Gary Barber and Peter Deutsch's Final Accord (War of Will), a very sharp debut winner sprinting over the Woodbine lawn Sept. 11, stayed perfect in Thursday's GIII Matron S. at the Belmont at the Big A meeting.Sixth through a half mile in :44.60, Junior Alvarado tipped Final Accord out off the turn for home and she came rolling down the center to win by a length. Favored Royal Testament (Midshipman) nosed out Should've (Not This Time) for second.“We expected there was going to be a big pace duel up front and Junior was patient. When he asked her to go, she had it in the tank. I'm excited she was able to rate and finish strong,” Deutsch said. “I've got the great Mark Casse and his incredible team behind us, and he's got a good eye for horses. This horse has been training great, and he's been patient with her as well. I think there's a lot of upside and I'm really excited with where we are.”Pedigree Notes:Final Accord becomes the second graded winner for sophomore sire War of Will. Final Accord's dam Closing Statement (Blame), a winning homebred for Phipps stable, brought $95,000 from breeder Bob Hoeweler at the 2019 KEENOV sale. She is also responsible for a yearling colt by Violence and was bred to Omaha Beach for 2026. Final Accord's third dam is the brilliant MGISW Educated Risk.FINAL ACCORD is now 2-for-2 after winning the Grade 3 Matron Stakes with @JuniorandKellyA aboard for trainer @markecasse. pic.twitter.com/Sngba0XaAg— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) October 2, 2025Thursday, Belmont The Big AMATRON S.-GIII, $175,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-2, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:08.47, fm.1–FINAL ACCORD, 120, f, 2, by War of Will 1st Dam: Closing Statement, by Blame 2nd Dam: Consequence, by El Prado (Ire) 3rd Dam: Educated Risk, by Mr. Prospector 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($75,000 Ylg'24 KEESEP). O-Gary Barber and Peter Deutsch; B-RobertHoeweler (KY); T-Mark E. Casse; J-Junior Alvarado. $96,250.Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $128,406. Werk Nick Rating: A+++.*Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.2–Royal Testament, 122, f, 2, Midshipman–True Testament,by Hansen. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Mathiesen RacingLLC; B-Killora Stud, LLC (KY); T-George Weaver. $35,000.3–Should've, 120, f, 2, Not This Time–More'n Likely, by Blame.1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Lael Stables;B-M. Roy Jackson (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. $21,000.Margins: 1, NO, 1. Odds: 5.88, 1.93, 3.71.Also Ran: Catalonia, Just Philtored, Bella Knows, Snappy Comeback, Y'allreadyforthis. Scratched: Believe in Magic, Oscar's Encore, Snow Face Princess, Valala. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.The post War of Will’s Final Accord Gets Up in Matron appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.