Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies)

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.

2023 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results

  • 1st: #3 Exploring
  • 2nd: #6 Party For Two
  • 3rd: #16e Extreme Threat



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)
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

2023 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results

  • 1st: #3 Exploring ($15)
  • 2nd: #6 Party For Two
  • 3rd: #16e Extreme Threat

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.

Click here to read more on the impressive on-speed upset by Exploring in the 2023 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude results.

2023 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
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.

2023 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Betting Odds

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.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE (FILLIES) ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE (FILLIES) FORM GUIDE

2023 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) 2023 Tips on the important Blue Diamond lead-up this February.

  • To Win: #2 De Sonic Boom ($10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

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.

2023 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 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
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. 

2023 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Nominations

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
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. 

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 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.

Recent Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Winners

Year Place Horse Time
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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