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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.

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 $200,000 in prize money. The set weights clash is a traditional lead-up to the Group $1.5 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 Lyre (2019), Catchy (2017), Earthquake (2014) and Samaready (2012).

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.

The Neds Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2021 ran on Saturday February 6, 2021 and was won by the favourite Arcaded. 

2021 Neds Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies)
Date:	Saturday February 6, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	Set Weights / 2YO Fillies
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results

• 1st: #5 Arcaded
• 2nd: #7 Scorched Earth
• 3rd: #10 Wolves

The Godolphin-raced Street Boss filly Arcaded ($2.70F) easily accounted for her rivals in the 2021 Blue Diamond Prelude results, the top elect making it two-from-two at the Caulfield track with a big 2.5 length victory.

Click here to read more on the brilliant Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude win by Arcaded.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	ARCADED	James Cummings	Damian Lane		7	56kg		$2.70F
	2	7	SCORCHED EARTH	John Moloney	Mark Zahra	2.5L	5	56kg		$13
	3	10	WOLVES	Greg Eurell	Jye McNeil	4.25L	1	56kg		$17
	4	1	PICARONES	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	4.45L	10	56kg		$10
	5	12	GINIBI	Gemma Rielly	Joe Bowditch	4.85L	12	56kg		$101
	6	4	TEMPEST CHARM	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Michael Walker	5.35L	9	56kg		$26
	7	11	CALIPER	Ken & Kasey Keys	Craig Williams	6.1L	11	56kg		$61
	8	8	DECENT RAINE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	6.2L	2	56kg		$8.50
	9	6	BIRD OF DUBAI	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	6.4L	3	56kg		$14
	10	9	LADY AUDREY	Michael Moroney	Ms Jamie Kah	6.5L	8	56kg		$18
	11	2	TELLURIDE	James Cummings	Glen Boss	7.5L	4	56kg		$12
	12	3	TAYLA’S MOMENT	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Daniel Moor	9.5L	6	56kg		$6.50

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Betting Odds

The latest Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2021 odds and betting market links will be available below 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.

2021 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 2021 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude field and barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on Wednesday February 3, 2021 and published in full below.

A dozen two-year-old fillies make-up the 2021 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) field with Tayla’s Moment the best out of the Preview having run second to Dosh – the latter a non-acceptor for the Group 2 this weekend.

Click here to read more on the key fillies in the Blue Diamond Prelude 2021 field & betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	13	PICARONES	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	10	56kg		68
2	21	TELLURIDE	James Cummings	Glen Boss	4	56kg		66
3	22	TAYLA’S MOMENT	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Daniel Moor	6	56kg		69
4	36x	TEMPEST CHARM	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Michael Walker	9	56kg		64
5	1	ARCADED	James Cummings	Damian Lane	7	56kg		66
6	4×2	BIRD OF DUBAI	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	3	56kg		62
7	4x	SCORCHED EARTH	John Moloney	Mark Zahra	5	56kg		62
8	2	DECENT RAINE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	2	56kg		62
9	2	LADY AUDREY	Michael Moroney	Ms Jamie Kah	8	56kg		61
10	5	WOLVES	Greg Eurell	Jye McNeil	1	56kg		62
11		CALIPER	Ken & Kasey Keys	Craig Williams	11	56kg
12		GINIBI	Gemma Rielly	Joe Bowditch	12	56kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Nominations

The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2021 nominations close on Monday February 1, 2021 and will be published below ahead of the CF Orr Stakes Day Group 2 event.

Twenty fillies make-up the 2021 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) nominations including the Preview winner Dosh who is an unlikely final acceptor and all-in favourite Arcaded who won by over three lengths on debut at the track in January.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1×1	DOSH	F	2	Grahame Begg	1	56kg		80
2	13	PICARONES	F	2	James Cummings	2	56kg		68
3	21	TELLURIDE	F	2	James Cummings	3	56kg		66
4	36x	TEMPEST CHARM	F	2	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	4	56kg		64
5	22	TAYLA’S MOMENT	F	2	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	5	56kg		69
6	16	SAASMIT	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	6	56kg		64
7	1	ARCADED	F	2	James Cummings	7	56kg		66
8	4×2	BIRD OF DUBAI	F	2	Phillip Stokes	8	56kg		62
9	4x	SCORCHED EARTH	F	2	John Moloney	9	56kg		62
10	2	DECENT RAINE	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	10	56kg		62
11	2	LADY AUDREY	F	2	Michael Moroney	11	56kg		61
12	3	SMART ACE	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	12	56kg		61
13	5	WOLVES	F	2	Greg Eurell	13	56kg		62
14	9x	TINGE	F	2	James Cummings	14	56kg		60
15		CALIPER	F	2	Ken & Kasey Keys	15=	56kg
16		DE LA FAYETTE	F	2	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	15=	56kg
17		FLYING EVELYN	F	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman	15=	56kg
18		GINIBI	F	2	Gemma Rielly	15=	56kg
19	6	SEACOLE	F	2	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	15=	56kg		60
20	8	TIZ MY BAY	F	2	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	15=	56kg		60

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 it ran at Sandown Racecourse, but all other editions of the now Neds.com.au sponsored 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
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