Cover image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
G3 Daily The Press Nivision, $200,000, 1200m
Race summary
The Bjorn Baker-trained Positive Peace (Stratum) scored her second stakes win with a tough performance here.
The 5-year-old mare got the perfect run just off the speed and peeled put around the bend before motoring through the heavy conditions and winning by 0.3l.
Wandabaa (Wandjina) ran on late for second while Athiri (Lonhro) was another length away in third.
Pedigree notes
Positive Peace was bred by Kia Ora Stud Pty Ltd and is out of Warpath (Reset), who won seven races headed by the Listed Aspiration H.
She is a half-sister to the dam of Limestone (Helmet), who won the G3 Blue Diamond Preview, placed in the G2 Blue Diamond Prelude and finished fourth in the G1 Coolmore Stud S.
Warpath’s dam is a half-sister to stakes winner The Key Rainbow (Ire) (Rainbow Quest {USA}) and the dams of stakes winners Honoria (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells {USA}) and Destined For Glory (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}).
Warpath is the dam of five foals to race, all winners. Rotator (Not A Single Doubt) placed in the G3 Widden S., while her first foal Alkaashef (Stratum) placed in the Listed UCI S.
She has an unraced 2-year-old filly by Your Song and is currently in foal to So You Think (NZ).
