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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Well-performed Lindsay Park representative Here To Shock is back in familiar territory and thriving in his build-up toward Saturday’s feature sprint at Te Rapa. The New Zealand-bred seven-year-old arrived without incident last week for a crack at the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) with top Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller booked to ride the son of Shocking. “He’s all good to go and flew over on Thursday night and arrived safely on Friday morning and is staying with Stephen Marsh,” said Ben Hayes, who trains with brothers Will and JD. The winner of A$2.4 million, Here To Shock carries the colours of syndicator Slade Bloodstock, who purchased him out of Cambridge Stud’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $70,000. “We were talking with Rob Slade about our options and maybe running him in the Orr (Gr.1, 1400m) or taking him to Sydney and then we looked at New Zealand out of interest,” Hayes said. “We saw this race and think it’s a very good opportunity for him to add a Group One to his CV. “He’s in great form and had a lot of success travelling for us already, so we know he travels well.” During his spring campaign, Here To Shock won the Gr.3 Cameron Handicap (1400m) and the A$1.5 million Allan Brown Stakes (1400m). He returned from a break to claim top honours in the $1 million Supernova (1400m) in December and won a 1000m trial at Geelong later last month before departing. “He’s a horse that has always been an enthusiastic worker at home and he’s very straight forward and knows his job,” Hayes said. Here To Shock was bred by the Sunlight Trust and is a son of the Lonhro mare Frescoes, also the dam of stakes winner Turn The Ace, and has proved to be a lot sharper than his pedigree may have at first suggested. “I think 1400m is really his pet distance, so we’ve worked him out and hopefully he’s in good enough form to be very competitive in the Group One in New Zealand,” Hayes said. “He has been stretched out to a mile a couple of times and run well, but we feel with his racing style and high cruising speed it (the BCD) is the ideal race. “It will be quite competitive with Annabel (Neasham) sending one (Bosustow) over and with the New Zealand horses with form it will be a really good race to watch.” The stable also has an outstanding top-flight prospect on the home front on Saturday with New Zealand-bred cult hero and A$16.4 million earner Mr Brightside to resume in the Gr.1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. “We are very happy with him and all his work into the race has been great,” Hayes said. “His last trial, just like Here To Shock, was perfect and exactly what we wanted to see so both of them have great chances.” View the full article -
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Progressive sprinting mare Ima Brazen One delivered on the promise she showed early in her career with an impressive victory at New Plymouth on Saturday. The daughter of Brazen Beau caught plenty of attention when spacing her rivals on debut in September 2023, but subsequently faced a setback, forcing her off the scene until the following April. She added another victory to her record as a three-year-old, before heading to the paddock. Kicking off in early November, Ima Brazen One struck unfavourable conditions at Tauherenikau and Trentham, but showed signs of being near her best last start, giving her trainer Mike Breslin confidence ahead of the competitive Rating 75 assignment. In the hands of Lily Sutherland, the mare showed her customary early speed, powering up from barrier two to take an uncontested lead. The favourites Sindee and Egyptian Queen settled in the back half of the field and started to hunt down Ima Brazen One turning for home, but she never looked in danger, kicking clear by 1-3/4 lengths. Breslin has always held a high opinion of the daughter of Brazen Beau and has been on a fact-finding mission with her this preparation. “She’s a very talented, natural athlete,” he said. “She got a bone infection in her fetlock after winning her first start as a young horse, which was followed by a lot of antibiotics and box rest. “She came back and won again quite quickly, then we put her aside and she came back as a four-year-old. We found that she seemed not to cope with the straight six at Trentham at the moment, she had a couple of runs there and was beaten, just getting lost down the chute. “We may try her there again at a later date with blinkers on, that may help, but generally speaking she likes the rail to follow. She’s had a bit of a stop-start campaign without having some continuity, which I think she needs. “She went into Saturday with quite a bit of improvement still to come, but I knew she had the natural ability to go close if she did everything right, which she did. “Hopefully she can go on with it now and get to black-type, which she definitely has the ability to do.” Bred by Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Ima Brazen One was purchased for $100,000 out of Cambridge Stud’s draft at the 2022 Karaka Yearling Sales and has earned $52,330 in eight starts for the In To Win Brazenly Syndicate. In To Win, a growing syndication group operated by Tineke Balcombe, had one of their biggest thrills to date earlier in the season when Intention won the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m), followed by a placing in the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1100m). The talented juvenile was comfortably up in the order of entry for the $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), and while it was a tempting prospect for the Awapuni horseman, he opted to sit out the feature with the filly’s future in mind. “It was totally for the horse’s welfare, I just felt that she wasn’t quite doing things right enough to cope with the trip, the right-handed track, and the thousands of people at Ellerslie,” Breslin said. “She’s a little bit tardy going into the gates and coming out, so I just felt it would’ve blown her apart and we wouldn’t be going on any further into the season. “It wasn’t an easy decision because I don’t often have a two-year-old good enough to run in a race like that, but it was about the horse and my gut feeling told me it was not the right race for her. “We’ll find out whether it was the right decision in the next six weeks, she’ll hopefully go to the Matamata Breeders (Gr.2, 1200m), then on to the Manawatu Sires’ Produce (Gr.1, 1400m). She may end up being a more valuable filly than she would’ve been, had she just gone to Karaka.” View the full article -
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Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $350,000 Distance: 1100m The Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts & Geldings) is a Group 3 race for two-year-old colts and geldings. Conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield Racecourse, in 2025 the race carries a $350,000 prize pool. . First run in 1982 and won by Rancher, The Blue Diamond Prelude for Colts and Geldings is contested over 1100m under set weight conditions. Past winners to complete the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G)/Blue Diamond Stakes double include Rancher, Let’s Get Physical, Bel Esprit, Sepoy, and Written By, while Danzero, Flying Spur, Prowl, and Sepoy also claimed the Golden Slipper. 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Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) News Hayasugi, champion filly, tragically loses life after surgery Australia horse racing news 1 month ago Clinton McDonald Racing has announced that Champion filly Hayasugi, the Blue Diamond Stakes winner, has tragically passed away due to … Read More Field Of Play impresses on debut with Moonee Valley victory Australia horse racing news 1 month ago There was a buzz surrounding Field Of Play in the lead-up to his raceday debut, and he lived up to … Read More Blue Diamond Stakes: Undefeated colts head Group 1 market Australia horse racing news 12 months ago The Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes will headline the bumper 10-race card at Caulfield on Saturday, with 16 runners and … Read More Bodyguard dominates the boys in Blue Diamond Prelude Australia horse racing news 12 months ago The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Bodyguard ($4.20) demolished his rivals in the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield … Read More Caulfield full racing preview & best odds | Saturday, February 10 Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Group 1 racing returns to Caulfield on Saturday as the CF Orr Stakes headlines a massive 10-race meeting. Check out … Read More Barber toughs it out to beat the boys in Blue Diamond Prelude Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Barber has continued to strengthen is case for the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes, winning the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude … Read More 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2025 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) final field is released. Previous Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Fields 2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 High Octane Peter & Paul Snowden Blake Shinn 1 57kg 2 Wolfgang Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans Jamie Kah 10 57kg 3 Bodyguard Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 9 57kg 4 Stay Focused Phillip Stokes Daniel Stackhouse 3 57kg 5 Holmes A Court Peter & Paul Snowden Jye McNeil 8 57kg 6 Innervisions Annabel Neasham Michael Dee 5 57kg 7 Pieris Robbie Laing Craig Williams 6 57kg 8 Hellberg Ben Brisbourne Connor Murtagh 7 57kg 9 Cardiologist Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Damian Lane 4 57kg 10 Untapped Greg Eurell Daniel Moor 2 57kg 2024 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Caulfield-2024-Group-3-Blue-Diamond-Prelude-10022024-Bodyguard-Peter-Paul-Snowden-Mark-Zahra.mp4 1st – Bodyguard (+320) 2nd – Stay Focused (-250) 3rd – Holmes A Court (+150) Recent runnings of the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G): 2024: Bodyguard a class above The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Bodyguard ($4.20) demolished his rivals in the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield, staking his claim for Group 1 glory later in the campaign. The son of I Am Invincible was given a confident steer by Mark Zahra from barrier nine, sliding across to sit three wide throughout, gaining cover on the eventual runner-up Stay Focused ($3.40). The speed was genuine courtesy of Innervisions ($51.00) who elected to bowl along on speed, ensuring a testing 1100m for the two-year-olds and allowing some eye-catching performances in behind the speed. Bodyguard showed an electric turn-of-foot at the top of the straight, bounding clear of his rivals and putting some significant margins on the field despite not having the most economical run. 2023: Barber keeps unbeaten record intact Barber continued to strengthen is case for the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes, winning the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude for the colts and geldings, extending his winning streak and unbeaten start to his racing career to three in a row. With this colt returning from a two-month spell, there could have been excuses for him, but that was not the case. This son of Exceed And Excel sat just behind the speed and when the field turned into the home straight, there was only one horse that wasn’t under pressure cruising along, and that was the eventual winner. There was some question marks around Barber being first-up, as he drifted out in the betting from $3 to run over the line as a $4 commodity with most online bookmakers. 2022: Lofty Strike makes Group 1 statement Lofty Strike kept his unbeaten record in-tact, when winning the Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield. The colt, by Snitzel, was impressive in winning on debut at Flemington, and he backed that up winning by over a length to Semillion in the Group 3 feature. After jumping only fairly from barrier eight, Jamie Mott restrained the colt back to third-last, before bringing him to the extreme outside around the turn. Mott and Lofty Strike hit the front inside the final 100m and drew away to win by 1.25 lengths, with a further half-length back to Daumier in third, while the two market fancies – Counttheheadlights (4th) and Jacquinot (5th) – finished two lengths behind the winner. Previous winners of the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2024 Bodyguard Mark Zahra Peter & Paul Snowden 2023 Barber Jamie Kah James Cummings 2022 Lofty Strike Jamie Mott Julius Sandhu 2021 General Beau Jamie Kah Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra 2020 Hanseatic Luke Currie Anthony Freedman 2019 I Am Immortal Ben Melham Anthony Freedman 2018 Written By Jordan Childs Grahame Begg 2017 Property Craig Williams Robert Smerdon 2016 Flying Artie Damien Oliver Mick Price 2015 Of the Brave Stephen Baster Mark Riley 2014 Rubick Brenton Avdulla Gerald Ryan 2013 Kuroshio Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2012 General Rippa Damien Oliver David Hayes 2011 Sepoy Mark Zahra Peter Snowden 2010 Beneteau Daniel Ganderton Paul Messara 2009 Real Saga Damien Oliver Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 2008 Wilander Luke Nolen Lee Freedman 2007 Shrewd Rhythm Glen Boss Greg Eurell 2006 Due Sasso Nash Rawiller Brian Mayfield-Smith 2005 Perfectly Ready Steven King Mick Price 2004 Way West Nash Rawiller Tony McEvoy 2003 Hammerbeam Darren Gauci John Hawkes 2002 Bel Esprit Wayne Treloar John Symons 2001 Lonhro Brett Prebble John Hawkes 2000 Happy Giggle Darren Beadman Jim Mason Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) winners pre-2000 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Charm Scene Lad 1998 Prowl 1997 Millward 1996 Winger Charger 1995 Flying Spur 1994 Danzero 1993 Alacqua 1992 Yachtie 1991 Chief Headhunter 1990 Unspoken Word 1989 Ark Regal 1988 Nanutarra 1987 Square Deal 1986 Western Ace 1985 Let’s Get Physical 1984 Slick Draw 1983 Brave Show 1982 Rancher Recommended! 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WA trainer, Daniel Morton. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Ascot-based trainer Dan Morton is hopeful that his five-time stakes-winning mare Super Smink can secure a spot in next month’s Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 8. The daughter of Super One will race at Caulfield on Saturday in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m), aiming to impress the selection panel for a potential wildcard entry. “We’re here to get into the All-Star Mile. That’s where we want to be,” Morton told Racing.com. “I’m really looking forward to seeing what she can do. I’m under no illusions it’s a huge step for her. “I wouldn’t be bringing her unless I thought she would be hugely competitive. She’s a high-class mare and she has been from the get-go. There’s a lot to like about her as she’s only four and she’s really developing into a strong mare. “I wouldn’t be bringing her unless I thought she was going to be competitive. We’ve been excited about her work; she’s coming up beautifully towards this race. “She had a small freshen-up after her campaign and then got going. She’s taking good fitness into the race.” Super Smink is currently a $17 chance for Saturday’s CF Orr Stakes with horse racing bookmakers. Horse racing news View the full article
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