Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)
Horse race
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The Blue Diamond Preview (Colts and Geldings) is a Melbourne Racing Club Listed Thoroughbred horse race, raced under set weights with penalties conditions for two years old colts and geldings, over a distance of 1000 metres run at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in late January.[1] Prize money for the race is A$200,000. The race lost its Group classification in 2006.
| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1982 (Listed race) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Sportsbet (2023) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two year old colts and geldings |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $250,000 (2025) |
History
The race is considered a lead-up to the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G the following month and both races are used as lead-up races to the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes in late February at Caulfield.[1] The race is usually held on the Australia Day public holiday.
Along with this event the Blue Diamond Preview Fillies is held.
Thoroughbreds that have captured the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Stakes double:
Midnight Fever (1987), Zeditave (1988), Knowledge (1997), Bel Esprit (2002), Reaan (2008) and Sepoy (2011)
Name
Prior 1996 the race was known as Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) and was run at Sandown Racecourse and was not to be confused with the Blue Diamond Prelude C&G run at Caulfield Racecourse a couple of weeks later at a distance of 1,100 metres.
Grade
- 1982–1987 - Listed race
- 1988–2005 - Group 3
- 2006 onwards - Listed race
Distance
- 1982–1983 – 1200 metres
- 1984 onwards - 1000 metres
Venue
- 1988–1996 - Sandown Racecourse
- 1997–2005 - Caulfield Racecourse
- 2006 - Sandown Racecourse
- 2007–2014 - Caulfield Racecourse
- 2015 - Sandown Racecourse
- 2016 onwards - Caulfield Racecourse
Winners
- 2025 - Shining Smile
- 2024 - High Octane
- 2023 - The Instructor[2]
- 2022 - Daumier[3]
- 2021 - General Beau[4]
- 2020 - Hanseatic[5]
- 2019 - I Am Immortal[6]
- 2018 - Long Leaf[7]
- 2017 - Property[8]
- 2016 - Cohesion[9]
- 2015 - Burnstone[10]
- 2014 - Mohave[11]
- 2013 - Dissident[12]
- 2012 - The Travelling Man[13]
- 2011 - Sepoy[14]
- 2010 - Innocent Gamble[15]
- 2009 - Reward For Effort[16]
- 2008 - Reaan[17]
- 2007 - Cecconi[18]
- 2006 - Kapphero[19]
- 2005 - Danger Looms[20]
- 2004 - Sanziro[21]
- 2003 - Murphy's Blu Boy[22]
- 2002 - Bel Esprit[23]
- 2001 - Sheraton[24]
- 2000 - Toorak Thunder[25]
- 1999 - Cullen[26]
- 1998 - Special Edition[27]
- 1997 - Knowledge[28]
- 1996 - Jumpin' Jive[29]
- 1995 - Tuscany Flyer[30]
- 1994 - Renarchi[31]
- 1993 - St. Rory[32]
- 1992 - Vertingly[33]
- 1991 - Noble Lancer[34]
- 1990 - Canny Lad[35]
- 1988 - Zeditave[36]
- 1987 - †Midnight Fever[37] / Change Of Habit[38]
† The event held in divisions