The answer to this is both yes and no. In Australia there currently isn't any pre-emergent registered for nutgrass/nutsedge prevention. In the USA dimethenamid-P (a component of Freehand herbicide) and Pennant Magnum (metolachlor) state that they work on yellow nutsedge. No pre-emergents control purple nutsedge.  Your best way of preventing nutsedge is to maintain a full and dense turf cover as without light it generally doesn't become a problem.