The 2026 Blue Diamond Stakes is set to be run on Saturday and the final field is almost set in what looks to be a pretty open edition of the race this year.
Mick Price and Michael Kent stable dominate the betting with the two favourites in the race Big Sky and Guest House who are at $4.50 and $6.50 with online bookmakers.
The Danny O’Brien trained Closer To Free sits on the third line of betting at $7.00 whilst impressive Talindert Stakes winner Hard Kick has jumped up the betting substantially to $8.00 but connections will need to pay the late entry fee of $55,000 to get the horse into the race.
Odds 💰: View the current odds for the Blue Diamond
G1 BLUE DIAMOND STAKES (1200m)
| Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|
| Closer To Free | Danny O’Brien | Michael Dee |
| Eternal Warrior | Lloyd Kennewell | Damian Lane |
| Guest House | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | Jamie Melham |
| Chayan | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Lachlan Neindorf |
| I Am Aria | Mark Walker | Craig Williams |
| Streisand | Clinton McDonald | Ben Melham |
| Alibaba | Ken & Kasey Keys | Craig Newitt |
| Unit Five | Ciaron Maher | Thomas Stockdale |
| Ghana’s Akan | Ciaron Maher | |
| Big Sky | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | Jordan Childs |
| Torture | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| Milsons Point | Ciaron Maher | Ben Allen |
| Eurocanto | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Luke Currie |
| Hard Kick | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Zac Purton (TBC) |
| Lady Moscato | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jye McNeil |
| Zambales | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Daniel Stackhouse |
| Next In Line | ||
| Invincible Son | Robbie Griffiths | Jamie Mott |
| Stretan Ruler | Phillip Stokes | Beau Mertens |
| Almost An Angel | Robbie Griffiths | |
| Tough Romance | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
| Jacaranda | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |