Ladbrokes Tip: The Blue Diamond Fillies Preview form has held up in the Group 1 Blue Diamond plenty in recent years
The latest edition of the Blue Diamond Fillies Preview took place on Saturday, January 24, 2026 and saw the Greg Eurell trained debutant Rubi’s Choice ($26) salute in an impressive first-up upset.
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Results
The official Blue Diamond Preview Results for the fillies’ race will be known on Saturday, January 24, 2026 and published in full below.
- #14 Rubi's Choice
- #9 I Am Aria
- #5 Gin Twist
Rubi’s Choice ($26) announced herself as a force to be reckoned with on Saturday, claiming victory in the 2026 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) results in polished fashion. In a high-impact debut at Caulfield, the filly tracked the speed before unleashing a sharp turn of foot to mow down her rivals from fourth at the turn. The authority she showed through the line suggests she’ll relish a step up in trip, stamping her as a genuine Blue Diamond contender on talent alone. Although she isn’t yet nominated for the February 21 finale, her dominant display has punters and pundits alike labeling her the “dark horse” of the 2026 juvenile crop.
2026 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) Odds & Results
The updated Blue Diamond Preview 2026 odds for the Group 3 fillies’ edition will be available below once markets are released followed by the official Blue Diamond Preview (F) results and finishing order after the event.
| 14. Rubi's Choice (4) J: Beau Mertens 56kg T: Greg Eurell | ||
| 9. I Am Aria (1) J: Michael Dee 56kg T: Mark Walker | ||
| 5. Gin Twist (3) J: Luke Nolen 56kg 3T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 3. Ghana's Akan (8) J: Jamie Melham 56kg 2T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 1. Streisand (7) J: Ben Melham 56kg 22xT: Clinton McDonald | ||
| 4. Leopard Shark (9) J: Jye Mcneil 56kg 3T: Clayton Douglas | ||
| 13. Queen's English (2) J: Lachlan Neindorf 56kg T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 8. Explosive Magic (5) J: Celine Gaudray 56kg T: Liam Howley | ||
| 6. Angels Fury (6) J: Ethan Brown 56kg T: Ciaron Maher |
Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Tips
Looking for the fillies that ran well in any previous Group 3 races from the spring before or those that come off a good trial ahead of a new season return are good Blue Diamond Fillies Preview tips.
Favourites have a fair record, but the majority of winners have jumped under $10 in the markets so looking for fillies at single figures that are proven in Melbourne are other Blue Diamond Preview betting tips to take.
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Tips
Our insider Blue Diamond Preview Tips for Fillies in 2026 will be published below the week of the race so stay tuned.
| 6. Angels Fury (6) J: Ethan Brown 56kg T: Ciaron Maher |
| 1. Streisand (7) J: Ben Melham 56kg 22xT: Clinton McDonald |
| 11. La Gitana (2) Scratched: | |||
The Blue Diamond Fillies Preview is the first of the traditional lead-up races towards the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) conducted at Caulfield Racecourse* during the annual Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
*In 2025 the Blue Diamond Fillies Preview and Saturday races in Melbourne took place at Sandown Lakeside.
The Group 3 status race is traditionally held on the Australia Day long weekend and is a set weights plus penalties sprint open to two-year-old fillies.
A 1000m sprint offering $250,000 in prize money, the race takes place on the same day as the Listed $250,000 Blue Diamond Preview for colts and geldings.
First contested in 1982, the Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) gained Group 3 status in 2015.
Following a run in the Blue Diamond Preview, fillies usually back-up a fortnight later in the Group 2 $300,000 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) and then the Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) held in late February.
Fontiton (2015) followed nearly a decade later by Hayasugi (2024) are the latest fillies to do the Blue Diamond Preview – Prelude double.
Just three fillies have completed the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Stakes double: Bounding Away (1986), Miracles Of Life (2013), and Hayasugi (2024) who did the Preview – Prelude – Blue Diamond treble!
Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) Race Info
- Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 1000m
- Conditions: Set Weights – 2YO Fillies
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $250,000
- First Run: 1982
Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Betting
Blue Diamond Preview Fillies betting is hugely popular each January as it marks the start of the Blue Diamond series of races.
It’s position on the Australia Day long weekend in Melbourne also adds to its popularity with the punters.
Many fillies will be first-up in the race, so looking for those with a previous record fresh is key.
The Group 3 Ottawa Stakes run at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival the November prior can serve as a key Blue Diamond Preview Fillies betting guide with Dosh (2020-21) the last to do the double.
Hayasugi (5th in 2023-24) was the last Ottawa Stakes graduate to return the following year and win the Blue Diamond Preview for fillies.
There was a huge upset in the 2026 event with Rubi’s Choice saluting at a starting price of $26!
Limestone ($2.70 in 2017) was the last favourite in Blue Diamond Preview Fillies betting to salute for the punters.
Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) Field
The Blue Diamond Fillies Preview field attracts the best young female sprinters getting about for the season. The majority of the two-year-old fillies in the mix are racing first-up for the season.
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Field
The Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) final field and barrier draw for 2026 will be released on the Wednesday before race day takes place and published below.
The 2026 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) final field features a promising line-up of potential Group 1 bound fillies including the unraced Ciaron Maher trained daughter of Harry Angel, Angel’s Fury, drawn wider out in gate 10 for her debut.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Streisand
J: Ben Melham
T: Clinton McDonald |
22x | F | 7 | 56kg | |
| 2. Lady Of Five (7) Scratched: | |||||
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3. Ghana's Akan
J: Jamie Melham
T: Ciaron Maher |
2 | F | 8 | 56kg | |
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4. Leopard Shark
J: Jye Mcneil
T: Clayton Douglas |
3 | F | 9 | 56kg | |
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5. Gin Twist
J: Luke Nolen
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
3 | F | 3 | 56kg | |
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6. Angels Fury
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ciaron Maher |
F | 6 | 56kg | ||
| 7. Expensive Taste (8) Scratched: | |||||
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8. Explosive Magic
J: Celine Gaudray
T: Liam Howley |
F | 5 | 56kg | ||
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9. I Am Aria
J: Michael Dee
T: Mark Walker |
F | 1 | 56kg | ||
| 10. Jadzia (2) Scratched: | |||||
| 11. La Gitana (2) Scratched: | |||||
| 12. Orchid Sky (14) Scratched: | |||||
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13. Queen's English
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
F | 2 | 56kg | ||
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14. Rubi's Choice
J: Beau Mertens
T: Greg Eurell |
F | 4 | 56kg | ||
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Nominations
The early 2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview nominations close the Monday prior to the race and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22x | STREISAND | F | 2 | Clinton McDonald | 1 | 56kg | 67 | ||
| 2 | 12x | LADY OF FIVE | F | 2 | Peter & Will Hulbert | 2 | 56kg | 67 | ||
| 3 | 2 | GHANA’S AKAN | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher | 3 | 56kg | 63 | ||
| 4 | 3 | LEOPARD SHARK | F | 2 | Clayton Douglas | 4 | 56kg | 62 | ||
| 5 | 3 | GIN TWIST | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 5 | 56kg | 62 | ||
| 6 | ANGELS FURY | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 7 | ATTENTION PLEASE | F | 2 | Lucy Yeomans | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 8 | EXPENSIVE TASTE | F | 2 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 9 | EXPLOSIVE MAGIC | F | 2 | Liam Howley | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 10 | I AM ARIA | F | 2 | Mark Walker | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 11 | JADZIA | F | 2 | Grahame Begg | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 12 | LA GITANA | F | 2 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 13 | ORCHID SKY | F | 2 | Patrick Kearney | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 14 | QUEEN’S ENGLISH | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 15 | RUBI’S CHOICE | F | 2 | Greg Eurell | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 16 | UNKECHAUG | F | 2 | Robbie Griffiths | 6= | 56kg | 61 | |||
| 17 | 6 | EXCELLUNA | F | 2 | Richard & Will Freedman | 17 | 56kg | 60 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Form Guide
The Blue Diamond Preview 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 similar grade company are all important form-wise.
The Blue Diamond Fillies Preview form has also stacked up plenty of times in bigger races over the years including when Miracles Of Life (2013) became history’s second filly to do the Blue Diamond Preview – Blue Diamond Stakes double.
More recently the 2017 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview runner up Tulip went on to run third in that autumn’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) in Sydney.
The strength of the 2025 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview was clearly validated later in the year when the winner, My Gladiola, secured a silver medal in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
2026 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) 2026 Form Guide will be available below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE 2026 BLUE DIAMOND PREVIEW (F) FORM GUIDE
Past Blue Diamond Fillies Preview Results
The Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) results have been dominated by quality young fillies over the years, the majority of which have jumped at single-figure odds.
Notable Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) winners include Bounding Away (1986), Triscay (1990) who now has a race run in her honour with the Group 3 Triscay Stakes held in Sydney each autumn, Crystal Lily (2010), Miracles Of Life (2013), and that year’s Blue Diamond Preview / Prelude / Stakes champion Hayasugi (2024).
Recent Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) Winners
The Blue Diamond Fillies Preview winners and placegetters going back to 1994 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2026 | Rubi’s Choice | I Am Aria | Gin Twist |
| 2025 | My Gladiola | Price Tag | Wiltshire Square |
| 2024 | Hayasugi | Tobeornottobe | Matisse |
| 2023 | De Sonic Boom | Zousuko | Sensical |
| 2022 | Miss Roseiano | Written Swoosh | Latizia |
| 2021 | Dosh | Tayla’s Moment | Frost Flowers |
| 2020 | A Beautiful Night | Fresh | Unstoppable |
| 2019 | Catch Me | Jedastar | Shih Tzou |
| 2018 | Lady Horseowner | Crossing The Abbey | Oohood |
| 2017 | Limestone | Tulip | Chateau Griffo |
| 2016 | Sword Of Light | Emphatically | Dream First |
| 2015 | Fontiton | Haybah | Pursuits |
| 2014 | Eloping | Lumosty | Sakitto |
| 2013 | Miracles Of Life | Diamond Glow | Swing Vote |
| 2012 | Malasun | Members Joy | Sabie |
| 2011 | One Last Dance | Anevay | Graskop |
| 2010 | Crystal Lily | Shaaheq | Warm Love |
| 2009 | Rostova | Irish Lights | Baby Corn |
| 2008 | Siennas Fury | Marveen | Believe’n’succeed |
| 2007 | Beauty School | Behind | Familial |
| 2006 | Jumlah | Silverbeat | Red Pluton |
| 2005 | ** Void Race ** | ||
| 2004 | World Peace | Granma Gertey | One World |
| 2003 | Halibery | Gaelic Princess | Roedean |
| 2002 | Bardego | Brief Embrace | Romantic Flyer |
| 2001 | Ashkaleta | Faiza | Patterns |
| 2000 | Ponton Flyer | Operettas | Happy Empress |
| 1999 | Northeast Sheila | Miss Pennymoney | Brooke’s Express |
| 1998 | Compulsion | Piccadilly Circus | Gold Moment |
| 1997 | Scandinavia | Be Discreet | It’s A Giggle |
| 1996 | Our Cashel | Matrilineal | Bright Light |
| 1995 | Danaides | Miamore | Tennessee Magic |
| 1994 | Tennessee Morn | Love Of Mary | Just Dance On |
| 1994 | Rosas Image | Lady Jakeo | Hospitable |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Blue Diamond Preview Fillies?
The 2026 Blue Diamond Preview (F) was won by two-year-old Rubick filly Rubi’s Choice at $26 for trainer Greg Eurell with jockey Beau Mertens aboard on 56kg from barrier 4 to win by 0.75 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 58.38 seconds.
Who won the 2025 Blue Diamond Preview Fillies?
The 2025 Blue Diamond Preview Fillies was won by the John McArdle trained My Gladiola who started at $5.50 on debut to win by 1.5 lengths with Jamie Mott in the saddle.
When is the Blue Diamond Preview Fillies 2026?
Saturday, January 24, 2026What is the prize money for the Blue Diamond Preview Fillies 2026?
$250,000
Where is the Blue Diamond Preview Fillies 2026?
Sandown Lakeside, 591-659 Princes Highway, Springvale, Victoria, 3171.
How do I bet on the 2026 Blue Diamond Preview Fillies?
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Which horse will win the 2026 Blue Diamond Preview Fillies?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Blue Diamond Preview Fillies is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.