The Blue Diamond Preview (Colts and Geldings) is a Melbourne Racing Club Listed Thoroughbred horse race, raced under set weights with penalties conditions for two years old colts and geldings, 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. The race lost its Group classification in 2006.

History The race is considered a lead-up to the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G 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 Blue Diamond Preview Fillies is held.

Thoroughbreds that have captured the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Stakes double: Midnight Fever (1987), Zeditave (1988), Knowledge (1997), Bel Esprit (2002), Reaan (2008) and Sepoy (2011)

Name Prior 1996 the race was known as Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) and was run at Sandown Racecourse and was not to be confused with the Blue Diamond Prelude C&G 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 onwards - Listed race

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

2025 - Shining Smile 2024 - High Octane 2023 - The Instructor 2022 - Daumier 2021 - General Beau 2020 - Hanseatic 2019 - I Am Immortal 2018 - Long Leaf 2017 - Property 2016 - Cohesion 2015 - Burnstone 2014 - Mohave 2013 - Dissident 2012 - The Travelling Man 2011 - Sepoy 2010 - Innocent Gamble 2009 - Reward For Effort 2008 - Reaan 2007 - Cecconi 2006 - Kapphero 2005 - Danger Looms 2004 - Sanziro 2003 - Murphy's Blu Boy 2002 - Bel Esprit 2001 - Sheraton 2000 - Toorak Thunder 1999 - Cullen 1998 - Special Edition 1997 - Knowledge 1996 - Jumpin' Jive 1995 - Tuscany Flyer 1994 - Renarchi 1993 - St. Rory 1992 - Vertingly 1991 - Noble Lancer 1990 - Canny Lad 1988 - Zeditave 1987 - †Midnight Fever / Change Of Habit

† The event held in divisions

See also List of Australian Group races Group races

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