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864 in Blue Diamond contention

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Spring two-year-old winners among first acceptors for February’s Blue Diamond.

King Kirk.
King Kirk. Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

While the spring carnival still has some time to run and with summer features still to come in Queensland, attention already creeps in for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes – Victoria's premier event for two-year-olds – with 864 juveniles nominated among the first acceptances for the end of summer event.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott top the list of nominations with 108 juveniles on their list with among them Group 3 Breeders' Plate (1200m) debut winner King Kirk who notched a Racing and Sports rating of 103+ in taking out that race at Randwick on October 5.

Ciaron Maher's team have nominated 62 horses aiming for the $2 million feature while Michael Freedman has 61 on his target list.

Recent Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) winner Tycoon Star heads 39 nominations for training trio Ben, Will and JD Hayes.

The colt by star sire Written Tycoon rated 102 in that victory at $18 on Melbourne Cup Day.

James Cummings has 47 horses with among the nominations recent Kirkham Plate (1000m) winner Comedy at Randwick.

The Blue Diamond Series of races begins on January 25 with colts and geldings, and fillies divisions of Blue Diamond Previews over 1000-metres at Caulfield.

Long range markets are yet to be released for the 1200-metre Blue Diamond on February 22.

The 2024 edition was taken out by the Clinton McDonald-trained filly Hayasugi.


Racing and Sports

Caulfield

Saturday, 24th February 2024

8
16:15
(local)

Sportsbet Blue Diamond Stakes (G1)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
AUD $2,015,000
1200m TURF GOOD
8
16:15
(local)
AUD $2,015,000
1200m GOOD

Sportsbet Blue Diamond Stakes (G1)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 11. HAYASUGI (AUS) 2yo F
ROYAL MEETING (IRE) - CHINA ROAD (AUS)
JAMIE KAH
CLINTON MCDONALD
$16
55kg
Ms T W Mok, A K Y Leung, Miss A Au, Mrs J R McGrath & Ms T Mok

Sales Information

2nd 13. LADY OF CAMELOT (AUS) 2yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS)
ADAM HYERONIMUS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$4.4
55kg
Go Bloodstock Australia (Mgr: Sir O G Glenn)
3rd 14. KUROYANAGI (AUS) 2yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - TETSUKO (AUS)
BRENTON AVDULLA
W CLARKEN & N O'SHEA
$11
55kg
Ridgeport (Mgr: E S Guagliardo)

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4th 12. ENEEZA (AUS) 2yo F
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SWEET SHERRY (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN
$12
55kg

Sales Information

5th 5. STAY FOCUSED (AUS) 2yo C
COSMIC FORCE (AUS) - CORAL REEF (AUS)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
PHILLIP STOKES
$12
57kg

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6th 10. FEARLESS (AUS) 2yo C
PIERATA (AUS) - MATILDARE (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$31
57kg

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7th 15. MATISSE (AUS) 2yo F
MICROPHONE (AUS) - SANADAAT (AUS)
LUKE CURRIE
A & S FREEDMAN
$19
55kg
8th 7. TRAFFIC WARDEN (AUS) 2yo C
STREET BOSS (USA) - EFFICIENTLY (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
JAMES CUMMINGS
$31
57kg
9th 8. HIGH OCTANE (AUS) 2yo C
DEEP FIELD (AUS) - GRANNY RED SHOES (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$8
57kg

Sales Information

10th 1. RUE DE ROYALE (NZ) 2yo C
PER INCANTO (USA) - URBAN ROYAL (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
T & C MCEVOY
$61
57kg

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11th 2. SPYWIRE (AUS) 2yo C
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) - SECRET TRAIL (AUS)
JOHN ALLEN
CIARON MAHER
$17
57kg

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12th 6. DUBLIN DOWN (AUS) 2yo C
EXCEEDANCE (AUS) - DUBLIN LASS (AUS)
HARRY COFFEY
T & C MCEVOY
$101
57kg

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13th 4. COLEMAN (AUS) 2yo C
PIERATA (AUS) - SBOOG (AUS)
BEN MELHAM
MATT LAURIE
$3.4
57kg

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14th 17. IN HER EYES (AUS) 2yo F
STAR WITNESS (AUS) - LOVE SPY (AUS)
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL
Leon & Troy Corstens
$81
55kg

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15th 16. FLYER (AUS) 2yo F
EXCEEDANCE (AUS) - MISS TOORAK FLYER (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
JASON WARREN
$151
55kg
16th 9. ZESTIMAN (AUS) 2yo C
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - ESTIJMAAM (AUS)
DECLAN BATES
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$81
57kg

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