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

The Group 1 Ladbrokes 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 Ladbrokes 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 Ladbrokes 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 2019  Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes runs at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday February 23, 2019.

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 23, 2019
Racecourse:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	2YO Set Weight
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,500,000

2019 Blue Diamond Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 Lyre
• 2nd: #12 Lankan Star
• 3rd: #3 Free Of Debt

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight
1	7	LYRE	Anthony Freedman	Luke Currie	–	5	54.5kg
2	12	LANKAN STAR	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	0.5L	7	54.5kg
3	3	FREE OF DEBT	Chris Bieg	Michael Walker	0.9L	6	56.5kg
4	11	ATHIRI	James Cummings	Craig Williams	1.3L	13	54.5kg
5	13	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren	Beau Mertens	1.4L	11	54.5kg
6	10	LOVING GABY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damian Lane	1.9L	12	54.5kg
7	1	I AM IMMORTAL	Anthony Freedman	Ben Melham	2.4L	9	56.5kg
8	8	VINICUNCA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Stephen Baster	3.65L	4	54.5kg
9	14	ANDRASSY AVENUE	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	3.75L	3	54.5kg
10	6	CATCH ME	Peter & Paul Snowden	Dwayne Dunn	4.05L	8	54.5kg
11	4	SHOTMAKER	Mick Price	Hugh Bowman	4.15L	14	56.5kg
12	2	HAWKER HURRICANE	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	5.4L	2	56.5kg
13	9	BELLA ROSA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	7.4L	10	54.5kg
14	5	GAME KEEPER	Tony McEvoy	Damien Thornton	13.15L	1	56.5kg

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Tips

• 1st: #7 Lyre
• 2nd: #12 Lankan Star
• 3rd: #3 Free Of Debt

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Form Guide

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Betting Odds

The futures markets for the Blue Diamond Stakes field 2019 courtesy of the race sponsor 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.

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Field

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

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	11	I AM IMMORTAL	Anthony Freedman	Ben Melham	9	56.5kg	80
2	1×3	HAWKER HURRICANE	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	2	56.5kg	70
3	11	FREE OF DEBT	Chris Bieg	Michael Walker	6	56.5kg	70
4	2	SHOTMAKER	Mick Price	Hugh Bowman	14	56.5kg	67
5	441	GAME KEEPER	Tony McEvoy	Barend Vorster	1	56.5kg	66
6	1×10	CATCH ME	Peter & Paul Snowden	Dwayne Dunn	8	54.5kg	80
7	511	LYRE	Anthony Freedman	Luke Currie	5	54.5kg	78
8	1×2	VINICUNCA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Stephen Baster	4	54.5kg	76
9	1×2	BELLA ROSA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	10	54.5kg	74
10	1	LOVING GABY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damian Lane	12	54.5kg	74
11	1×3	ATHIRI	James Cummings	Craig Williams	13	54.5kg	71
12	2×14	LANKAN STAR	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	7	54.5kg	70
13	1×5	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren	Beau Mertens	11	54.5kg	70
14	71	ANDRASSY AVENUE	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	3	54.5kg	66

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 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Final Field & Barriers are set for release at 9am (local time) on Tuesday February 19, 2019. 

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Nominations

The very first Blue Diamond Stakes nominations close around early July the previous year.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight
1	11	I AM IMMORTAL	C	2	Anthony Freedman	1=	56.5kg
2	1×10	CATCH ME	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	1=	54.5kg
3	511	LYRE	F	2	Anthony Freedman	1=	54.5kg
4	52211	EXHILARATES	F	2	James Cummings	4	54.5kg
5	2112	ACCESSION	C	2	Chris Waller	5	56.5kg
6	2111	PROBABEEL (NZ)	F	2	Jamie Richards	6	54.5kg
7	1×80	ESPAANIYAH	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	7	54.5kg
8	1×3	HAWKER HURRICANE	C	2	Michael Moroney	8	56.5kg
9	1×2	VINICUNCA	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	9	54.5kg
10	1×2	BELLA ROSA	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	10	54.5kg
11	22×60	BISCARA	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	11	54.5kg
12	2×31	BIVOUAC	C	2	James Cummings	12	56.5kg
13	120	JEDASTAR	F	2	Lloyd Kennewell	13	54.5kg
14	1	LOVING GABY	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	14	54.5kg
15	11	FREE OF DEBT	C	2	Chris Bieg	15	56.5kg
16	4×1	AMERCEMENT	F	2	James Cummings	16	54.5kg
17	1	MCLAREN	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	17=	56.5kg
18	1x	TASSORT	C	2	James Cummings	17=	56.5kg
19	1×3	ATHIRI	F	2	James Cummings	19	54.5kg
20	1×70	STEAL MY KISSES	F	2	Mick Price	20	54.5kg
21	2×14	LANKAN STAR	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	21	54.5kg
22	1×5	ANAHEED	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	22	54.5kg
23	6177	MOVIE ROLE	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	23	54.5kg
24	1×5	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	F	2	Jason Warren	24	54.5kg
25	71	ANDRASSY AVENUE	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	25	54.5kg
26	2	SHOTMAKER	C	2	Mick Price	26	56.5kg
27	1	SHE SHAO FLY	F	2	Tony McEvoy	27	54.5kg
28	2254	AVON RIVER	F	2	James Cummings	28	54.5kg
29	12	TALENTED	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	29	54.5kg
30	1×2	COSMIC FORCE	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	30	56.5kg
31	441	GAME KEEPER	C	2	Tony McEvoy	31	56.5kg
32	12	VIKING WARRIOR	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	32	56.5kg
33	76×19	MAGNICITY	F	2	Robbie Griffiths	33	54.5kg
34	1×6	PELICAN (NZ)	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	34	54.5kg
35	225	ENOOD	F	2	Tony McEvoy	35	54.5kg
36	2×60	ART COLLECTION	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	36	54.5kg
37	245	PRETTY BRAZEN	F	2	Tony McEvoy	37	54.5kg
38	2×0	COVERT OPS	C	2	Gerald Ryan	38	56.5kg
39	25	AUSSIE	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	39	56.5kg
40	1	SIZZLEFLY	F	2	Phillip Stokes	40	54.5kg
41	3236	ALBURQ	C	2	Michael Moroney	41	56.5kg
42	251	OUTLANDOS	C	2	Tony McEvoy	42	56.5kg
43	2426	LADY NATURALISTE	F	2	Matt Cumani	43	54.5kg
44	4×37	LANIGERA	C	2	James Cummings	44	56.5kg
45	347	AUXIN	C	2	James Cummings	45	56.5kg
46	22	HAFAAWA	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	46	54.5kg
47	6325	FAVOURITE THINGS	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	47	54.5kg
48	3	SHIH TZOU	F	2	Michael Kent	48	54.5kg
49	625	JUST ZERENE	F	2	Tony McEvoy	49	54.5kg
50	5×1	FACT OR FABLE	F	2	Robbie Griffiths	50	54.5kg
51	2	CONQUEROR	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	51	56.5kg
52	1	ROWSTHORN	F	2	Tony McEvoy	52	54.5kg
53	56	BRAZEN BRANDO	C	2	Phillip Stokes	53	56.5kg
54	34	FLING	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	54	54.5kg
55	68	EXETER	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	55=	56.5kg
56	40	SWAN ISLAND	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	55=	54.5kg
57	44	MAKTABBA	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	57	54.5kg
58	2	WHYKAYOH	C	2	Tony McEvoy	58	56.5kg
59	30	BEACH CLUB	F	2	Archie Alexander	59	54.5kg
60	20	SENSITIVITY	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	60	54.5kg
61	8	PRESENTLY	F	2	Ken Keys	61	54.5kg
62	2	ASATEER	C	2	Lloyd Kennewell	62=	56.5kg
63	2	CHEER LEADER	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	62=	54.5kg
64	58	AMARULA QUEEN	F	2	Russell & Scott Cameron	64	54.5kg
65	7x	AUTOCRATIC	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	65	56.5kg
66	04	COLADA	C	2	Gerald Ryan	66	56.5kg
67	80	I AM	F	2	Tony McEvoy	67=	54.5kg
68	8	WESTPORT	F	2	Tony McEvoy	67=	54.5kg
69	30	BISHOP ROCK	C	2	Michael Moroney	69	56.5kg
70	4	ISA ROCKET	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	70	54.5kg
71	3	BACHELOR BARON	G	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	71	56.5kg
72	4	WRITEOFF	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	72	54.5kg
73	5	BY A WHISKER	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	73	56.5kg
74	–	DALAALAAT	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	56.5kg
75	0x	FORBIDDEN PALACE	C	2	Mick Price	74=	56.5kg
76	0	LANGUISHING	C	2	Robbie Griffiths	74=	56.5kg
77	9	LIGHTHORSE LAD	C	2	Mick Price	74=	56.5kg
78	0	LODESTAR	C	2	Colin Little	74=	56.5kg
79	0	MORE GRIT	C	2	Mick Price	74=	56.5kg
80	–	ORIENZEL	C	2	Mick Price	74=	56.5kg
81	–	STAND TO ATTENTION	C	2	Leon & Troy Corstens	74=	56.5kg
82	–	THE EGYPTIAN	C	2	Shea Eden	74=	56.5kg
83	6	TORBA	G	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	56.5kg
84	–	TRITON RISING	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	56.5kg
85	–	BEELA HUDOOD	F	2	Mick Price	74=	54.5kg
86	–	DRESSMAKER	F	2	Byron Cozamanis	74=	54.5kg
87	6	DURABILITY	F	2	Leon & Troy Corstens	74=	54.5kg
88	7	EXCELIDA	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	54.5kg
89	7	GINA LOLA	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	54.5kg
90	–	HOT IN PARIS	F	2	Leon & Troy Corstens	74=	54.5kg
91	–	INDISCRETION	F	2	Phillip Stokes	74=	54.5kg
92	–	LADY LOIRE	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	54.5kg
93	–	MARNDARRA	F	2	Tony McEvoy	74=	54.5kg
94	9	MISS ELENA	F	2	Robbie Griffiths	74=	54.5kg
95	0	MONEEFA	F	2	Mick Price	74=	54.5kg
96	–	NOTA BENE	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	54.5kg
97	0	RIVERINA DEMAND	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	54.5kg
98	9	ROCKNESS ANGEL	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	54.5kg
99	–	SACRED GODDESS	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	74=	54.5kg
100	9	SEATONIC Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	74=	54.5kg
101	–	SHAMOTTEY (NZ)	F	2	Mick Price	74=	54.5kg
102	–	SPIRIT WORLD (NZ)	F	2	Bjorn Baker	74=	54.5kg
103	99	URJUWAAN	F	2	Mick Price	74=	54.5kg

2019 Ladbrokes 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 2019 Blue Diamond Stakes first acceptances closed at midday (local time) on Tuesday November 19, 2019.

View the 2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes First Declarations on the official Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) website.

2019 Ladbrokes 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 2019 Blue Diamond Stakes second acceptances closed at midday (local time) on Tuesday January 8, 2019. 

2019 Ladbrokes 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 2019 Blue Diamond Stakes third acceptances closed at midday (local time) on Tuesday January 29, 2019.

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
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