Blue Diamond Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday February 22

The final field was declared for Australia’s first two-year-old Group 1 of the year on Tuesday with 16 acceptors for the MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

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I Am Invincible has three runners in the Blue Diamond.

10 colts and six fillies have accepted the $1.5 million contest with I Am Invincible the most represented sire with three runners, while Russian Revolution is the only first season sire with a runner in Revolutionary Miss.

The field and barrier draw for the 2022 Blue Diamond Stakes is:

No. – Horse – Sire - Trainer – Barrier – Weight

1 – SEMILLION – Shalaa (IRE) - Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes –16 – 57kg
2 – LOFTY STRIKE – Snitzel - Julius Sandhu 13 – 57kg
3 – DAUMIER – Epaulette - Anthony & Sam Freedman 5 – 57kg
4 – SEBONACK – Capitalist - Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes  8 – 57kg
5 – COUNTTHEHEADLIGHTS –I Am Invincible -  Ciaron Maher & David Eustace– 7 – 57kg
6 – JACQUINOT – Rubick - Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) –10 – 57kg
7 – RAMPANT LION – Frankel -Peter G Moody– 6 – 57kg
8 – MERCHANT PRINCE – Written Tycoon - Peter G Moody– 12 – 57kg
9 – FLASHING STEEL – Not a Single Doubt - Annabel Neasham– 2 – 57kg
10 – HAFEY – I Am Invincible - Ciaron Maher & David Eustace– 14 – 57kg
11 – REVOLUTIONARY MISS – Russian Revolution - Peter & Paul Snowden– 11 – 55kg
12 – MISS ROSEIANO – Exceed and Excel - Peter Gelagotis 9 – 55kg
13 – KIKI EXPRESS – Sepoy - Mathew Ellerton– 3 – 55kg
14 – ENGLISH RIVIERA – Deep Field - Tony & Calvin McEvoy– 4 – 55kg
15 – WALTZ ON BY – I Am Invincible - Peter G Moody 1 – 55kg
16 – SEVEN SISTERS  Street Boss (USA) – James Cummings– 15 – 55kg



 

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