Group 1 race | |
Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Sportsbet (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Two year old |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings – 56+1⁄2 kg fillies – 54+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | $2,000,000 (2024) |
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.[1] The event is Victoria's richest two-year-old race with total prize money of A$2,000,000.