Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 18 Journalists Share Posted February 18 Field Of Play ridden by Blake Shinn winning the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The two-year-olds take centre stage in the 54th renewal of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, with a capacity field of 16 set to line up in the $2 million feature. The Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained Field Of Play was the big winner post-barrier draw, with the son of Deep Field securing barrier five and leaving horse racing bookmakers no choice but to install the undefeated gelding as the $5.00 favourite. Palm Angel is on the second line of betting at $6.50 after claiming the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) on February 8 and appears to be the big firmer amongst the fillies after drawing barrier one, while My Gladiola has drifted out to $7.00 in her quest to turn the tables from the same event. The Ciaron Maher-trained Cherish Me ($8.00) has been solid in betting after drawing barrier six and brings a differing form-line after claiming victory in the Geelong Diamond (1100m) on January 4. The Godolphin two-pronged attack is headed by Sydney raider Tempted ($9.00), who may need to overcome the tricky draw of gate 12, while the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott barn send down The Playwright ($11.00) who will be seeking back-to-back wins after claiming the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) in her latest outing. The chances don’t end there, however, with the likes of Devil Night ($15.00) and Extractor ($18.00) representing terrific each-way value with BlondeBet in the 2025 Blue Diamond Stakes. Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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