Airdate: Blue Diamond Stakes, Silver Slipper Stakes

Seven’s coverage of the Blue Diamond Stakes & Silver Slipper Stakes screens on Saturday.

Bruce McAvaney will lead coverage, alongside Katelyn Mallyon, Jason Richardson and Corey Brown. Chris Symons and ‘Kevin from 7’ will interview the jockeys post-race on the track, Emma Vosti will report on the colour, fashions and VIP guests in and around the course, and Michelle Bishop will report from Rosehill.

The nation’s best two-year-olds will take centre stage on Seven this Saturday as they do battle in two of the Autumn Racing Carnival’s most coveted events, the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield and the Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.

Anthony Freedman-trained Hanseatic will start favourite in the Blue Diamond – Victoria’s richest race for two-year-olds – after impressive wins in his first three starts. But the Godolphin colt will have to overcome a strong field over the feature’s 1200m journey, with Rulership, Letzbeglam and Magic Millions Classic winner Away Game expected to be his main challengers.

Cellsabeel looms as the horse to beat in the Group 2 Silver Slipper as the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly looks to cement her favouritism for next month’s Golden Slipper Stakes, but Blaze A Trail and Global Quest can’t be discounted in the 1100m feature.

Other highlights on a huge day of racing include the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) and Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, and the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) and Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill.

Racing fans will also be able to watch all the action live on 7plus, and keep up to date on social with @7horseracing.

Saturday February 22
Caulfield – Blue Diamond Stakes
Rosehill – Silver Slipper Stakes
Sydney 12.30pm Live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Melbourne 12.30pm Live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Brisbane 11.30am Live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Adelaide 12.00pm Live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Perth 9.30am Live on 7TWO and 7plus, 10.00am Live on Channel 7