Blue Diamond Stakes


The Blue Diamond Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The event is Victoria's richest two-year-old race with total prize money of A$1,500,000.

History

Prizemoney was increased from $1 million to $1.5 million in 2016.

Distance

In 1996 the event was held at Flemington Racecourse due to reconstruction of Caulfield Racecourse.

Records

† Roedean finished first but was later disqualified for returning a positive swab