Queensland trainer Liam Birchley continued his great association with the TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) when recording his third win in the juvenile feature at Ellerslie on Saturday.

With the march towards the $2m G1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) now on in earnest, Saturday’s running of the $250,000 G3 MRC Blue Diamond Preview (F) (1000m) at Caulfield saw a surprise result with Greg Eurell’s Rubi Choice taking the prize as one of the outsiders in the field.