| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1982 (Listed race) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Sportsbet (2023) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two year old colts and geldings |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $250,000 (2025) |
The Blue Diamond Preview (Colts and Geldings) is a Melbourne Racing Club Listed Thoroughbred horse race, raced under set weights with penalties conditions for two years old colts and geldings, over a distance of 1000 metres run at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in late January. [1] Prize money for the race is A$200,000. The race lost its Group classification in 2006.
The race is considered a lead-up to the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G the following month and both races are used as lead-up races to the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes in late February at Caulfield. [1] The race is usually held on the Australia Day public holiday.
Along with this event the Blue Diamond Preview Fillies is held.
Thoroughbreds that have captured the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Stakes double:
Midnight Fever (1987), Zeditave (1988), Knowledge (1997), Bel Esprit (2002), Reaan (2008) and Sepoy (2011)
Prior 1996 the race was known as Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) and was run at Sandown Racecourse and was not to be confused with the Blue Diamond Prelude C&G run at Caulfield Racecourse a couple of weeks later at a distance of 1,100 metres.
† The event held in divisions