The Blue Diamond Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The race was first run in 1971 and is Victoria's richest two year old race with total prizemoney of A$1.0 million. The Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude C&G and Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies are lead up races to the Blue Diamond Stakes.
In 2008, with his victory on the David Hayes trained Reaan. jockey Dwane Dunn achieved the rare feat of winning his fourth consecutive Blue Diamond Stakes.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)