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The Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings is a Group 3 race for two-year-old males held at Caulfield Racecourse* in February during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

*In 2023 the 2023 Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude and C.F. Orr Stakes Day card ran at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown. 

The event is contested over a short sprint distance of 1100m and offers $300,000 in prize money to the winner. A set weights race, the Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude is held on CF Orr Stakes Day. The meeting kicks off Group 1 racing for the year with the running of the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m).

CF Orr Stakes Day is home to a host of other early autumn Group status races including the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m), and the Group 2 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude (1100m) which is the fillies’ equivalent of the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G).

Many juveniles in the Blue Diamond Prelude field for colts and geldings will have previously run in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) in late January. In recent years, the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Prelude double has been achieved by: I Am Immortal (2019), Hanseatic (2020) and General Beau (2021). The race is the traditional lead-up to the Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) held a fortnight later.

Recent winners of the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) – Blue Diamond Stakes double include Written By (2018), Sepoy (2011), and Bel Esprit (2002). Pride Of Dubai (2015) also recently improved on a Prelude second to win the Blue Diamond Stakes.

In 2020 the Blue Diamond Prelude winner Hanseatic came off a lead-up win in the Blue Diamond Preview and went on to run second in that year’s Blue Diamond Stakes results.

The next year, Anamoe ran second in the Blue Diamond Prelude before a third in the Blue Diamond Stakes trifecta and subsequent second in the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes in Sydney. Anamoe also won that autumn’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes and returned for a stellar spring headlined by a Group 1 Caulfield Guineas victory and second in the Group 1 Cox Plate back in Melbourne.

The 2022 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G form was franked with the winner Lofty Strike going on to run fourth that spring in the Group1  Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) down the Flemington straight. The Blue Diamond Prelude third place-getter Daumier further franked the form with his next-up win in that year’s Blue Diamond Stakes results before fourths in the Golden Slipper Stakes and Inglis Sires’ in Sydney behind gun filly Fireburn.

The 2023 Blue Diamond Prelude also produced that year’s Blue Diamond Stakes winner with Little Brose improving on a lead-up second in the Prelude to snare victory in the Group 1.

The Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) 2024 ran on Saturday February 10, 2024 at Caulfield Racecourse and was won first-up in style by Peter & Paul Snowden’s undefeated I Am Invincible colt Bodyguard ($4.20). 

2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G)
Date:	Saturday February 10, 2024
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	Set Weights
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$300,000

2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Results

• 1st: #3 Bodyguard ($4.20)
• 2nd: #4 Stay Focused
• 3rd: #5 Homes A Court

Bodyguard charges into Blue Diamond contention! Two-time Black-Type winner Bodyguard ($4.20) announced his arrival for the prestigious Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes with a thrilling victory in the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) 2024. In a display of power and determination, the colt roared down the outside under a masterful Mark Zahra ride, leaving his rivals in his wake. This impressive first-up run cemented his place as a serious contender for the upcoming blue riband event on February 24.

Click here to read more on the impressive win by Bodyguard in the Blue Diamond Prelude 2024.

2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	BODYGUARD	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra		9	57kg		$4.20
	2	4	STAY FOCUSED	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	0.5L	3	57kg		$3.40
	3	5	HOLMES A COURT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jye McNeil	2.75L	8	57kg		$15
	4	10	UNTAPPED	Greg Eurell	Daniel Moor	2.85L	2	57kg		$31
	5	1	HIGH OCTANE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	3.05L	1	57kg		$2.30F
	6	6	INNERVISIONS	Annabel Neasham	Michael Dee	4.05L	5	57kg		$51
	7	7	PIERIS	Robbie Laing	Craig Williams	5.8L	6	57kg		$31
	8	9	CARDIOLOGIST	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	6.55L	4	57kg		$19
	9	8	HELLBERG	Ben Brisbourne	Connor Murtagh	7.3L	7	57kg		$151
		2	WOLFGANG	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	Ms Jamie Kah		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Betting Odds

The best Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude 2024 odds and betting links to the markets will be found below the week of CF Orr Stakes Day so stay tuned.

Hanseatic ($2.30 in 2020) followed by General Beau ($3.10 in 2021) are the latest Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings favourites to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE C&G ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE C&G FORM GUIDE

2024 Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings 2024 Tips on the important Blue Diamond lead-up this autumn.

• To Win: #1 High Octane ($2.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW

This 2yo race is wide open, but keep an eye on High Octane drawn beautifully in barrier 1. Coming from the powerhouse Peter & Paul Snowden stable, renowned for their success with young horses, this Deep Field colt looks set to ignite again. He showed his potential with a dominant debut win in the Preview and will be looking to double down here. The inside draw gives him a clear path to the lead, making him a serious contender in this competitive field.

2024 Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude Field

The Blue Diamond Prelude for colts & geldings field is made up of a host of Blue Diamond Stakes-bound youngsters and is released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday before CF Orr Stakes Day.

The official 2024 Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude Field and Barriers are set for release on Wednesday February 7, 2024 and will be listed in full below.

The Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude 2024 final field features a solid line-up of Blue Diamond hopes including the Snowden’s Preview winner High Octane and his Maribyrnong Trial winning stablemate Bodyguard racing first-up.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1	HIGH OCTANE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	1	57kg
2	5×110	WOLFGANG	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	Ms Jamie Kah	10	57kg
3	1x	BODYGUARD	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	9	57kg
4	1	STAY FOCUSED	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	3	57kg
5	2	HOLMES A COURT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jye McNeil	8	57kg
6	3	INNERVISIONS	Annabel Neasham	Michael Dee	5	57kg
7	6x	PIERIS	Robbie Laing	Craig Williams	6	57kg
8	3	HELLBERG	Ben Brisbourne	Connor Murtagh	7	57kg
9		CARDIOLOGIST	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	4	57kg
10		UNTAPPED	Greg Eurell	Daniel Moor	2	57kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude Nominations

The Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) 2024 nominations close on Monday February 5, 2024 and will be released below as soon as available.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1	HIGH OCTANE	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	1	57kg
2	1x	BODYGUARD	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	2	57kg
3	5×110	WOLFGANG	C	2	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	3	57kg
4	1	ANODE	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	4=	57kg
5	1	STAY FOCUSED	C	2	Phillip Stokes	4=	57kg
6	2	HOLMES A COURT	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	6	57kg
7	3	INNERVISIONS	C	2	Annabel Neasham	7	57kg
8	3	TARTAGLIA	C	2	James Cummings	8	57kg
9	4	LET’SFACETHEMUSIC	C	2	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	9	57kg
10	6x	PIERIS	C	2	Robbie Laing	10	57kg
11	3	HELLBERG	C	2	Ben Brisbourne	11	57kg
12		AKMO	G	2	Trevor J Andrews	12=	57kg
13		BOLLON (NZ)	C	2	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	12=	57kg
14	0x	BRUTAL FORCE	G	2	Monica Croston & Gerrad Gilmour	12=	57kg
15		CARDIOLOGIST	C	2	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	12=	57kg
16		LAST DRUID	C	2	James Cummings	12=	57kg
17		PONYBOY	G	2	Brooke Verwey-Mitchell	12=	57kg
18		UNTAPPED	G	2	Greg Eurell	12=	57kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude History

The Blue Diamond (Colts & Geldings) Prelude has been run and won since 1982. The inaugural winner was Rancer and since then a host of quality two-year-olds have taken out the race including Lonhro (2011), Sepoy (2011), Flying Artie (2016), and Written By (2018).

The race began as a Listed event and has held its Group 3 status since 1986. For one year in 1996 the Blue Diamond Prelude C&G ran at Sandown Racecourse instead of its traditional home at Caulfield.

In 2023 the race again ran at Ladbrokes Park Hillside at Sandown when sponsored by Ladbrokes.com.au before moving back to Caulfield for the 2024 edition.

Recent Blue Diamond Prelude Winners (Colts & Geldings)

See below for a full list of the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) winners and results going back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Bodyguard	1 minute 3.64 seconds
	2nd	Stay Focused
	3rd	Holmes A Court
2023 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Barber	1 minute 3.99 seconds
	2nd	Little Brose
	3rd	Corniche
2022 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Lofty Strike	1 minute 3.98 seconds
	2nd	Semillion
	3rd	Daumier
2021 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	General Beau	1 minute 3.58 seconds
	2nd	Anamoe
	3rd	Jigsaw
2020 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Hanseatic	1 minute 3.08 seconds
	2nd	Rulership
	3rd	Rathlin
2019 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	I Am Immortal	1 minute 4.44 seconds
	2nd	Shotmaker
	3rd	Hawker Hurricane
2018 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Written By	1 minute 04.98 seconds
	2nd	Plague Stone
	3rd	Native Soldier
2017 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Property	1 minute 03.78 seconds
	2nd	Pariah
	3rd	Wait For No One
2016 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Flying Artie	1 minute 3.0 seconds
	2nd	Star Turn
	3rd	China Dream
2015 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Of The Brave	1 minute 3.6 seconds
	2nd	Pride Of Dubai
	3rd	Sampeah
2014 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Rubick	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Jabali
	3rd	Chivalry
2013 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Kuroshio	1 minute 4.0 seconds
	2nd	The Bowler
	3rd	Dissident
2012 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	General Rippa	1 minute 4.1 seconds
	2nd	Rusambo
	3rd	Ferment
2011 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Sepoy	1 minute 3.0 seconds
	2nd	Running Tall
	3rd	Huegill
2010 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Beneteau	1 minute 2.5 seconds
	2nd	General Truce
	3rd	The Greatandthegood
2009 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Real Saga	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Reward For Effort
	3rd	Starspangledbanner
2008 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Wilander	1 minute 3.9 seconds
	2nd	Exceedingly Good
	3rd	Minnesota Shark
2007 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Shrewd Rhythm	1 minute 3.4 seconds
	2nd	Zizou
	3rd	Victory Chant
2006 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Due Sasso	1 minute 3.4 seconds
	2nd	Wonderful World
	3rd	Swinging Bachelor
2005 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Perfectly Ready	1 minute 3.9 seconds
	2nd	The Rhine
	3rd	Bradbury’s Luck
2004 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Way West	1 minute 3.4 seconds
	2nd	Oratorio
	3rd	Sanziro
2003 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Hammerbeam	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Murphy’s Blu Boy
	3rd	Scaredee Cat
2002 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Bel Esprit	1 minute 5.2 seconds
	2nd	Cool Trent
	3rd	Step Ahead
2001 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 3.3 seconds
	2nd	Niewand
	3rd	Tosamba
2000 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G	1st	Happy Giggle	1 minute 4.6 seconds
	2nd	Lord Dane
	3rd	Sparks

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