Blue Diamond Preview Fillies

Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies)

Group 3 race
Location	Caulfield Racecourse
Inaugurated	1982 (Listed race)
Race type	Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Ladbrokes (2023)
Race information
Distance	1,000 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Two year old fillies
Weight	Set weights with penalties
Purse	$200,000 (2023)

The Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, raced under set weights with penalties conditions for two-year-old fillies, over a distance of 1000 metres run at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in late January. Prize money for the race is A$200,000.

History

The race is considered a lead-up to the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies the following month and both races are used as lead-up races to the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes in late February at Caulfield. The race is usually held on the Australia Day public holiday.
Along with this event the Listed race Blue Diamond Preview for colts and geldings is held on the same day.
Fillies that have captured the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Stakes double:
Bounding Away (1986) and Miracles Of Life (2013)

Name

Prior to 1996, the race was known as Blue Diamond Prelude (Filly) and was run at Sandown Racecourse, but was not to be confused with the Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies 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
• 2006–2014 - Listed race
• 2015 onwards - Group 3

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

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races