Blue Diamond Stakes

Little Brose gives Hayes family their 10th Blue Diamond win

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ben & JD Hayes have taken out the Hayes family's 10th Blue Diamond Stakes with Little Brose taking out the Group 1 feature for the two-year-olds, defeating the fast finishing Don Corleone and stablemate Arkansaw Kid who filled the placings. With The Instructor and Zulfiqar taking up the lead, one of the race favourites, Steel[...]

Posted on February 23, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Once unwanted, Party For Two will go into Saturday's A$2 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Sandown as a decent $17 winning chance.

Posted on February 21, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

A field of 16 two-year-olds will compete for the A$2 million on offer in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Sandown.

Posted on February 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Barber has continued to strengthen is case for the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes, winning the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude for the colts and geldings, extending his winning streak and unbeaten start to his racing career to three in a row. With this colt returning from two-month spell, there could have been some excuses for[...]

Posted on February 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Zulfiqar and Ben Melham have combined for a front-running masterclass in the Chairman's Stakes to ensure a spot in the Blue Diamond Stakes in three weeks-time. Ben Melham was able to shoot straight to the lead on the inside running rail for James Cummings and team Godolphin, in very similar fashion to his win in[...]

Posted on January 26, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Anthony & Sam Freedman and Blake Shinn have combined with debutant De Sonic Boom to cause somewhat an upset in the Blue Diamond Preview for the Fillies. After jumping as a slight outsider in the market at $13 with online bookmakers, the daughter of Spirit Of Boom was strong at the end of 1000m and[...]

Posted on January 26, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Instructor for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott has taken out the Listed Colts & Gelding Blue Diamond Preview at Sandown, and in doing the two-year-old took his record to two wins from two starts. The son of Russian Revolution won impressively on debut at Pakenham when an odds-on favourite and returned to races at[...]

Posted on December 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria (RV) announced on Wednesday morning that the Melbourne Autumn Carnival will receive a rich revamp and key date changes.

Posted on November 26, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Race experience proved advantageous as Little Brose, a son of Per Incanto, continued Lindsay Park's impressive record in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) for two-year-olds to open Zipping Classic Day at Caulfield. Trainer David Hayes, currently based in Hong Kong, won the race on five occasions between 2005 and 2017, and sons Ben and[...]

Posted on February 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Anthony & Sam Freedman claimed back-to-back wins in the Blue Diamond Stakes as Daumier clings on from a fast-finishing Revolutionary Miss in the Caulfield feature. The colt by Epaulette was impressive when winning the Blue Diamond Preview (CG) on debut, before placing third in the Blue Diamond Prelude (CG) at his most recent start, which[...]

Posted on February 24, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

There will be two Godolphin runners line up in Saturday’s AU$1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, with Daumier and Seven Sisters looking to repeat the feat of Lyre three years ago by taking out the Group 1 feature.

Posted on February 24, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

With just two days until the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, one of the more fancied runners, Lofty Strike, has been found to be lame.

Posted on February 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite giving his rivals a galloping lesson on debut at Sale on Sunday, Clayton Douglas’ two-year-old Giga Kick won’t be heading towards the Blue Diamond Stakes in a fortnight.

Posted on February 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

A “stronger” Revolutionary Miss proved too good for her rivals in the Fillies edition of the Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield on Saturday. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained two-year-old had only raced twice prior to Saturday's Group 3 event, where she finished second in both starts. The daughter of Russian Revolution ran a narrow second[...]

Posted on February 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lofty Strike kept his unbeaten record in-tact, when winning the Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The colt by Snitzel was impressive in winning on debut at Flemington, and he backed that up today, winning by over a length to Semillion. Trained by Julius Sandhu, the trainer was lost for[...]

Posted on February 9, 2022
in Tips

Cranbourne trainer Julius Sandhu will be looking to have a February to remember with Blue Diamond Stakes hopeful Lofty Strike.

Posted on February 8, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

On the back of riding five winners at Caulfield on Saturday, Jye McNeil now has his sights set on winning the Victorian Metropolitan Jockey Premiership.

Little Brose gives Hayes family their 10th Blue Diamond win

Party For Two and trainer both chasing maiden G1 in Blue Diamond

Barber draws well for Blue Diamond Stakes bid

Barber toughs it out to beat the boys in Blue Diamond Prelude

Zulfiqar punches his ticket to the Blue Diamond

De Sonic Boom blows them away on debut in Blue Diamond Preview

The Instructor leads all the way in Blue Diamond Preview

Australian Cup up to $3m as part of Victorian prizemoney boost

Per Incanto colt strikes in Merson Cooper

Daumier lands the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes

Freedman hoping ‘right run’ puts Daumier in Blue Diamond equation

Lofty Strike under injury cloud ahead of Blue Diamond Stakes

Giga Kick won’t run in Blue Diamond despite debut win

Revolutionary Miss too good in Blue Diamond Prelude

Lofty Strike proves too good in the Blue Diamond Prelude

Lofty Strike in Blue Diamond contention for Sandhu

Premiership leader McNeil big on Sebonack for Blue Diamond

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