Caulfield

28 FACTS AND FIGURES - MELBOURE RACING CLUB 2021 BLUE DIAMOND PREVIEW ( 1000M) - LISTED - $160,000 ( 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS - SET WEIGHTS & PENALTIES) Year Winner Trainer Jockey TAB # Barrier Starting Price Lead-Up Form 1993 ST RORY D.HAYES M.CLARKE 4 4 9-4ef 2nd MV 1000m 2CG Hcp-1st MV 1009m 2CG Hcp-4th G Cst Magic Mill 2YO 1994 RENARCHI A.VASIL S.MARSHALL 6 7 13-8f 2nd Rancher Stk 1995 TUSCANY FLYER S.MCKINNON P.PAYNE 3 11 13-4 First run back from a spell (126 days) 1996 JUMPIN’ JIVE A.NOONAN N.RAWILLER 4 1 11-2 4th MV 1000M 2YO Hcp-1st Sand 1000m 2YO Hcp 1997 KNOWLEDGE D.L.FREEDMAN B.PREBBLE 9 5 12 First start in a race 1998 SPECIAL EDITION D.L.FREEDMAN G.HALL 8 1 4 First start in a race 1999 CULLEN G.ROGERSON R.DYE 10 1 9-2 First run back from a spell (119 days) 2000 TOORAK THUNDER L.MACDONALD G.CHILDS 1 8 11-2 1st V Pk 1000m 2YO Hcp-4th SA Feltex Stk 2001 SHERATON R.HORE-LACY G.CHILDS 5 3 $4.60 4th MV 1000m 2YO Hcp 2002 BEL ESPRIT J.SYMONS W.TRELOAR 1 8 $1.80f First run back from a spell (77 days) 2003 MURPHY’S BLU BOY M.HICKS D.OLIVER 4 10 $2.60f 1st Ipsw 800m 2YO Mdn-1st G Cst 900m 2YO C1-1st G Cst 900m 2YO Hcp 2004 SANZIRO D.L.FREEDMAN D.OLIVER 1 3 $1.90f First run back from a spell (79 days) 2005 DANGER LOOMS J.MCARDLE N.RYAN 4 1 $7 First run back from a spell (105 days) 2006 KAPHERO D.L.FREEDMAN D.NIKOLIC 1 10 $2.60f 1st VRC 1000m 2YO SWP 2007 CECCONI D.HAYES C.WILLIAMS 2 5 $2.50f First run back from a spell (62 days) 2008 REAAN D.HAYES D.DUNN 1 3 $1.65f First run back from a spell (84 days) 2009 REWARD FOR EFFORT P.MOODY D.DUNN 8 6 $6 First start in a race 2010 INNOCENT GAMBLE M.A.RILEY D.OLIVER 8 2 $5 First start in a race 2011 SEPOY P.SNOWDEN M.ZAHRA 1 2 $8 First run back from a spell (115 days) 2012 THE TRAVELLING MAN M.LAURIE B.MELHAM 5 5 $6.50 First run back from a spell (106 days) 2013 DISSIDENT P.MOODY V.DURIC 7 8 $15 First start in a race 2014 MOHAVE P.SNOWDEN C.SYMONS 2 2 $4 First run back from a spell (112 days) 2015 BURNSTONE R.GRIFFITHS D.LANE 6 2 $12 First start in a race 2016 COHESION J.O’SHEA B.MELHAM 5 10 $5.50 First run back from a spell (115 days) 2017 PROPERTY R.SMERDON C.WILLIAMS 3 6 $4.60 2nd Caul 1100m 2YO SWP 2018 LONG LEAF HAYES/DABERNIG D.OLIVER 2 4 $3.80f First run back from a spell (70 days) 2019 I AM IMMORTAL A.FREEDMAN B.MELHAM 10 5 $3.70 First start in a race 2020 HANSEATIC A.FREEDMAN L.CURRIE 2 11 $2.10f First run back from a spell (70 days) Race first run: Saturday, February 6, 1982; Conducted: Group 3 (1987-2005), Listed Race (1982-1986, 2006-2020); Over 1200m (1982-1985); At Sandown (1982-1985, 1987-1996, 2006, 2015); Known as the Blue Diamond Prelude (1982-1996) Notable Winners: Zeditave (1988) Canny Lad (1990) Rancher (1982) Sepoy (2011) Dissident (2013) Bel Esprit (2002) Longest Priced Winners: 20/1 (Touch of Genius-1995) $15 (Dissident -2013) 12/1 (Knowledge-1997) Shortest Priced Winners: 1/3f (Rancher-1982) $1.65f (Reaan-2008) 4/6f (Zeditave-1988) Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)-Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G)-Blue Diamond Stakes: Sepoy (2011) Bel Esprit (2002) Rancher (1982) BD Preview (C&G) winners record in the Blue Diamond: 28 starters for 7 wins (Sepoy-2011, Reward for Effort-2009, Reaan-2008, Bel Esprit-2002, Knowledge-1997, Zeditave-1988, Rancher-1982), 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 17 unplaced Blue Diamond winners to contest the BD Preview (C&G): Sepoy (2011) Reward for Effort (2009) Reaan (2008) Nadeem (2006) Bel Esprit (2002) Knowledge (1997) Zeditave (1988) Rancher (1982) Leading Trainers: David Hayes (5), Lee Freedman (4), Anthony Freedman, Rick Hore-Lacy, Peter Moody, Peter Snowden (2) Leading Jockeys: Michael Clarke, Damien Oliver (4), Ben Melham (3), Greg Childs, Dwayne Dunn, Shane Dye, Greg Hall, Craig Williams (2)