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Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies

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Location
  
Caulfield Racecourse

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Distance
  
1,100 metres

Inaugurated
  
1982 (Listed race)

Sponsor
  
Ladbrokes (2016)

Surface
  
Turf

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. Total prizemoney is A$200,000.

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Race History

The race is a major preparatory race for the rich Blue Diamond Stakes held several weeks later.

Fillies that have captured the Blue Diamond Prelude – Blue Diamond Stakes double:
 Love a Show (1983), Courtza (1989), Lady Jakeo (1993), Alinghi (2004), Samaready (2012), Earthquake (2014) and Catchy (2017)

Race grade

  • 1982–1985 - Listed race
  • 1986–2014 - Group 3
  • 2015 onwards - Group 2

    • Race distance

  • 1982–1995 – 1100 metres
  • 1996 - 1150 metres
  • 1997 onwards - 1100 metres

    • Race venue

  • 1982–1995 - Caulfield Racecourse
  • 1996 - Sandown Racecourse
  • 1997 onwards - Caulfield Racecourse

    • References

    Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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