Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies
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ClassGroup 2
LocationCaulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse
Inaugurated1982 (Listed race)
Race typeThoroughbred
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1982 (Listed race) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Sportsbet (2026) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,100 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two year old fillies |
| Weight | Set weights - 55½ kg |
| Purse | $350,000 (2026) |
The Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run under set weight conditions, for two-year-old fillies, over a distance of 1100 metres, held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in February.[1]
Grade
The race is a major preparatory race for the rich Blue Diamond Stakes held two weeks later.
Fillies that have captured the Blue Diamond Prelude – Blue Diamond Stakes double are:
- Love a Show (1983)
- Courtza (1989)
- Lady Jakeo (1993)
- Alinghi (2004)
- Samaready (2012)
- Earthquake (2014)
- Catchy (2017)
- Lyre (2019)
- Hayasugi (2024)
- 1982–1985 - Listed race
- 1986–2014 - Group 3
- 2015 onwards - Group 2
Distance
- 1982–1995 – 1100 metres
- 1996 – 1150 metres
- 1997 onwards - 1100 metres
Venue
- 1982–1995 - Caulfield Racecourse
- 1996 - Sandown Racecourse
- 1997–2022 - Caulfield Racecourse
- 2023 - Sandown Racecourse