Positivity (USA) Horse

Country
United States
Foal Date
24-Jan-18
Colour
bay
Sire
Paynter
Dam
Sam's Sunny City
Prize Money
813788
Owners
Rakoczy Racing Llc
About

Positivity is an 8yo bay horse from the United States trained by Justin R. Evans. It is by the stallion Paynter out of the dam Sam's Sunny City. The horse has won 9 races in its career. On 3rd Aug 2020 at Del Mar, Positivity earned its biggest victory, capturing the $100,000 Graduation Stakes.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Sunland Park 05-Jan-26 1006m FIRM R7 Hcp (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.670, SP: 11.00 trailed the field up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the four path and passed tiring horses in the lane. 1st Dean's List ( A J J Jr 124 ) 2nd Sawasdee ( G Rodriguez 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Bye Bye Liam ( F Amparan 124 ) 4.25L 5th Positivity ( O Hernandez 124 ) 5.25L See full resultsO Hernandez 56.2kg 5.25L5 (8)
Turf Paradise 04-Dec-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $3,800 (of $19,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.560, SP: 2.50 tracked the early pace from the second flight, chased three to four wide and between rivals into the turn, swung five to six wide to upper stretch, closed willingly into the final sixteenth, could not impact the winner late and bested the rest. 1st Fifty Cinco ( A Castellanos 122 ) 2nd Positivity ( K Krigger 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Seas Of Normandy ( F Alvarado 122 ) 1.50L See full resultsK Krigger 55.3kg 2.25L2 (9)
Albuquerque 02-Oct-25 1308m FIRM R3 Albuquerque race 3 $5,100 (of $15,300) Barrier 1, SP: 3.60 1st Coastal Jazz ( M Alejandro 121 ) 2nd Positivity ( R Guillermo 121 ) 3rd Winning Big ( A Aldo 121 ) 5.75LR Guillermo 54.9kg2 (7)
Albuquerque 31-Aug-25 1408m FIRM R8 Albuquerque race 8 $650 (of $39,000) Barrier 3, SP: 8.50 1st Bender ( C Ramos 121 ) 2nd Coastal Jazz ( A Medellin 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Ar Ya Weegee ( T Hebert 121 ) 3.00L 7th Positivity ( F Amparan 121 , Cd 0 ) 9.25LF Amparan 54.9kg, Cd 0 9.25L7 (7)
Emerald Downs 21-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R9 Governor's Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.620, SP: 8.00 was unhurried early, rallied five-wide into the stretch and finished fast.=. 1st Slew's Tiz Whiz ( J Couton 121 ) 2nd Positivity ( K Krigger 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Bearings ( A Cruz 121 ) 0.75L See full resultsK Krigger 54.9kg 3.00L2 (9)
Santa Anita 16-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R10 Race 10 $500 (of $61,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.480, SP: 11.00 raced three then four wide outside rivals at the back before tucking inside late on the first turn, saved ground on the second turn as well but failed to be a factor. 1st Pony Express ( U Rispoli 124 ) 2nd Brazenly ( T Pereira 126 ) 6.00L 3rd Tranche ( G Franco 124 ) 0.50L 8th Positivity ( A Ayuso 124 ) 19.25L See full resultsA Ayuso 56.2kg 19.25L8 (8)
Santa Anita 27-May-25 1310m FIRM R4 Race 4 $6,100 (of $61,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.970, SP: 4.50 saved ground trailing the field, angled off the fence in the drive and gained third. 1st Wound Up ( K Frey 126 ) 2nd Grubauer ( A Espinoza 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Positivity ( I O Jr 126 ) 3.50L See full resultsI O Jr 57.2kg 3.50L3 (7)
Santa Anita 27-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $12,200 (of $61,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.560, SP: 2.50 raced in range from off the rail, angled out to the six path around the far turn, bid from the middle portion of the track to gain second but could not reach the winner. 1st Smooth Cruisein ( T Pereira 118 ) 2nd Positivity ( K Desormeaux 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Self Sufficient ( K Kimura 124 ) 1.25L See full resultsK Desormeaux 57.2kg 1.75L2 (5)
Santa Anita 30-Mar-25 1310m FIRM R9 Race 9 $52,260 (of $67,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.020, SP: 3.75 traveled near the back well off the pace, gained two wide around the bend, swung widest into the lane, surged to the front midstretch and was ridden out to the wire. 1st Positivity ( K J Desormeaux 124 ) 2nd Momad ( H I Berrios 122 ) 3.50L 3rd Mbagnick ( J Laprida 124 ) 4.00L See full resultsK J Desormeaux 56.2kg1 (8)
Santa Anita 02-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $13,400 (of $67,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.890, SP: 6.00 bobbled leaving the gate, dropped back early, traveled next to the fence into the turn, angled three wide leaving the bend, steered out further in upper stretch, came with a late run but ran out of ground. 1st Book Smart ( M E Smith 124 ) 2nd Positivity ( K J Desormeaux 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Momad ( H I Berrios 122 ) 4.50L See full resultsK J Desormeaux 56.2kg 1.25L2 (11)
Santa Anita 01-Feb-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $38,430 (of $61,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.030, SP: 11.00 tracked off the rail then moved inside, saved ground through the turn, lacked room in upper stretch, found room in the final furlong, rallied inside the top pair and got up in the shadow of the wire. 1st Positivity ( K J Desormeaux 124 ) 2nd Tessuto ( L Dettori 122 ) 0.10L 3rd March Of Time ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 0.15L See full resultsK J Desormeaux 56.2kg1 (7)
Santa Anita 04-Jan-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $4,409 (of $62,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.520, SP: 15.00 settled off the inside then outside a rival, took the turn three then four wide and failed to rally. 1st Roll On Big Joe ( U Rispoli 124 ) 2nd For All Mankind ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Slider ( F Prat 122 ) 2.00L 4th Positivity ( L Dettori 124 ) 5.50L See full resultsL Dettori 56.2kg 5.50L4 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 16-Dec-24 1310m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,092 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.540, SP: 4.50 vied inside a pair of rivals up the backstretch and around the turn, yielded in upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. 1st See Through It ( K Frey 125 ) 2nd Mission Beach ( A Fresu 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Red Cross Knight ( K Kimura 125 ) 2.00L 5th Positivity ( U Rispoli 125 ) 7.00L See full resultsU Rispoli 56.7kg 7.00L5 (5)
Del Mar 18-Nov-23 1310m FIRM R7 Race 7 $6,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.600 stalked from inside into the turn, cut the corner into the lane and weakened. 1st Fort Bragg ( J J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Sir Atticus ( M E Smith 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Positivity ( A Fresu 120 ) 5.75L See full resultsA Fresu 54.4kg 5.75L3 (4)
Santa Anita 02-Oct-23 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $51,597 (of $81,900) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:15.270 Bid 3-2wd, drew away 1st Positivity ( A Fresu 124 ) 2nd Bus Buzz ( E A Maldonado 121 ) 3.25L 3rd Father Delay ( M E Smith 119 ) 8.75L See full resultsA Fresu 56.2kg1 (9)
Del Mar 27-Aug-23 1210m R6 CL $33,390 (of $53,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.260 pressed four deep early, vied four deep around the bend, cleared and moved into the three path approaching the stretch and remained unchallenged under hand urging to the wire. 1st Positivity ( A Fresu 120 ) 2nd Cyberviking ( M Gutierrez 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Houndstooth ( J Torrealba 120 , Cd 113 ) 4.75L See full resultsA Fresu 54.4kg1 (10)
Del Mar 23-Jul-23 1310m R6 CL $16,800 (of $84,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:15.730 vied for the lead from inside early then chased leaving the backstretch, tipped off the fence exiting the turn, rallied between foes in the furlong grounds and gained second. 1st Moose Mitchell ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Positivity ( T J Pereira 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Howbeit ( A Cedillo 120 ) 2.50L See full resultsT J Pereira 54.4kg 2.25L2 (8)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 25-Jun-23 1610m R9 CL $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.310 4w into str,floated in 1st Kings River Knight ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Lovesick Blues ( R A Vazquez 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Coalinga Road ( G Franco 121 ) 3.25L 4th Positivity ( A Fresu 119 ) 5.25L See full resultsA Fresu 54kg 5.25L4 (6)
Santa Anita 28-May-23 1410m R8 CL (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.070 Blocked/checked 3/8 1st Spirit Of Makena ( J Bravo 122 ) 2nd C Z Rocket ( R A Vazquez 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Desmond Doss ( U Rispoli 120 ) 3.30L 5th Positivity ( T J Pereira 120 ) 5.05L See full resultsT J Pereira 54.4kg 5.05L5 (7)
Santa Anita 23-Apr-23 1310m GOOD R5 CL $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.840 stalked three deep to the turn, coaxed along three wide then steered to the two path late on the bend and was along for the show. 1st Brickyard Ride ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Anarchist ( R A Vazquez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Positivity ( T J Pereira 122 ) 5.00L See full resultsT J Pereira 55.3kg 5.00L3 (5)
Meydan 05-Mar-22 1210m FIRM CL (of $127,133) 1st Eastern World ( R Dawson 126 ) 2nd Manjeer ( E Hardouin 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Ejtilaab ( J Doyle 126 ) 0.20L 7th Positivity ( F Jara 126 , Cd 0 ) 10.25LF Jara 57.2kg, Cd 0 10.25L7 (10)
Meydan 18-Feb-22 1410m GOOD Hcp (of $42,587), Winning Time: 01:24.130 1st Imperial Empire ( T P O'shea 132 ) 2nd Behavioral Bias ( P Cosgrave 123 ) 5.75L 3rd Positivity ( F Jara 131 ) 8.25LF Jara 59.4kg 8.25L3 (9)
Meydan 11-Feb-22 1210m FIRM CL (of $85,173), Winning Time: 01:13.080 1st Meraas ( A Fresu 130 ) 2nd Canvassed ( A Atzeni 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Al Tariq ( P J Dobbs 132 ) 0.50L 8th Positivity ( W Buick 130 , Cd 0 ) 6.25LW Buick 59kg, Cd 0 6.25L8 (9)
Santa Anita 16-Jan-22 1210m R9 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $30,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.540 stumbled leaving the gate, stalked from inside, cut the corner into the stretch and finished well to whittle the gap while gaining the place. 1st Brickyard Ride ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Positivity ( F Prat 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Letsgetlucky ( D V Dyke 120 ) 3.50L See full resultsF Prat 56.2kg 1.75L2 (8)
Del Mar 22-Nov-21 1410m FIRM R8 CL $20,000 (of $49,927) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.330, SP: 3.40 Forced,bid,battle,misd 1st Principe Carlo ( K Desormeaux 120 ) 2nd Positivity ( J Hernandez 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Colt Fiction ( G Franco 122 ) 0.30L See full resultsJ Hernandez 54.4kg 0.05L2 (7)
Santa Anita 17-Oct-21 1410m R2 Race 2 $51,597 (of $81,900) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.920 1st Positivity ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Escape Route ( J V Jr 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Took Charge ( D A Herrera 115 , Cd 122 ) 1.75L See full resultsJ J Hernandez 55.3kg1 (5)
Santa Anita 16-Oct-21 1410m FIRM CL (of $43,042), Winning Time: 01:21.920, SP: 6.50 Btwn,rally 3deep,best 1st Positivity ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Escape Route ( J V Jr 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Took Charge ( D Herrera 122 ) 1.50LJ Hernandez 55.3kg1 (5)
Del Mar 06-Sep-21 1210m R8 Race 8 $6,552 (of $93,600) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.050 chased along the inside into the turn, dropped back around the turn, angled out and came three wide into the stretch and made no impact. 1st Flightline ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Escape Route ( J V Jr 119 ) 12.75L 3rd Parnelli ( D V Dyke 119 ) 13.25L 4th Positivity ( U Rispoli 121 ) 14.50L See full resultsU Rispoli 54.9kg 14.50L4 (6)
Del Mar 22-Aug-21 1410m R8 Race 8 (of $93,600) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.210 got knocked into rival at the start, took the turn four then five wide and kept on through the lane. 1st Established ( J Rosario 122 ) 2nd Littlebitamedal ( K Frey 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Adare ( J Bravo 122 ) 3.75L 5th Positivity ( U Rispoli 120 ) 4.05L See full resultsU Rispoli 54.4kg 4.05L5 (9)
Del Mar 01-Aug-21 1410m R8 Race 8 $38,808 (of $61,600) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.210 forwardly placed up the backstretch outside the top pair, bid outside on the turn, took over leaving the bend, kicked clear in upper stretch and drew off. 1st Positivity ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2nd Code Duello ( J Bravo 120 ) 5.50L 3rd Wipe The Slate ( M Gutierrez 120 ) 5.75L See full resultsU Rispoli 54.4kg1 (8)
Santa Anita 14-Mar-21 1210m R3 Race 3 $5,733 (of $81,900) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.020 stalked the speed outside rivals, went two wide into the turn then moved to the rail leaving the bend and weakened. 1st Coulthard ( T J Pereira 124 ) 2nd GOOD With People ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Gator Shining ( G Franco 124 ) 2.25L 4th Positivity ( A Cedillo 124 ) 7.25L See full resultsA Cedillo 56.2kg 7.25L4 (4)
Santa Anita 17-Jan-21 1710m R7 California Cup Derby (Stakes) (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.370 traveled three wide around the first turn, three deep or four wide on the backstretch, chased three wide leaving the final turn and lacked further response. 1st Big Fish ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd None Above The Law ( K J Desormeaux 124 ) 1.50L 3rd GOOD With People ( R Gonzalez 124 ) 5.50L 5th Positivity ( D V Dyke 124 ) 7.00L See full resultsD V Dyke 56.2kg 7.00L5 (8)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 20-Dec-20 1710m R4 Los Alamitos Futurity (Stakes) (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.560 stumbled and got bumped leaving the gate, raced off the pace and off the inside, went three wide into the lane and never threatened. 1st Spielberg ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd The Great One ( A Cedillo 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Petruchio ( M E Smith 120 ) 3.55L 6th Positivity ( D V Dyke 120 ) 17.05L See full resultsD V Dyke 54.4kg 17.05L6 (6)
Del Mar 08-Nov-20 1410m R7 Golden State Juvenile Stakes (Stakes) $30,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.100 away quickly and race up close early on, traveled in the two path through the turn while losing ground on the leader into the stretch, came back in the final furlong and was gaining to the wire. 1st GOOD With People ( R Gonzalez 124 ) 2nd Positivity ( D V Dyke 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Ascot Storm ( A Cedillo 120 ) 7.50L See full resultsD V Dyke 56.2kg 0.75L2 (9)
Del Mar 03-Aug-20 1110m R3 Graduation Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.490 1st Positivity ( D V Dyke 120 ) 2nd GOOD With People ( A Cedillo 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Scooby ( F Prat 118 ) 2.25L See full resultsD V Dyke 54.4kg1 (7)
Santa Anita 23-May-20 910m R1 Race 1 $31,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.690 had GOOD early speed and dueled inside, inched away under urging in midstretch and won clear under steady handling. 1st Positivity ( G Franco 122 ) 2nd Intense ( U Rispoli 122 ) 3rd Teton Valley ( J I Velez 122 ) See full resultsG Franco 55.3kg1 (7)