2021 Blue Diamond Nominations

Tara Madgwick - Monday August 10

A total of 1614 new season two-year-olds have been nominated for next year’s $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.

Victorian trainers lead the way with Ciaron Maher and David Eustace having the most entries with 108 and Lindsay Park in second with 80.

Team Hawkes have 77 entries including Zoustar colt Dio, the brother to champion mare Sunlight that made $1.1million at Inglis Easter, also a full brother to their Golden Slipper winner Estijaab,a full brother to Golden Slipper winner Overreach and the Exceed and Excel colt from Group I winner Platelet that made $1.8million at Magic Millions and has been called Plagiarized.

$1.1million Inglis Easter colt Dio the full brother to Sunlight

Godolphin have 70 entries including the half-brother by Street Boss (USA) to Golden Slipper winner Pierro called Backstreets, a full brother to Group I colt Astern called Amegdul and Medaglia’ D’Oro youngsters from Group I winners Guelph filly called Franshoek) and Forensics (filly called Victims).

Yulong Investments have 23 entries including the full sister to last seasons’ dual Group I winning 2YO King’s Legacy that they purchased for $425,000 at Inglis Easter.

Peter Moody is back in the game with 16 entries including an interesting one on pedigree, a Not a Single Doubt filly from Black Caviar’s sister Naturale called Gimme Par.  She is a half-sister to stakes-winning colt Ole Kirk.

Coolmore have made 26 entries including the Snitzel colt from Group I winner First Seal that topped Inglis Easter when selling for $1.8 million.

$1.8 million Inglis Easter sale-topper Sntizel colt from First Seal

High profile mares with offspring entered include Black Caviar (a filly by I Am Invincible), More Joyous (filly by Snitzel), Miss Finland (a colt by Shalaa) and the late Miracles Of Life’s final daughter, a filly by American Pharaoh (USA).

Australia’s two most expensive sires in Snitzel and I Am Invincible have the most nominations of all sires with 93 and 79 of their progeny entered. Click here to see all the entries.


 

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