THERE was a precedent for Peter Stanley winning the $32,000 QUBE Logistics Cotton Cup at Warren on Sunday with Not Negotiating as the now Wellington based trainer had twice won the prestigious race with Dane's Jewel.
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Interestingly The Last Jewel, a daughter of Dane's Jewel, finished unplaced in the opening event on Sunday.
Ridden by Bathurst apprentice Ashleigh Stanley, the daughter of the winning trainer, Not Negotiating raced near the back of the field in the 1600 metres Cotton Cup with One Pound setting the pace.
Keeping her cool, Ashleigh Stanley found clear ground over the closing stages and Not Negotiating ($11) sprinted through a gap to beat Hammoon Ballad (Clayton Gallagher, $7.50) by a short head, with a long neck back to third placed to One Pound (Tony Cavallo, $3.70).
Apprenticed to Scone trainer Rod Northam, Reece Jones had a winning treble - Joey's Chance ($4.60) and Fritz's Factor ($2.50 favourite) for Northam and Missile Rain ($4.80 equal favourite) for Gulgong trainer Brett Thompson.
After racing in a nice position behind the leaders, Fritz's Factor accelerated to a slashing win by almost four lengths from I Am Capitan (Eleanor Webster-Hawes, $4.80) and The Long Run (Ashleigh Stanley, $26) in the Kurri Kurri Boys Warren Sprint.
For the 1200 metres Fritz's Factor ran a new track record of 1.08.99, which smashed the previous 1.09.33 mark set by Holloway in 2005.
Activation from the Kody Nestor stable at Dubbo was another very impressive winner when ridden by Greg Ryan in the 1400 metres Halcroft and Bennett Benchmark 58 Handicap.
Producing a powerful run from near last, Activation ($2.20 favourite) was dominant when scoring by over two lengths from Gisela's Crown (Elissa Meredith, $8) and Athena's Lad (Cavallo, $8).
Owned by a big group from Dubbo, Activation had been a last start winner at Dubbo after a luckless second at Coonamble.
Making the most of his only ride at Warren, Dubbo apprentice Liam Blanch won the 1000 metres Nutrien AG Solutions Benchmark 58 Handicap on the Sharon Jeffries, Parkes trained Maria Elisa.
Leading all the way, Maria Elisa ($16) won by a length and a quarter from Very Sharp (Ryan, $2.80 favourite) and Disobedient (Jones, $7.50 ).
The other winners were the Nestor trained Toulon Factor (Cavallo, $5) and Lady Riz (Ken Dunbar, $6.50), trained at Wellington by Karen McCarroll.
Warren will next race on Friday, December 11 with a twilight meeting while in the meantime, Bathurst to race on Saturday and Dubbo on Sunday.
