Bob
and Sandra Peters are among the most successful breeders in the country and
they produced a debut two year-old winner at Belmont on Wednesday by champion
sire Redoute's Choice that has all the hallmarks of being a real star for them
next season.
Trained by Grant and Alana Williams, Perfect Jewel was a short priced favourite
and made light of the heavy conditions to win the 1200 metre juvenile event running
away by two and a quarter lengths.
It was a thoroughly impressive victory and comes on the back of two recent
barrier trial wins at her only prior outings, so Perfect Jewel is truly
perfect!
Bred to be a superstar, Perfect Jewel is a full sister to stakes-winner Royal
Star and half-sister to Group II WATC Perth Cup winner Star Exhibit being from
stakes-winner Star Encounter, a daughter of Melbourne Cup winner Jeune (GB).
Star Encounter produced a colt by Star Exhibit's sire Statue of Liberty (USA)
last spring and is due to foal to him again.
Champion sire Redoute's Choice already has 149 stakes-winners on the board and
Perfect Jewel looks a great candidate to add to that in 2017/2018.