Looking for this year’s Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings betting odds, field and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings, Caulfield Racecourse

Run over 1,100 metres in February, the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings is a fantastic starting race for unproven colts and geldings.

Starting out as a Listed Race, this race has been held at the Group 3 level since 1986, and it traditionally takes place at Caulfield Racecourse in early February as part of the bumper C.F. Orr Stakes Day race meeting in Melbourne. 

This race is a lead up to the Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1400m), one of the biggest races of the Autumn Racing Carnival held back at the track later in February. 

The Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude – Blue Diamond Stakes double has most recently been achieved by Written By (2018), Sepoy (2011) and Bel Esprit (2002).

In 2022 the Blue Diamond Prelude third placegetter Daumier went on to win the Blue Diamond Stakes next start.

The 2023 Blue Diamond Prelude also produced that year’s Blue Diamond winner with Lofty Strike improving on a second to take out the Group 1 feature that autumn.

Blue Diamond Prelude C&G 2025 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
  • Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,100 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights (55.5 kg)
  • Qualification: Two -year-olds (colts and geldings only)
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $350,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1982
  • 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings Winner: Field Of Play

blue diamond prelude colts & Geldings 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday February 8, 2025. 

  1. #3 Field Of Play
  2. #11 Devin Night
  3. #12 Katsumi

Field of Play ($2.90), trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, was too strong off a front-running ride to narrowly head the 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) results ahead of roughie hopes Devil Night ($41) and Katsumi ($81). The unbeaten son of Deep Field is now two-from-two and looks a chance for a late Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes nomination for February 22.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts and Geldings Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings, and we have included some of the most popular options below.

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Blue Diamond Prelude Colts and Geldings 

  1. Log in at neds.com.au
  2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Blue Diamond Prelude c&G

The best way to pick which horse will win the Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings in 202t is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers, consider which runners are proven in Group class and those with a good strike-rate at the track.

Additional factors to consider when picking the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) include: 

  • Best Lead Up – The Blue Diamond Preview (C&G), taking place in Melbourne a couple of weeks earlier, at a distance of 1,000 metres, is your best predictor of this race. Hanseatic (2020) followed by General Beau (2021) are the latest horses to do the Preview – Prelude double.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts and Geldings favourites 2025

Favourites in 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings betting include Godolphin’s resuming Blue Point colt Aleppo Pine who won on debut at Ballarat back in December, Field Of Play coming off a successful debut at Moonee Valley late last year, and Group 3 winning Written Tycoon colt Tycoon Star for Team Hayes. 

Hanseatic ($2.30 in 2020) followed by General Beau ($3.10 in 2021) are the latest Blue Diamond C&G Prelude favourites to win.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings 2025 Field

The official 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

The Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) 2025 final field features a quality line-up of Group 1 bound youngsters led in betting by the resuming Godolphin raced Blue Point colt Aleppo Pine.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings 2025 Tips

Favourite: #2 Aleppo Pine ($2.45 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #3 Field Of Play ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #6 Lofty Thoughts ($17 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings tips will be published above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 CF ORR STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Race Day

The Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings 2025 race takes place on 2025 C.F. Orr Stakes Day at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday February 8th, 2025. The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 $750,000 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) and features a host of other key races including the:

Blue Diamond Prelude C&G Barrier Draw 2025

The 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings Field section.

Blue Diamond Prelude C&G Nominations 2025

2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings nominations close at 12:00 PM on the Monday of race week. 

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 1x ALEPPO PINE C 2 James Cummings
2 ALGORITHMIC C 2 Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
3 ANARCHIST C 2 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
4 33 AUTUMN MYSTERY G 2 Rory Hunter
5 3 BERMONDSEY G 2 Reece Goodwin
6 BLETHYN C 2 Matt Laurie
7 DEVIL NIGHT C 2 Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
8 3x EXTRACTOR C 2 Michael Freedman
9 1 FIELD OF PLAY G 2 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
10 IN THE VAULT C 2 Clinton McDonald
11 KATSUMI OROCHI C 2 Wendy Kelly
12 3 LOFTY THOUGHTS C 2 Julius Sandhu
13 LORD CODA C 2 Ciaron Maher
14 4 MENSHEVIK C 2 Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
15 5 OLATUNDE C 2 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
16 ONAVUITTON C 2 Simon Zahra
17 ORNOS C 2 Danny O’Brien
18 3x PAFITIS C 2 Ciaron Maher
19 14x TYCOON STAR C 2 Ben, Will & JD Hayes
20 0x VICTORY TUNE G 2 Robbie Griffiths
21 2 YAMASHITA’S GOLD C 2 Gavin Bedggood

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Weights 2025

Set weights apply to this race. Final 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings weights are announced at 4:00 PM on the Monday of race week and will be published in our above Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings Field section.

Blue Diamond Prelude C & G Acceptances 2025

2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings Field section.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Jockeys 2025

The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings jockeys to be published in our above Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings Field section.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Prize Money

The 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude prize purse is worth $350,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth. The race carries a $10,000 SUPER VOBIS bonus for qualified horses.

Place Prize Money
1st $210,000
2nd $63,000
3rd $31,500
4th $15,750
5th $8,750
6th $7,000
7th $7,000
8th $7,000

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Race Number 2025

The 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings race number is scheduled as Caulfield Race 4 at 1:55pm (AEDT) on Saturday February 8th, 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Form Guide 2025

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE (C&G) 2025 FORM GUIDE

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Free to air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)

Radio: Radio Sport National

StreamingRacing.com

MobileNeds App

Blue Diamond Prelude Colts And Geldings Winners

Winners of this race for the going back to 2001 are displayed in the table below. 

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2025 Field Of Play Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Blake Shinn 57 kgs 1:04.15
2024 Bodyguard Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 57 kgs 1:03.64
2023 Barber James Cummings Ms Jamie Kah 57 kgs 1:03.99
2022 Lofty Strike Julius Sandhu Jamie Mott 57 kgs 1:03.98
2021 General Beau Matthew Ellerton & Simon Zahra Ms Jamie Kah 57 kgs 1:03.58
2020 Hanseatic Anthony Freedman Luke Currie 55.5 kgs 1:03.08
2019 I Am Immortal Anthony Freedman Ben Melham 55.5 kgs 1:04.44
2018 Written By Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 55.5 kgs 1:04.98
2017 Property Robert Smerdon Craig Williams 55.5 kgs 1:03.78
2016 Flying Artie Mick Price Damien Oliver 55.5 kgs 1:03.04
2015 Of The Brave Mark Riley Stephen Baster 55.5 kgs 1:03.66
2014 Rubick Gerald Ryan Brenton Avdulla 55.5 kgs 1:03.71
2013 Kuroshio Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 55.5 kgs 1:04.10
2012 General Rippa David Hayes Damien Oliver 55.5 kgs 1:04.15
2011 Sepoy Peter Snowden Mark Zahra 55.5 kgs 1:03.05
2010 Beneteau Paul Messara Daniel Ganderton 55.5 kgs 1:02.45
2009 Real Saga Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Damien Oliver 55.5 kgs 1:03.71
2008 Wilander Lee Freedman Luke Nolen 55.5 kgs 1:03.90
2007 Shrewd Rhythm Greg Eurell Glen Boss 55.5 kgs 1:03.40
2006 Due Sasso Brian Mayfield-Smith Nash Rawiller 55.5 kgs 1:03.45
2005 Perfectly Ready Mick Price Steven King 55.5 kgs 1:03.90
2004 Way West Tony McEvoy Nash Rawiller 55.5 kgs 1:03.41
2003 Hammerbeam John Hawkes Darren Gauci 55.5 kgs 1:03.73
2002 Bel Esprit John Symons Wayne Treloar 55.5 kgs 1:05.21
2001 Lonhro John Hawkes Brett Prebble 55.5 kgs 1:03.39