Blue Diamond Stakes
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| Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1971 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Patinack Farm (2013) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Track | Turf |
| Qualification | 2YO |
| Weight |
Set weights colts and geldings – 56½ kgs fillies – 54½ kgs |
| Purse |
$1,000,000 (2013) Trophy $15,000 |
The Blue Diamond Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The race was first run in 1971[1] and is Victoria's richest two year old race with total prizemoney of A$1.0 million. The Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G and Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies are lead up races to the Blue Diamond Stakes.
In 2008, with his victory on the David Hayes trained Reaan, jockey Dwayne Dunn achieved the rare feat of winning his fourth consecutive Blue Diamond Stakes.[2]
The winners
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¹Roedean 1st, later disqualified for returning a positive swab
References
- ↑ Race catches on, but runners lack sparkle
- ↑ Dunn creates Blue Diamond history
- ↑ 2013 result
- ↑ Stewart, Matt (24 February 2013). "The sweetest of Miracles". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ 2012 result
- ↑ 2011 result
- ↑ 2010 result
- ↑ 2009 result
- ↑ 2008 result
- ↑ 2007 result
- ↑ 2006 result
- ↑ 2005 result
- ↑ 2004 result
- ↑ 2003 result
- ↑ 2002 result
- ↑ 2001 result
- ↑ 2000 result
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