Win the War, the 1-2 favorite under Patrick Husbands, helped to set soft fractions en route to a daylight score over her Mark Casse-trained stablemate, Hanalei Moon, in the $100K Duchess Stakes.

It was the first start in seven months for the well-regarded Win the War, who ran seven furlongs in 1:23.17. She is owned by the partnership of Gary Barber and John Oxley.