Timely Win for Gold Standard's Sheeza Belter

Mark Smith - Saturday May 28

A day after Widden Stud announced that Gold Standard would join the Widden roster this spring, the former Spendthrift stallion rocketed to second-leading first season sire following the barnstorming victory of Sheeza Belter in Saturday’s $1,000,000 XXXX Group II Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

Timely win for Sheeza Belter (image Grant Courtney)

Ridden by Willie Pike for Peter and Paul Snowden, the former Luke Fernie-trained filly unleashed a withering burst to overpower the brave front-running Pariah colt Swiss Exile by a length in a first season stallion quinella.

The Zoustar colt Brereton was a further three-quarter length back in third.

Sheeza Belter won two of her three starts in Western Australia, including the WA Magic Millions Classic.  

“The dry track, I think that’s the key to her. She comes from Perth, so she wasn’t going to see too many wet tracks in her life,” Paul Snowden said.

“She was the dominant two-year-old over in Perth this season, obviously culminating in winning the Magic Millions over there and to Justin Warwick’s credit, he sent her over. It took about a week to get here via road, and we stemmed a plan from then on.

“When the races were cancelled the other week, it was a no-brainer to come here today. We had to pay the late entry, but that means nothing at the moment. As you can see, there’s some owners support here today, they’re absolutely loving it.

“We’re keen to get her to the paddock now. She’s had a good preparation and she’s only going to come back bigger and stronger.

“We didn’t want to go past today, but it’s up to her (whether to go to the JJ Atkins). She’s a filly that can get a bit hot in herself, but she was deadset like butter in your hands today. Whether or not she’s loving Queensland I don’t know, but she was very good.”

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Consigned by Mt Hallowell Stud to the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Sheeza Belter failed to make her $50,000 reserve before being sold to Justin Warwick

She is the third winner from as many to race out of the winning Saxon mare Saxonbelle.

Saxobelle is a half-sister to Group III ATC Southern Cross Stakes and Group III Newcastle JC Newmarket Hcp winner Special Reward, Group III WATC Sires' Produce Stakes winner Showy Chloe (Alfred Nobel) and Listed winner El Rijes (Eternity Range).

Saxobelle has a yearling colt by More Than Ready (USA). Not covered in 2020, the daughter of Saxon visited Brave Smash (JPN) last spring.

With just 42 live foals in his first crop, Gold Standard also sired Golden Queen, who finished second in the Listed Woodlands Stud Stakes at Scone for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and was third at Randwick on Saturday.

The Group II winning son of Sebring stood the first four years at  Spendthrift for a fee of $5,500 and will stand at $8,800 this spring.

Widden purchased the son of Sebring in partnership with Hesket Thoroughbreds, who recently acquired Spendthrift Australia.

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Race Result - XXXX Sires' Produce Stakes Gr2 1400m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 1:22.87
1
Sheeza Belter
- 2f Gold Standard (AUS) x Saxabelle (AUS) (Saxon (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: W Pike 55
Gold Standard
2
1.0
Swiss Exile
- 2c Pariah (AUS) x Swiss Francs (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: S Clipperton 57
3
1.8
Brereton
- 2c Zoustar (AUS) x Fuddle Dee Duddle (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: Jamie Kah 57
Zoustar
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $675,000
Seller: Longwood Thoroughbred Farm, Longwood East, Vic (As Agent)
Buyer: China Horse Club/Newgate Bloodstock & Partners
4
3.0
Capital Tower
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Eiffel Tower (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: James Orman 57
5
3.5
Green Shadows
- 2c Menari (AUS) x Notjustaprettyface (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: N Rawiller 57
6
3.7
Twin Stars
- 2c Zoustar (AUS) x Pearl Star (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: K Mc Evoy 57
7
3.9
Calgary Stampede
- 2g Snitzel (AUS) x Nayeli (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57
8
4.0
Exo Lady
- 2f Exosphere (AUS) x Sheza Falvelon (AUS) (Falvelon (AUS))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: J Byrne 55
9
4.2
Robusto
- 2c Churchill (IRE) x She's Clean (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Bowman 57
10
4.9
Victory Moments
- 2g Spieth (NZ) x Tris (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: Kacy Fogden Rdr: S T Collett 57
11
5.4
Liberty Steps
- 2c Sidestep (AUS) x Liberty Jane (AUS) (Snippetson (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: B Mc Dougall 57
12
5.6
Tyresa
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Stresa (AUS) (Real Saga (AUS))
Tnr: K M Schweida Rdr: L V Cassidy 55
13
8.6
Resonator
- 2g Brazen Beau (AUS) x Dejavu Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 57
14
9.4
Thelwell
- 2g Bel Esprit (AUS) x Di Maria (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Sharryn Livingstone Rdr: Justin P Stanley 57
15
9.5
Mishani Warfare
- 2g The Mission (AUS) x Mishani Harmony (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: J P Morris 57
16
9.7
Cocobrew Express
- 2g Spill The Beans (AUS) x Hello I Love You (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: T Button Rdr: Luke Tarrant 57
17
11.7
Allude
- 2c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Refer (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: M R Du Plessis 57
18
12.1
Merchant Prince
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Afleet Esprit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 57
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