Group 1 2010 Blue Diamond Stakes Preview

The Group 1 $1,000,000 Blue Diamond Stakes is a two-year old race at set weights over 1200 metres held at Caulfield racecourse. It is the seventh race in a nine event program with several quality supporting races.

There was a full field of sixteen starters but the colt Tricky Tricky, trained by Leon Corstens, has already been scratched with an elevated white cell count. This leaves jockey Michael Rodd without a ride in the event.

Blue Diamond Stakes Betting

The Redoubte’s Choice colt Beneteau has been well backed with SportsBet and is the $3.20 favourite in the early betting market. He has won both of his starts by margins of over 2 lengths each time. Next in the market are Star Witness and Psychologist both at $7.50, Crystal Lily at $8.50, Secession at $9, Shaaheq at $11, Evidentia at $19 then General Truce, Legalistic, Sweet  Cheeks and Willow Creek all at $21.

Redoubte’s Choice and the Blue Diamond

Redoubte’s Choice won the Blue Diamond in 1999 and sired the 2005 winner Undoubtedly and 2006 winner Nadeem. He was champion Australian sire in 2006 when he sired the quinella of the Blue Diamond (Nadeem and Miss Finland) and has been an excellent sire of two year-olds. He has three runners in the 2010 Blue Diamond Stakes with the favourite Beneteau and the fillies Shaaheq and Evidentia.