Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)

The Blue Diamond Preview 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. Prize money for the race is A$200,000. The race lost its Group classification in 2006.

History

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. 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, Zeditave, Knowledge, Bel Esprit, Reaan and Sepoy

Prior 1996 the race was known as Blue Diamond Prelude 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