Brett Davis

Brett Davis was introduced to Australian Racing by his father back in the early 1980’s when his family became involved in formulating “Thoroughbred Racing Syndications”. Brett worked from 1995 as a Professional Form Analysts and Race Broadcaster with an array of companies throughout most parts of the Australia Racing industry. He currently resides in Adelaide, his hometown in Australia, where he is Chief Thoroughbred Race Caller and Form Analyst for Tabcorp / SkyChannel / RadioTAB. Brett Davis also spent 2 years with the Singapore Turf Club and 13 Racing Seasons with the Hong Kong Jockey Club between 2006 to 2019 as a leading Form Analyst / Race Caller and was the HKJC Chief Race Caller from 2014, calling the last 5 Hong Kong International (Turf World Championships) race meetings and over 50 G1 races. Brett has immense passion for Australian Racing both personally and professionally. With his diverse knowledge and long standing industry relations he’s a valuable asset to racing and it’s enthusiasts.

Caulfield Racecourse – Track Analysis (Blue Diamond Stakes Day):

Caulfield Racecourse is one of the four major racecourses in Melbourne and is located nine kilometres from the city’s CBD in the southeastern part of the city. It plays host to major races like the Caulfield Guineas and Caulfield Cup in the spring, while the Blue Diamond Stakes Day meeting is its feature meeting in autumn and is one of the best race meetings in Melbourne in the first half of the year.. Caulfield is a relatively tight turning left-handed track, with a circumference of 2080m, and a home straight length of 367m.

The featured race Blue Diamond Stakes is the premier 2YO race in Melbourne and sits amongst the Gold Coast’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic and Sydney’s Golden Slipper as the best of Australia’s juvenile races. Run over 1200m, the Blue Diamond Stakes starts at the chute in the top left corner of Caulfield. The field has a long run of around 800m before they get to the one and only turn in the race, which takes them into the homestretch.

Last year’s renewal of the Blue Diamond was run at Sandown due to renovations taking place at the track. When the race was last held at Caulfield in 2022, it was won by DAUMIER, who settled midfield and came with a well-timed run to score narrowly. Runner up REVOLUTIONARY MISS settled midfield as well but had to cover ground, while JACQUINOT came from near the rear of the field to run third.

The 1100m G1 Oakleigh Plate starts from the same chute as the Blue Diamond Stakes. As a group one sprint handicap that regularly attracts a large field, this race is renowned for being run at a frantic tempo. History shows that inside to middle barrier draws have held some slight advantage in this race.

For the G1 Futurity Stakes and the G3 Mannerism Stakes, both over 1400m, they begin from a chute start where the field quickly has a short run to the first turn. As a result of that quick run to the first turn, horses drawn out wide are at a distinct disadvantage.

Warm and dry conditions are forecast in the days leading up to Blue Diamond Stakes Day and on the day itself, so it’s likely that the meeting will be run on a good track. Meanwhile, after holding several meetings over the summer, the rail will be out four metres for this card. There have been a number of recent programs at Caulfield where it has been an advantage to be on pace.

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