron Maher
64	1	STAY FOCUSED	C	2	Phillip Stokes
65	2x1x	STRAIGHT CHARGE	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
66		SUPERCILIOUS	F	2	Leon & Troy Corstens
67	1	SWITZERLAND	C	2	Chris Waller
68		TIPPYTAY	F	2	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans
69	2	TOBEORNOTTOBE	F	2	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock
70	1	TOO DARN LIZZIE	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
71	21x	TRAFFIC WARDEN	C	2	James Cummings
72	2	TRUNK	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
73		VERLANDER	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
74		VILLE DE LUMIERE	F	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
75	5	VIXENETTE	F	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
76		WAGE RISE	F	2	Andrew Angelone
77		WAVE BREAKER	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
78		WHISKEY	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
79	5×110	WOLFGANG	C	2	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans
80	1	ZESTIMAN	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes

Blue Diamond Stakes History & Records

First run in 1971 and won by Tolerance, the Blue Diamond Stakes went on to be claimed by sprinting champion Manikato in 1978.

Adding to the list of recent Blue Diamond Stakes records was jockey Dwayne Dunn who managed his fourth consecutive win in the classic with Reaan in 2008 after winning with Sleek Chassis (2007), Nadeem (2006), and Undoubtedly (2005).

David Hayes has trained six Blue Diamond Stakes winners (since 1983) with: Mahassin (1990), Canonise (1991), Nadeem (2006), Sleek Chassis (2007), and Reaan (2008) along with Catchy (2017) in partnership with his son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig.

Anthony & Sam Freedman prepared three of the four Blue Diamond Stakes winners from 2019 – 2022 with Lyre (2019), Artorious (2021), and Daumier (2022).

See below for a full list of Blue Diamond Stakes winners and place-getters going back to 2000.

The 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes was moved from Caulfield to Sandown (Lakeside).

The 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Hayasugi made history becoming just the second filly in history to complete the series’ treble.

Recent Blue Diamond Stakes

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Hayasugi	1 minute 09.56 seconds
	2nd	Lady Of Camelot
	3rd	Kuroyanagi
2023 Blue Diamond Stakes(Run at Sandown, Lakeside)	1st	Little Brose	1 minute 10.00 seconds
	2nd	Don Corleone
	3rd	Arkansaw Kid
2022 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Daumier	1 minute 09.76 seconds
	2nd	Revolutionary Miss
	3rd	Jacquinot
2021 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Artorius	1 minute 09.57 seconds
	2nd	Ingratiating
	3rd	Anamoe
2020 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Tagaloa	1 minute 08.56 seconds
	2nd	Hanseatic
	3rd	Personal
2019 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Lyre	1 minute 9.39 seconds
	2nd	Lankan Star
	3rd	Free Of Debt
2018 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Written By	1 minute 9.86 seconds
	2nd	Enbihaar
	3rd	Oohood
2017 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Catchy	1 minute 09.38 seconds
	2nd	Pariah
	3rd	Formality
2016 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Extreme Choice	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Flying Artie
	3rd	Zamzam
2015 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Pride Of Dubai	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Reemah
	3rd	Lake Geneva
2014 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Earthquake	1 minute 09.87 seconds
	2nd	Jabali
	3rd	Cornrow
2013 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Miracles Of Life	1 minute 09.76 seconds
	2nd	Fast ‘N’ Rocking
	3rd	Godiva Rock
2012 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Samaready	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	No Looking Back
	3rd	Armed for Action
2011 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Sepoy	1 minute 8.5 seconds
	2nd	Hallowell Belle
	3rd	Masthead
2010 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Star Witness	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Shaaheq
	3rd	Beneteau
2009 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Reward For Effort	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Real Saga
	3rd	Maka Ena
2008 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Reaan	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	All American
	3rd	Burgeis
2007 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Sleek Chassis	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Zizou
	3rd	Shrewd Rhythm
2006 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Nadeem	1 minute 12 seconds
	2nd	Miss Finland
	3rd	Wonderful World
2005 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Undoubtedly	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Seidnazar
	3rd	Perfectly Ready
2004 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Alinghi	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Wager
	3rd	World Peace
2003 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Kusi	1 minute 11 seconds
	2nd	Halibery
	3rd	Divine Secret
2002 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Bel Esprit	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Brief Embrace
	3rd	Pillaging
2001 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	True Jewels	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	La Lagune
	3rd	Spectatorial
2000 Blue Diamond Stakes	1st	Road To Success	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Ponton Flyer
	3rd	Mannington

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