The Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) is a 1100m sprint held in Melbourne on CF Orr Stakes Day as a key lead-up to the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) each autumn.
2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results
- 1st: #3 Palm Angel
- 2nd: #1 My Gladiola
- 3rd: #4 Wiltshire Square
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The Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) is a Group 2 race for two-year-old fillies held at Caulfield Racecourse on CF Orr Stakes Day in February during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results
- 1st: #3 Palm Angel ($7.50)
- 2nd: #1 My Gladiola
- 3rd: #4 Wiltshire Square
The 2025 Blue Diamond Stakes on February 22 is calling for Jason Warren’s progressive Starspangledbanner filly Palm Angel ($7.50) who was impressive coming off the back of the odds-on favourite My Gladiola to secure a one-length upset in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude results at Caulfield.
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Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) 2025 Odds & Results
Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
3. Palm Angel (3)
J: Ethan Brown 56kg
T: Jason Warren |
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2nd
1. My Gladiola (10)
J: Jamie Mott 56kg
T: John McArdle |
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3rd
4. Wiltshire Square (9)
J: Shane Foley 56kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
2. Miss Celine (1)
J: Blake Shinn 56kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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5th
8. Odessa (7)
J: Luke Currie 56kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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6th
5. Gin Spirit (4)
J: Jamie Melham 56kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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7th
7. Expulsion (6)
J: Mark Zahra 56kg
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
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8th
13. Supergrace (8)
J: Billy Egan 56kg
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
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9th
10. Exit (2)
J: Thomas Stockdale 56kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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10th
6. La Reine (5)
J: Zac Spain 56kg
T: Shane Nichols |
Data retrieved: 27/05/2025 12:00:31 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 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 $350,000 in prize money as of 2025.
The set weights clash is a traditional lead-up to the Group $2 million 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 Hayasugi (2024), Lyre (2019), Catchy (2017), Earthquake (2014), and Samaready (2012).
Midnight Fever (1987) and Hayasugi (2024) are the only fillies in history to take out the Blue Diamond Preview – Prelude – Stakes treble.
Many of the fillies in the 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.
Hayasugi (2024) is the latest filly to complete the Blue Diamond Fillies Preview – Prelude double.
The 2022 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude form was franked with the winner Revolutionary Miss going on to run a next-up second in that year’s Blue Diamond Stakes results. She also returned in the spring and was runner-up in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) as a three-year-old.
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2025 ran on Saturday February 8, 2025 as part of the CF Orr Stakes Day card and saw Palm Angel ($7.50) secure an upset to become a new Blue Diamond 2025 favourite.
| 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) | |
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| Date: | Saturday February 8, 2025 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1100m |
| Race Type: | Set Weights / 2YO Fillies |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $350,000 |
2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 3 | PALM ANGEL | Jason Warren | Ethan Brown | 3 | 56kg | $7.50 | |||
| 2 | 1 | MY GLADIOLA | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 1L | 10 | 56kg | $1.95F | ||
| 3 | 4 | WILTSHIRE SQUARE | Ciaron Maher | Shane Foley | 1.75L | 9 | 56kg | $5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | MISS CELINE | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 2.5L | 1 | 56kg | $18 | ||
| 5 | 8 | ODESSA | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 3.25L | 7 | 56kg | $41 | ||
| 6 | 5 | GIN SPIRIT | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Ms Jamie Melham | 4L | 4 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 7 | 7 | EXPULSION | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 4.75L | 6 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 8 | 13 | SUPERGRACE | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Billy Egan | 5.25L | 8 | 56kg | $101 | ||
| 9 | 10 | EXIT | Ciaron Maher | Thomas Stockdale | 6L | 2 | 56kg | $7 | ||
| 10 | 6 | LA REINE | Shane Nichols | Zac Spain | 14L | 5 | 56kg | $101 | ||
| 9 | EXCENIA | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Damian Lane | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | QUEEN CHRISTINE | Symon Wilde | John Allen | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | MELROSE | Robbie Griffiths | Jye McNeil | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Betting
The latest Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2025 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also provided here at Races.com.au the week of CF Orr Stakes Day.
Arcaded ($2.70 in 2021) was the last favourite in Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Exploring winning at Blue Diamond Prelude odds of $15 for Godolphin.
2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Form Guide
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2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) 2025 Tips on the important Blue Diamond lead-up this February.
- To Win: #2 Miss Celine ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW
She needs to make up some five lengths to turn the tables on her last start conqueror in the Preview but think returning to Caulfield second-up will do the trick making Miss Celine lovely value in the Group 2 Prelude for fillies. Team Hayes’ daughter of Magnus won here on debut in the Listed Debutant Stakes last prep before resuming at Sandown to place fourth carrying 58kg. She meets My Gladiola equal in the weights now in a big plus for this underrated black-type winner who presents fitter for that run. She’ll get things her way from the inside alley, and Blake Shinn in the saddle is a plus. Can surprise.
2025 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 2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude field and barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2025 final field features a smart line-up of Blue Diamond bound fillies led in betting by the Preview winner My Gladiola.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 1 | MY GLADIOLA | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 12 | 56kg | 72 | ||
| 2 | 1×4 | MISS CELINE | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 1 | 56kg | 72 | ||
| 3 | 15 | PALM ANGEL | Jason Warren | Ethan Brown | 5 | 56kg | 72 | ||
| 4 | 23 | WILTSHIRE SQUARE | Ciaron Maher | Shane Foley | 11 | 56kg | 68 | ||
| 5 | 1 | GIN SPIRIT | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Ms Jamie Melham | 6 | 56kg | 65 | ||
| 6 | 2 | LA REINE | Shane Nichols | Zac Spain | 7 | 56kg | 62 | ||
| 7 | 6 | EXPULSION | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 8 | 56kg | 61 | ||
| 8 | 5x | ODESSA | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 9 | 56kg | 61 | ||
| 9 | EXCENIA | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Damian Lane | 4 | 56kg | ||||
| 10 | EXIT | Ciaron Maher | Thomas Stockdale | 2 | 56kg | ||||
| 11 | 0 | MELROSE | Robbie Griffiths | Jye McNeil | 3 | 56kg | 60 | ||
| 12 | QUEEN CHRISTINE | Symon Wilde | John Allen | 13 | 56kg | ||||
| 13 | SUPERGRACE | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Billy Egan | 10 | 56kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Nominations
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2025 nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be published below ahead of the CF Orr Stakes Day Group 2 event.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 6x | BEFUDDLE | F | 2 | John Sadler | |
| 2 | 21 | CAVALRY GIRL | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig | |
| 3 | EXCENIA | F | 2 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | ||
| 4 | EXIT | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher | ||
| 5 | 6 | EXPULSION | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 6 | FLIRT | F | 2 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | ||
| 7 | 1 | GIN SPIRIT | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 8 | 5 | GLIDING LIGHTENING | F | 2 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 9 | 5 | HEAVENLY CONQUEST | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 10 | 1x | HIATUS | F | 2 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
| 11 | 9×005 | INSAIN LADY | F | 2 | Adam & Dallas Simpson | |
| 12 | KERBER | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher | ||
| 13 | 2 | LA REINE | F | 2 | Shane Nichols | |
| 14 | 11 | LA ROUX | F | 2 | Phillip Stokes | |
| 15 | 0 | MELROSE | F | 2 | Robbie Griffiths | |
| 16 | 1×4 | MISS CELINE | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 17 | MOON GODDESS | F | 2 | Nick Ryan | ||
| 18 | 1 | MY GLADIOLA | F | 2 | John McArdle | |
| 19 | 5x | ODESSA | F | 2 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
| 20 | 15 | PALM ANGEL | F | 2 | Jason Warren | |
| 21 | QUEEN CHRISTINE | F | 2 | Symon Wilde | ||
| 22 | RED HOT ROSIE | F | 2 | Edward O’Rourke | ||
| 23 | RING MY BELL | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 24 | SUPERGRACE | F | 2 | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | ||
| 25 | 23 | WILTSHIRE SQUARE | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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 and 2023 it ran at Sandown Racecourse, but all other editions of event have run at Caulfield Racecourse.
Notable recent Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies winners include Lyre (2019), Cathy (2017), 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 Blue Diamond Stakes results next start as did Lyre two years later. Lyre also backed up from her Blue Diamond Stakes win in 2019 to finish third next start in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) in Sydney that March.
See below for the full Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude results dating back to 2000.
Recent Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Palm Angel | 1 minute 4.61 seconds |
| 2nd | My Gladiola | ||
| 3rd | Wiltshire Square | ||
| 2024 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Hayasugi | 1 minute 3.66 seconds |
| 2nd | Kuroyanagi | ||
| 3rd | Matisse | ||
| 2023 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Exploring | 1 minute 3.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Party For Two | ||
| 3rd | Extreme Threat | ||
| 2022 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Revolutionary Miss | 1 minute 3.87 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Roseiano | ||
| 3rd | English Riviera | ||
| 2021 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Arcaded | 1 minute 4.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Scorched Earth | ||
| 3rd | Wolves | ||
| 2020 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Letzbeglam | 1 minute 2.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Muntaseera | ||
| 3rd | Geist | ||
| 2019 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Lyre | 1 minute 4.39 seconds |
| 2nd | Vinicunca | ||
| 3rd | Athiri | ||
| 2018 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude |
1st | Enbihaar | 1 minute 05.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Oohood | ||
| 3rd | Seabrook | ||
| 2017 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 | ||
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