Ladbrokes Tip: The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude form has held up in the Group 1 Blue Diamond plenty in recent years
The latest edition of the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude took place on Saturday, February 7, 2026 as part of Rubiton Stakes Day at Caulfield Racecourse and was won in a comprehensive three-quarter length victory by the improving Clinton McDonald-trained favourite Streisand ($3F).
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results
The official Blue Diamond Prelude Results for the fillies’ race will be known on Saturday, February 7, 2026 and published in full below.
- #3 Streisand
- #9 Chayan
- #4 I Am Aria
The Clinton McDonald-trained Magnus filly Streisand ($3F) was excellent second-up improving on her luckless fifth in the Preview to salute for the punters with a class performance in the 2026 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) results at Caulfield on Saturday. Earning comparisons to the stable’s 2024 Blue Diamond champion, the late Hayasugi (2024), she showed plenty of improvement with her commanding three-quarter length victory that had her all-in Blue Diamond quote slashed from $26 to $9.
2026 Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Odds & Results
The updated Blue Diamond Prelude 2026 odds for the Group 2 fillies’ edition will be available below once markets are released followed by the official Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude results and finishing order after the event.
| 3. Streisand (5) J: Jamie Melham 56kg 22x5T: Clinton McDonald | ||
| 9. Chayan (7) J: Lachlan Neindorf 56kg T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 4. I Am Aria (9) J: Craig Williams 56kg 2T: Mark Walker | ||
| 1. Rubi's Choice (10) J: Beau Mertens 56kg 1T: Greg Eurell | ||
| 5. Almost An Angel (11) J: Damian Lane 56kg 10xT: Robbie Griffiths | ||
| 10. Medicinal (2) J: Michael Dee 56kg T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 13. Refuse To Curtsy (8) J: John Allen 56kg T: Thomas Carberry | ||
| 2. Moana Spirit (4) J: Luke Currie 56kg 11T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy | ||
| 11. Portinari (6) J: Ethan Brown 56kg T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 12. Portland Rose (3) J: Jamie Mott 56kg T: Robbie Griffiths | ||
| 8. Isle Of Mona (1) J: Jordan Childs 56kg 4T: Nick Ryan |
Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Tips
Looking for the fillies that ran well in the BD Preview earlier in the autumn or that come off a good trial ahead of a new season return are good Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude tips.
Favourites also have a strong strike-rate in the race so looking for fillies at single figures in the markets that are proven in Melbourne are other Blue Diamond Prelude betting tips to take.
That said, upsets are not uncommon either with Letzbeglam ($31 in 2020) the longest-priced winner in recent years followed by the 2023 upset by Exploring ($15).
Arcaded ($2.70 in 2021) and Streisand ($3 in 2026) meanwhile are the most recent favourites to get the job done for the punters.
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Tips
Our insider Blue Diamond Prelude Tips for Fillies in 2026 will be published below the week of the race so stay tuned.
| 7. Jacaranda (3) Scratched: | |||
| 2. Moana Spirit (4) J: Luke Currie 56kg 11T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy |
| 10. Medicinal (2) J: Michael Dee 56kg T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude is one of three Group 2 support races one of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival’s earliest feature meetings. The meeting runs at Caulfield Racecourse on a Saturday in early to mid-February each year and was previously headlined by the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) before the Orr moved to November in 2025.
Recently upgraded from a Group 3 to a Group 2 event, the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude is also a highlight on the bill and offers $300,000 in total prize money. A set weights race open only to two-year-old fillies, the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude is run over 1100m on the same day as the Group 3 Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude for the boys.
It is obviously a traditional lead-up to the classic Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) back at the track a fortnight later and the double was recently completed by Hayasugi (2024), Lyre (2019), Catchy (2017), Earthquake (2014), and Samaready (2012).
Just two fillies have managed to win the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Prelude – Blue Diamond Stakes treble with Midnight Fever (1987) and Hayasugi (2024) claiming all three events in their two-year-old seasons.
Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) Race Info
- Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 1100m
- Conditions: Set Weights – 2YO Fillies
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $350,000
- First Run: 1982
Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Betting
Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude betting markets open after the final acceptances are out on the Wednesday before the race runs, the opening Group 1 race meeting of the Melbourne Festival of Racing each autumn.
The fillies that ran well in the Blue Diamond Fillies Preview the month before over 100m less in Melbourne usually dominated the Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) odds. The Blue Diamond Fillies Preview – Prelude double was most recently achieved by Fontiton (2015) followed by Hayasugi (2024).
Palm Angel (5th in 2025) and Streisand (5th in 2026) meanwhile are the latest Prelude winning fillies to come out of the Preview.
The results of the Prelude always have an impact on the upcoming Blue Diamond Stakes odds as well and the double is a popular one with punters each year.
Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Field
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude race field attracts the best young female sprinters getting about for the season.
The majority of the two-year-old fillies in the mix are looking to back-up two weeks later in the Blue Diamond Stakes over 100m further, and most come off an earlier autumn run in the Group 3 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview (1000m) in late January.
If not the Blue Diamond Preview, the fillies lining-up in the Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) field are first-up for the season or perhaps are even on debut.
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude nominations are taken the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the final field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday.
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Field
The Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) final field and barrier draw for 2026 will be released on the Wednesday before race day and published below.
The Blue Diamond Prelude (F) 2026 final field features a bumper line-up of potentially Group 1 bound fillies including the Greg Eurell drawn Blue Diamond Preview winner Rubi’s Choice drawn wide and the undefeated Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Geelong Diamond champ Moana Spirit chasing a hat-trick.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Rubi's Choice
J: Beau Mertens
T: Greg Eurell |
1 | F | 10 | 56kg | |
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2. Moana Spirit
J: Luke Currie
T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy |
11 | F | 4 | 56kg | |
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3. Streisand
J: Jamie Melham
T: Clinton McDonald |
22x5 | F | 5 | 56kg | |
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4. I Am Aria
J: Craig Williams
T: Mark Walker |
2 | F | 9 | 56kg | |
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5. Almost An Angel
J: Damian Lane
T: Robbie Griffiths |
10x | F | 11 | 56kg | |
| 6. Fine Sierra (7) Scratched: | |||||
| 7. Jacaranda (3) Scratched: | |||||
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8. Isle Of Mona
J: Jordan Childs
T: Nick Ryan |
4 | F | 1 | 56kg | |
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9. Chayan
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
F | 7 | 56kg | ||
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10. Medicinal
J: Michael Dee
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
F | 2 | 56kg | ||
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11. Portinari
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
F | 6 | 56kg | ||
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12. Portland Rose
J: Jamie Mott
T: Robbie Griffiths |
F | 3 | 56kg | ||
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13. Refuse To Curtsy
J: John Allen
T: Thomas Carberry |
F | 8 | 56kg | ||
| 14. Shy Miss (14) Scratched: | |||||
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Nominations
The early 2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Nominations close the Monday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10x | ALMOST AN ANGEL | F | 2 | Robbie Griffiths | |
| 2 | 44 | BLUE JEANS TALK | F | 2 | Shannon Roughan | |
| 3 | CHAYAN | F | 2 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 4 | 33 | FINE SIERRA | F | 2 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 5 | 33 | GIN TWIST | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 6 | 2 | I AM ARIA | F | 2 | Mark Walker | |
| 7 | 4 | ISLE OF MONA | F | 2 | Nick Ryan | |
| 8 | 1 | JACARANDA | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 9 | 36 | LEOPARD SHARK | F | 2 | Clayton Douglas | |
| 10 | MEDICINAL | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | ||
| 11 | 11 | MOANA SPIRIT | F | 2 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
| 12 | MY CHINA PLATE | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | ||
| 13 | PORTINARI | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | ||
| 14 | PORTLAND ROSE | F | 2 | Robbie Griffiths | ||
| 15 | REFUSE TO CURTSY | F | 2 | Thomas Carberry | ||
| 16 | 1 | RUBI’S CHOICE | F | 2 | Greg Eurell | |
| 17 | SHY MISS | F | 2 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 18 | 22×5 | STREISAND | F | 2 | Clinton McDonald |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Form Guide
The Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies form guide features all the must-know information for punters including the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of all the juveniles in the field.
Looking for the fillies dominant in betting, drawn an inside alley and coming off a nice lead-up in a race like the Blue Diamond Preview are all important form-wise.
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude form has also stacked up plenty of times in the subsequent Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) in recent years. In 2014 Earthquake won the BD Prelude – BD Stakes double before a second to Mossfun two runs later in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) in Sydney.
The latest fillies to do the Blue Diamond Prelude – Blue Diamond Stakes double are Catchy for the David Hayes-led Lindsay Park stable in 2017 followed two years later by the Anthony Freedman-trained Lyre (2019) who also finished third in that season’s Golden Slipper results, and most recently Blue Diamond treble winner Hayasugi (2024).
Earlier Guelph (2013) also won the Blue Diamond Prelude and later in the season won the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) – Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) double at Royal Randwick Racecourse further franking the form.
The 2022 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude winner Revolutionary Miss franked the form with a second next start in that autumn’s Blue Diamond Stakes results. She was also good in the spring finishing runner-up in the Thousand Guineas (1600m).
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) 2026 Form Guide will be available below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2026 BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE (F) FORM GUIDE
Past Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Results
The Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude race results have been dominated by single figure hopes in recent years.
Notable Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude winners over the past decade include Hayasugi (2024), Lyre (2019), Catchy (2017), Earthquake (2014), Guelph (2013), and Samaready (2012).
Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude Winners
Past Blue Diamond Prelude winning fillies and placegetters going back to 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Streisand | Chayan | I Am Aria | 1:03.45 |
| 2025 | Palm Angel | My Gladiola | Wiltshire Square | 1:04.61 |
| 2024 | Hayasugi | Kuroyanagi | Matisse | 1:03.66 |
| 2023 | Exploring | Party For Two | Extreme Threat | 1:03.49 |
| 2022 | Revolutionary Miss | Miss Roseiano | English Riviera | 1:03.87 |
| 2021 | Arcaded | Scorched Earth | Wolves | 1:04.55 |
| 2020 | Letzbeglam | Muntaseera | Geist | 1:02.79 |
| 2019 | Lyre | Vinicunca | Athiri | 1:04.39 |
| 2018 | Enbihaar | Oohood | Seabrook | 1:05.22 |
| 2017 | Catchy | Limestone | Arctic Angel | 1:03.64 |
| 2016 | Samara Dancer | Concealer | Miss Nymeria | 1:03.1 |
| 2015 | Fontiton | Miss Gidget | Flamboyant Lass | 1:02.8 |
| 2014 | Earthquake | Eloping | Lumosty | 1:03.7 |
| 2013 | Guelph | Montsegur | Godiva Rock | 1:03.8 |
| 2012 | Samaready | Formidable | Sweetener | 1:03.3 |
| 2011 | One Last Dance | Glissade | Hallowell Belle | 1:03.6 |
| 2010 | Psychologist | She’s Got Gears | Jalsah | 1:02.6 |
| 2009 | Rostova | Corsaire | Rose Darmore | 1.04:5 |
| 2008 | Believe’n’succeed | Sugar Babe | Burgeis | 1:03.7 |
| 2007 | Camarilla | Belcentra | Behind | 1:03.7 |
| 2006 | Nediym’s Glow | Satin Robes | Anhinga | 1:03.4 |
| 2005 | Doubting | Amarazetti | Street Smart | 1:04.2 |
| 2004 | Alinghi | Find The Cash | Marie Madelaine | 1:03.6 |
| 2003 | Halibery | Rinky Dink | Gaelic Princess | 1:03.2 |
| 2002 | Brief Embrace | Coupe | Romantic Flyer | 1:05.2 |
| 2001 | Faiza | Titanic Rose | Magic Heaven | 1:03.2 |
| 2000 | Mannington | Operettas | Ponton Flyer | 1:04.9 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude?
The 2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude was won by two-year-old Magnus filly Streisand at $3 favouritism for trainer Clinton McDonald with jockey Jamie Melham aboard on 56kg from barrier 5 to win by 0.75 lengths in a time of 1:03.45.
Who won the 2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude?
The 2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude was won by Palm Angel at $7.50 for Jason Warren with Ethan Brown in the saddle for the 1 length win in 1:04.61.
When is the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2026?
Saturday, February 7, 2026What is the prize money for the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2026?
$350,000
Where is the Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude 2026?
Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145.
How do I bet on the 2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude?
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Which horse will win the 2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude?
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