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The Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) is a Group 2 race for two-year-old fillies held at Caulfield Racecourse on Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Day in February during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 $500,000 Ladbrokes C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) and features a host of other Group status races including the Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) and the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings).

The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude is run over 1100m and offers $200,000 in prize money. The set weights clash is a traditional lead-up to the Group $1.5 million Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) held back at the Caulfield track a fortnight later. Recent winners of the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude – Blue Diamond Stakes double include Catchy (2017), Earthquake (2014) and Samaready (2012).

Many of the fillies in the Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude field will be kicking off their autumn campaigns. Some may have had an earlier lead-up in the Group 3 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) run over 1000m at the track in late January.

The Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2019 runs on Saturday February 9, 2019 .

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies)
Date:	Saturday February 9, 2019
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	Set Weights / 2YO Fillies
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Betting Odds

The latest Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2019 odds and betting market links will be available below the week of CF Orr Stakes Day.

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Field

The Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies field features a host of the season’s top young two-year-old fillies who are eyeing a run in the Blue Diamond Stakes field in a fortnight.

The official 2019 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude field and barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on Wednesday February 7, 2018 and published in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	1×1	CATCH ME	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	3	55.5kg	80
2	1x	VINICUNCA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Stephen Baster	16	55.5kg	74
3	617	MOVIE ROLE	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Craig Williams	14	55.5kg	68
4	2×1	LANKAN STAR	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	4	55.5kg	68
5	1x	ATHIRI	James Cummings	James McDonald	8	55.5kg	68
6	1x	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren	Ben Melham	11	55.5kg	70
7	1x	PELICAN (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	6	55.5kg	65
8	51	LYRE	Anthony Freedman	Damian Lane	12	55.5kg	63
9	3	BEACH CLUB	Archie Alexander	Jordan Childs	2	55.5kg	61
10	2	SENSITIVITY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Dwayne Dunn	1	55.5kg	61
11	5	AMARULA QUEEN	Russell & Scott Cameron	James Winks	9	55.5kg	60
12	–	FAWWAZA	Mick Price	Michael Dee	5	55.5kg	–
13	–	INDISCRETION	Phillip Stokes	Luke Currie	15	55.5kg	–
14	–	MISS ELENA	Robbie Griffiths	Jye McNeil	13	55.5kg	–
15	–	MONEEFA	Mick Price	Beau Mertens	10	55.5kg	–
16	–	PRESENTLY	Ken Keys	Ben Allen (a)	7	55.5kg	–

2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Nominations

The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2019 nominations close on Monday February 4, 2019 and will be published below ahead of the CF Orr Stakes Day Group 2 event.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	5	AMARULA QUEEN	F	2	Russell & Scott Cameron	60
2	1×5	ANAHEED	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	68
3	–	ASSUMING	F	2	Tim Hughes	–
4	1x	ATHIRI	F	2	James Cummings	68
5	3	BEACH CLUB	F	2	Archie Alexander	61
6	22×6	BISCARA	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	68
7	1x	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	F	2	Jason Warren	70
8	1×1	CATCH ME	F	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	80
9	5x	FACT OR FABLE	F	2	Robbie Griffiths	–
10	–	FAWWAZA	F	2	Mick Price	–
11	–	INDISCRETION	F	2	Phillip Stokes	–
12	2×1	LANKAN STAR	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	68
13	51	LYRE	F	2	Anthony Freedman	63
14	–	MISS ELENA	F	2	Robbie Griffiths	–
15	–	MONEEFA	F	2	Mick Price	–
16	617	MOVIE ROLE	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	68
17	1x	PELICAN (NZ)	F	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	65
18	–	PRESENTLY	F	2	Ken Keys	–
19	2	SENSITIVITY	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	61
20	1	SIZZLEFLY	F	2	Phillip Stokes	65
21	1x	VINICUNCA	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	74

Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) History

The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude has been run and won since 1982 when it started out as a Listed race. It gained Group 3 status in 1986 before being run as a Group 2 feature since 2015.

For one year in 1996 it ran at Sandown Racecourse, but all other editions of the now Ladbrokes.com.au sponsored event have run at Caulfield Racecourse.

Notable recent Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies winners include Earthquake (2014), Samaready (2012), Alinghi (2004) and earlier in the race’s history Courtza (1989). The 2017 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude winner Catchy went on to beat the boys in the Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes results next start.

See below for the full Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude results dating back to 2000.

Recent Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Enbihaar	1 minute 05.22 seconds
	2nd	Oohood
	3rd	Seabrook
2017 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Catchy	1 minute 03.64 seconds
	2nd	Limestone
	3rd	Arctic Angel
2016 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Samara Dancer	1 minute 3.1 seconds
	2nd	Concealer
	3rd	Miss Nymeria
2015 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Fontiton	1 minute 2.8 seconds
	2nd	Miss Gidget
	3rd	Flamboyant Lass
2014 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Earthquake	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Eloping
	3rd	Lumosty
2013 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Guelph	1 minute 3.8 seconds
	2nd	Montsegur
	3rd	Godiva Rock
2012 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Samaready	1 minute 3.3 seconds
	2nd	Formidable
	3rd	Sweetener
2011 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	One Last Dance	1 minute 3.6 seconds
	2nd	Glissade
	3rd	Hallowell Belle
2010 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Psychologist	1 minute 2.6 seconds
	2nd	She’s Got Gears
	3rd	Jalsah
2009 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Rostova	1 minute 4.5 seconds
	2nd	Corsaire
	3rd	Rose Darmore
2008 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Believe’n’succeed	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Sugar Babe
	3rd	Burgeis
2007 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Camarilla	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Belcentra
	3rd	Behind
2006 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Nediym’s Glow	1 minute 3.4 seconds
	2nd	Satin Robes
	3rd	Anhinga
2005 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Doubting	1 minute 4.2 seconds
	2nd	Amarazetti
	3rd	Street Smart
2004 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Alinghi	1 minute 3.6 seconds
	2nd	Find The Cash
	3rd	Marie Madelaine
2003 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Halibery	1 minute 3.2 seconds
	2nd	Rinky Dink
	3rd	Gaelic Princess
2002 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Brief Embrace	1 minute 5.2 seconds
	2nd	Coupe
	3rd	Romantic Flyer
2001 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Faiza	1 minute 3.2 seconds
	2nd	Titanic Rose
	3rd	Magic Heaven
2000 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude	1st	Mannington	1 minute 4.9 seconds
	2nd	Operettas
	3rd	Ponton Flyer