{"id":80977,"date":"2023-12-16T14:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T04:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/betting-info\/?p=8310"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:28:29","slug":"blue-diamond-preview-colts-and-geldings","status":"publish","type":"betting-info","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/betting-info\/blue-diamond-preview-colts-and-geldings\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for this year’s Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings betting odds, field and tips<\/strong>? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings 2026 Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The official 2026 Blue Diamond Preview Colts And Geldings results<\/strong> will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, January 24, 2026 as part of the Australia Day Long Weekend Races in Melbourne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. #3 Alibaba<\/td>\n
  2. #2 Milsons Point<\/td>\n
  3. #8 Invicto<\/td>\n <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n\n

    Alibaba ($3.20F)<\/strong>\u00a0delivered a statement performance first-up to claim victory for the punters in the\u00a02026 Blue Diamond Preview results for colts and geldings<\/strong>\u00a0at Caulfield on Saturday, stamping himself as a colt firmly on the rise heading toward the autumn features after breaking his maiden status at his second career start. Jumping cleanly and taking a perfect trail behind the speed, he travelled like the winner a long way from home before producing a sharp, sustained sprint when things got tight on the home straight. His professionalism stood out for an early\u2011season 2YO, and the strength he showed through the line suggested there\u2019s plenty more to come as the distances increase. It was a polished, authoritative win that immediately thrusts Alibaba into the conversation as a major Blue Diamond contender despite not currently being nominated for the February 21 feature.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Caulfield R2<\/span> <\/div>
    Final<\/span> Race time: <\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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    1st<\/span><\/div>
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    3. Alibaba (2)<\/span>
    J: Craig Newitt<\/span>56kg <\/span><\/div>
    3<\/span>T: Ken & Kasey Keys<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    3.20<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    1.75<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
    2nd<\/span><\/div>
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    2. Milsons Point (3)<\/span>
    J: Ben Allen<\/span>58kg <\/span><\/div>
    1<\/span>T: Ciaron Maher<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    5.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    2.35<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
    3rd<\/span><\/div>
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    8. Invicto (6)<\/span>
    J: Ethan Brown<\/span>56kg <\/span><\/div>
    <\/span>T: Ciaron Maher<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    4.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    2.05<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
    4th<\/span><\/div>
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    7. High Alert (1)<\/span>
    J: Luke Currie<\/span>56kg <\/span><\/div>
    <\/span>T: Anthony & Sam Freedman<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    14.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    5.00<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
    5th<\/span><\/div>
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    9. Silent Grit (4)<\/span>
    J: Michael Dee<\/span>56kg <\/span><\/div>
    <\/span>T: Nigel Blackiston<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    35.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    10.00<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
    6th<\/span><\/div>
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    6. Good Feel (5)<\/span>
    J: Jye Mcneil<\/span>56kg <\/span><\/div>
    6<\/span>T: M, W & J Hawkes<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    51.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    10.00<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
    For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 07\/06\/2026 03:56:35 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div>
    View Results<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> \n\n\n\n
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    2023 Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings Winner The Instructor. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings 2026 Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Our insider 2026 Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings tips<\/strong> will be listed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2026 BLUE DIAMOND PREVIEW DAY TIPS & BEST BETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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    No. 1 Eurocanto<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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    <\/td>1. Eurocanto (2)<\/span> Scratched: <\/span><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
    For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 07\/06\/2026 03:56:35 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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    2. Milsons Point (3)<\/span>
    J: Ben Allen<\/span>58kg <\/span><\/div>
    1<\/span>T: Ciaron Maher<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    5.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    2.35<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
    For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 07\/06\/2026 03:56:35 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
    \n View Results: Caulfield Race 2<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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    No. 9 Silent Grit (Place Bet)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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    Final<\/span> Race time: <\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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    5th<\/span><\/div>
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    9. Silent Grit (4)<\/span>
    J: Michael Dee<\/span>56kg <\/span><\/div>
    <\/span>T: Nigel Blackiston<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
    35.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
    10.00<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
    For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 07\/06\/2026 03:56:35 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
    \n View Results: Caulfield Race 2<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Run over 1000 metres in late January, the Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings is a fantastic starting race for unproven young male gallopers. This race held Group 3 status between 1988-2005 before being downgraded to its current Listed status<\/strong> in 2006.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If a horse does well in the Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings, you are likely to see them entered into the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) which takes place a couple of weeks later. General Beau (2021) was the last horse to complete the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Prelude double<\/strong> for colts and geldings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A month later is the coveted Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes<\/a> (1200m), one of the biggest races of the Autumn Racing Carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Horses to complete the Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Preview – Blue Diamond Stakes double<\/strong> include: Midnight Fever (1987), Zeditave (1988), Knowledge (1997), Bel Esprit (2002), Reaan (2008), Reward For Effort (2009), Sepoy (2011), and Daumier (2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Blue Diamond Preview Colts and Geldings 2026 – Race Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n