2026 G1 Blue Diamond Field and Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday February 17

The $2million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) is the first Group I race for juveniles in Australia this season and in a race with many chances the barrier draw is all important and if you had trouble splitting the Price Kent trained colts Guest House and Big Sky before the draw… nothing has changed.

Unbeaten colt Big Sky has come up with barrier five - image Grant Courtney

Big Sky will jump from barrier five, while Guest House is in gate three so they will jump alongside each other with barrier four going to one of the emergencies.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have accepted with Home Affairs filly Lady Moscato, who will benefit from barrier two, while Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Unit Five is in barrier 11.

Horse – Sire – Barrier – Trainer – Jockey

1/Unit Five (Supido) 11 T: Ciaron Maher / J: Thomas Stockdale

2/Alibaba (Alabama Express) 17 T: Ken and Kasey Keys / J: Craig Newitt

3/ Closer To Free (Street Boss (USA)) 9 T: Danny O’Brien / J: Michael Dee

4/Big Sky (Bivouac) 5 T: Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr / J: Jordan Childs

5/Guest House (Home Affairs) 3 T: Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr / J: Jamie Melham

6/Eternal Warrior (Extreme Warrior) 16 T: Lloyd Kennewell / J: Damian Lane

7/ Milsons Point (Blue Point (IRE)) 10 T: Ciaron Maher / J: Ben Allen

8/ Eurocanto (Per Incanto (USA)18 T: Ben, Will and JD Hayes / J: Luke Currie

9/ Zambales (Pinatubo (IRE)) 8 T: Anthony and Sam Freedman / J: Daniel Stackhouse

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10/ Invincible Son (Farnan) 13 T: Robbie Griffiths / J: Jamie Mott)

11/ Ghana’s Akan (Street Boss (USA) 7 T: Ciaron Maher / Ethan Brown

12/ Streisand (Magnus) 12 T: Clinton McDonald / J: Ben Melham

13/ Torture (Sword of State) 20 T: Ben, Will and JD Hayes/ Celine Gaudray

14/ Lady Moscato (Home Affairs) 2 T: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott / J: Jye McNeil

15/ I Am Aria (I Am Invincible) 6 T: Mark Walker / J: Craig Williams

16/ Chayan (I Am Invincible) 15 T: Annabel and Rob Archibald / J: Lachlan Neindorf

Emergencies

17E Stretan Ruler (Wild Ruler) 19 T: Phillip Stokes / J: Beau Mertens)

18E Almost An Angel (So You Think) 14 T: Robbie Griffiths)

19E Tough Romance (All Too Hard) 4 T: Tony and Calvin McEvoy)

20E Jacaranda (Home Affairs) 1T Ben, Will and JD Hayes

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