Freedman Stable Claims Prelude Double

Two juveniles from the Anthony Freedman stable have played starring roles in the respective Preludes on a day the market for ‘s premier juvenile race has had a major shake-up.

Freedman is set to have a strong hand in the $1.5 million Group One Blue Diamond (1200m) for two-year-olds in two weeks after Lyre emerged as a genuine contender with victory in Saturday’s fillies Prelude over 1100m at .

Lyre’s stablemate had earlier won the Prelude for colts and geldings, with that colt now unbeaten from two starts.

Lyre has firmed from $26 to $8 for the Blue Diamond on the third line of betting while I Am Immortal remains an $11 chance.

Loving Gaby, who won the Chairman’s Stakes in impressive fashion on debut last week, is the new favourite at $4 while former favourite and the previously unbeaten has drifted from $4 to $11 after fading into 10th placing behind Lyre on Saturday.

, fifth in the fillies Prelude, also drifted from $6 to $11 while the James Cummings-trained is now on the second line of betting at $5 after her third placing in the fillies Prelude.

Godolphin-owned Lyre was a luckless fifth on debut at on January 1 before winning a maiden at Sale.

She took another major step up on Saturday, beating Vinicunca by a long neck with Athiri another neck away third.

“This filly worked huge on and she’s improved out of sight since her win at Sale,” Freedman’s son and assistant trainer, , said.

“We were expecting her to run really well. She was well over the odds (at $26).

“She’s hopefully going to line up in the Blue Diamond now and if they think the fillies are better (than the colts), she should be right there.”

He said Lyre and I Am Immortal were “very different” styles of horses heading towards the Blue Diamond.

“Lyre has got great scope and once she gets to three (years old) she will be a nicer filly as well,” he said.

“She (Lyre) is still a bit green and learning about it all.

“I Am Immortal is a very straight forward colt and knows his job. And he’s very fast.”

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