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The Neds Blue Diamond Stakes is Victoria’s premier sprint race for two year old horses, offering $1.5 million in prize money.

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

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 $900,000 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 2021 Neds Blue Diamond Stakes ran at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday February 20, 2021 and was won in an upset by Artorius. 

2021 Blue Diamond Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 20, 2021
Racecourse:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	2YO Set Weight
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,500,000

2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Results

The Blue Diamond Stakes 2021 results will be published below as soon as the $1.5 million feature takes place on Saturday February 20, 2021.

• 1st: #7 Artorius
• 2nd: #2 Ingratiating
• 3rd: #5 Anamoe

The 2021 Neds Blue Diamond Stakes results saw the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Artorius score a three-quarter length upset at good odds over the Godolphin-raced Ingratiating, who was excellent running second on the quick back-up, and the fellow James Cummings-trained Anamoe (3rd).

Click here to read more on the surprise Blue Diamond Stakes 2021 win by Artorius.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	ARTORIUS	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie		9	57kg		$13
	2	2	INGRATIATING	James Cummings	William Pike	0.75L	7	57kg		$8.50
	3	5	ANAMOE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	2.5L	13	57kg		$6
	4	3	FINANCE TYCOON	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Luke Nolen	2.6L	6	57kg		$41
	5	1	GENERAL BEAU	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Ms Jamie Kah	2.9L	3	57kg		$9.50
	6	13	ENTHAAR	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	3.1L	12	55kg		$2.40F
	7	9	CONSTRUCT	Peter & Paul Snowden	John Allen	4.1L	5	57kg		$41
	8	8	JIGSAW	Cindy Alderson	Michael Walker	4.2L	4	57kg		$11
	9	15	WOLVES	Greg Eurell	Dwayne Dunn	4.95L	10	55kg		$151
	10	11	HITOTSU	Wendy Kelly	Daniel Stackhouse	5.15L	11	57kg		$201
	11	14	ARCADED	James Cummings	Damian Lane	9.15L	1	55kg		$16
	12	6	ABSEILER	Lloyd Kennewell	Joe Bowditch	13.15L	14	57kg		$151
	13	4	PEGASI	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Kerrin McEvoy	16.65L	8	57kg		$91
	14	16	GINIBI	Gemma Rielly	Damien Thornton	28.65L	2	55kg		$201
		12	DOSH	Grahame Begg	Jye McNeil		0
		10	MARINE ONE	Lloyd Kennewell	Zac Spain		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Blue Diamond Stakes tips for 2021 with the top three two-year-olds to back home in the Group 1 autumn classic.

• Favourite: #13 Enthaar ($2.20 at time of publish)
• Best Bet: #1 General Beau ($10 at time of publish) 
• Best Roughie: #14 Arcaded ($21 at time of publish)

2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Betting Odds

The futures markets for the Blue Diamond Stakes field 2021 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.

2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Field

The official Blue Diamond Stakes field and barrier draw are released by Racing Victoria the Tuesday 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 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Final Acceptances close at 9am (local time), Tuesday the 16th of February, 2021 with Blue Diamond jockeys to be confirmed the following day. 

The Blue Diamond Stakes 2021 final field drew a capacity 16 starters including three undefeated fillies led by the Chairman’s Stakes winner Enthaar. Godolphin saddle-up three chances led by their also unbeaten filly Arcaded coming off a win in the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude. The Prelude winning colt General Beau chases the treble having also saluted in the Preview and has Jamie Kah in the saddle.

Click here to read more on the Enthaar-led Blue Diamond Stakes 2021 final field.

The 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes barrier draw took place on Tuesday afternoon and saw the favourite Enthaar draw wide out in gate 13, while the Prelude winners General Beau and the filly Arcaded came up with inside barriers three and one respectively.

• Scratched: #10 Marine One (10); #12 Dosh (8)

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

View the 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Nominations on the official Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) website.

The 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes nominations attracted 1614 yearlings.

2021 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.

The 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes First Declarations closed at 12pm NOON, Tuesday, 17 November, 2020. 

View the 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes First Declarations on the official Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) website.

2021 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 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Second Declarations are open until 12 NOON, Tuesday, 5 January, 2021. 

2021 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 2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Third Declarations closed at 12 NOON, Tuesday, 26 January, 2021. 

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 Dwane 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.

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

Recent Blue Diamond Stakes

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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