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The Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) is a 1100m sprint held at Caulfield Racecourse 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.
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) | |
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Date: | Saturday February 6, 2021 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 1100m |
Race Type: | Set Weights / 2YO Fillies |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
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 | |
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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.
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.
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 |
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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.
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 | |
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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.
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |