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The Group 2 Ladbrokes 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.
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.
*In 2023 the 2023 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude and C.F. Orr Stakes Day card ran at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown.
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 $300,000 in prize money as of 2022. 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 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 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2023 ran on Saturday February 11, 2023 as part of the CF Orr Stakes Day card at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown and was won in an all-the-way upset by the James Cummings-trained Exploring ($15).
2023 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) | |
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Date: | Saturday February 11, 2023 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse (Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown in 2023) |
Distance: | 1100m |
Race Type: | Set Weights / 2YO Fillies |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $300,000 |
James Cummings and the Godolphin stable enjoyed a Blue Diamond Prelude double on Orr Day with Barber successful in the boys’ division before the all-the-way success of Exploring ($15) in the fillies’ edition thanks to a lovely on-speed ride by jockey Craig Williams.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 3 | EXPLORING | James Cummings | Craig Williams | 4 | 56kg | $15 | |||
2 | 6 | PARTY FOR TWO | Damien Batters | Nikita Beriman | 1L | 12 | 56kg | $8.50 | ||
3 | 16e | EXTREME THREAT | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ethan Brown | 1.75L | 9 | 56kg | $41 | ||
4 | 11 | SENSICAL | Peter G Moody | Daniel Stackhouse | 1.85L | 10 | 56kg | $17 | ||
5 | 8 | CIGAR FLICK | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 1.95L | 13 | 56kg | $8 | ||
6 | 1 | CHARM STONE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Mark Zahra | 2.95L | 7 | 56kg | $2.15F | ||
7 | 13 | BEAUTY RISING | Phillip Stokes | Zac Spain | 3.95L | 8 | 56kg | $31 | ||
8 | 17e | SOJU | Simon Zahra | Damien Thornton | 4.7L | 1 | 56kg | $17 | ||
9 | 7 | ZOUSUKO | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 4.8L | 6 | 56kg | $21 | ||
10 | 15 | SUBRISING | Nigel Blackiston | Jordan Childs | 5.2L | 15 | 56kg | $151 | ||
11 | 12 | DREAMWOMAN | Leon & Troy Corstens | Jye McNeil | 5.4L | 3 | 56kg | $51 | ||
12 | 2 | DE SONIC BOOM | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Blake Shinn | 5.5L | 11 | 56kg | $14 | ||
13 | 14 | ATLANTIC SPIRIT | Dean Binaisse | Teo Nugent | 7L | 5 | 56kg | $101 | ||
14 | 10 | CHILL THE KRUG | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 11.5L | 14 | 56kg | $71 | ||
15 | 5 | SHADDOW FEAR | Luke Fernie | Chris Parnham | 11.6L | 2 | 56kg | $10 | ||
9 | FUROSSHI | Jackie Beriman | Blaike McDougall | 0 | ||||||
4 | REMEDIES | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The latest Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2023 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.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Exploring winning at Blue Diamond Prelude odds of $15 for Godolphin.
Stay tuned for our insider Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) 2023 Tips on the important Blue Diamond lead-up this February.
Anthony & Sam Freedman’s Spirit Of Boom filly was huge on debut hitting the button to salute in the Preview here in an Australia Day upset by three-quarters of a length. She’s over more distance second-up but has the benefit of the run and looks overs in betting again. Against some progressive types and isn’t drawn ideally, but did enough fresh to suggest she could be a force again at a nice price.
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 2023 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude field and barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on Wednesday February 8, 2023 and published in full below.
The 2023 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) final field features a capacity hope of Group 1 hopefuls led in betting by the likes of returning Group 3 Ottawa Stakes winner Charm Stone and the progressive Chris Waller-trained Churchill filly Cigar Flick.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 31x | CHARM STONE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Mark Zahra | 8 | 56kg | 72 | |
2 | 1 | DE SONIC BOOM | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Blake Shinn | 12 | 56kg | 72 | |
3 | 14 | EXPLORING | James Cummings | Craig Williams | 4 | 56kg | 67 | |
4 | 14x | REMEDIES | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 5 | 56kg | 67 | |
5 | 11 | SHADDOW FEAR | Luke Fernie | Chris Parnham | 2 | 56kg | 70 | |
6 | 311 | PARTY FOR TWO | Damien Batters | Nikita Beriman | 13 | 56kg | 68 | |
7 | 2 | ZOUSUKO | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 7 | 56kg | 66 | |
8 | 14 | CIGAR FLICK | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 15 | 56kg | 68 | |
9 | 2×6 | FUROSSHI | Jackie Beriman | Blaike McDougall | 14 | 56kg | 62 | |
10 | 2 | CHILL THE KRUG | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 16 | 56kg | 63 | |
11 | 3 | SENSICAL | Peter G Moody | Daniel Stackhouse | 11 | 56kg | 64 | |
12 | 1 | DREAMWOMAN | Leon & Troy Corstens | Jye McNeil | 3 | 56kg | 63 | |
13 | 2 | BEAUTY RISING | Phillip Stokes | Zac Spain | 9 | 56kg | 62 | |
14 | ATLANTIC SPIRIT | Dean Binaisse | Teo Nugent | 6 | 56kg | |||
15 | SUBRISING | Nigel Blackiston | Jordan Childs | 17 | 56kg | |||
16e | EXTREME THREAT | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ethan Brown | 10 | 56kg | |||
17e | SOJU | Simon Zahra | Damien Thornton | 1 | 56kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2023 nominations close on Monday February 6, 2023 and will be published below ahead of the CF Orr Stakes Day Group 2 event.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 31x | CHARM STONE | F | 2 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 1 | 56kg | 72 | |
2 | 1 | DE SONIC BOOM | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 2 | 56kg | 72 | |
3 | 14 | EXPLORING | F | 2 | James Cummings | 3 | 56kg | 67 | |
4 | 14x | REMEDIES | F | 2 | James Cummings | 4 | 56kg | 67 | |
5 | 11 | SHADDOW FEAR | F | 2 | Luke Fernie | 5 | 56kg | 70 | |
6 | 311 | PARTY FOR TWO | F | 2 | Damien Batters | 6 | 56kg | 68 | |
7 | 2 | ZOUSUKO | F | 2 | John McArdle | 7 | 56kg | 66 | |
8 | 2×7 | ADITI | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 8 | 56kg | 66 | |
9 | 14 | CIGAR FLICK | F | 2 | Chris Waller | 9 | 56kg | 68 | |
10 | 2×6 | FUROSSHI | F | 2 | Jackie Beriman | 10 | 56kg | 62 | |
11 | 2 | KUNDALINI | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 11 | 56kg | 64 | |
12 | 2 | CHILL THE KRUG | F | 2 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 12= | 56kg | 63 | |
13 | 2 | EXTREMELY WICKED | F | 2 | Matt Laurie | 12= | 56kg | 63 | |
14 | 3 | SENSICAL | F | 2 | Peter G Moody | 14 | 56kg | 64 | |
15 | 1 | DREAMWOMAN | F | 2 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 15 | 56kg | 63 | |
16 | 22 | IMMINANCE | F | 2 | Aaron Laing | 16 | 56kg | 61 | |
17 | 2 | BEAUTY RISING | F | 2 | Phillip Stokes | 17 | 56kg | 62 | |
18 | ANTHOPHILA | F | 2 | Shawn Mathrick | 18= | 56kg | |||
19 | ATLANTIC SPIRIT | F | 2 | Dean Binaisse | 18= | 56kg | |||
20 | 9 | ELDERBERRY | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 18= | 56kg | 61 | |
21 | EXTREME THREAT | F | 2 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 18= | 56kg | |||
22 | FOREVER MORE | F | 2 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 18= | 56kg | |||
23 | SHEVA | F | 2 | Ben & JD Hayes | 18= | 56kg | |||
24 | SOJU | F | 2 | Simon Zahra | 18= | 56kg | |||
25 | SUBRISING | F | 2 | Nigel Blackiston | 18= | 56kg | |||
26 | SUTHERLAND | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig | 18= | 56kg | |||
27 | TREASURWAY | F | 2 | Jason Warren | 18= | 56kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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 sponsored event have run at Caulfield Racecourse.
In 2023 the race will again run at Ladbrokes Park Hillside at Sandown.
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |