By Steve Sherack
A pair of comebacking 'TDN Rising Stars,' both owned by LNJ Foxwoods, turned in four-furlong moves for the second straight week at Fair Grounds Wednesday morning.
Super Majesty (Super Saver–Gins Majesty, by Go for Gin), last seen finishing a disappointing 12th against her elders in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Keeneland Oct. 31, covered the distance in :49.60 (20/42). Formerly campaigned by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, the 2015 GIII Dogwood S. heroine is now under the care of Steve Asmussen for her 4-year-old season.
“We've always thought the world of her,” said Alex Solis II, who serves as an advisor along with his partner Jason Litt to the Roth family. “Nothing really worked out that day at the Breeders' Cup, so we gave her a little break at WinStar.”
Super Majesty, produced by a graded stakes winning half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Sprint hero Dancing In Silks (Black Minnaloushe), brought $400,000 from LNJ Foxwoods at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, she was previously a $100,000 KEESEP yearling.
“We decided that since there aren't any Grade I sprint races for fillies in California, we thought that the right thing to do would be to keep her back east with Steve because here you've got the Vinery Madison [at Keeneland], Humana Distaff [at Churchill], Ballerina [at Saratoga], etc,” Solis explained of the trainer change. “We figured that was the right move to make the change.”
Inheritance (Tapit–Silver Wolf, by Silver Deputy), meanwhile, also enjoyed some downtime at Kenny Troutt's facility after posting a jaw-dropping 16-length maiden win going a mile at Belmont Oct. 4. The gray was acquired for a sale-topping $1.9-million at the 2015 OBSAPR Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training after covering an eighth in :10 1/5. A trouble second in her seven-furlong Saratoga debut Sept. 6, she worked four furlongs in :50.20 (25/42) in New Orleans Wednesday.
“She was a little bit immature and we wanted to give her a little bit of time,” Solis offered. “She has definitely come back a bigger, stronger filly. It was the right thing to do.”
He continued, “We paid a lot of money for her at the 2-year-old sale, but we thought she was a star. All summer long Steve was really high on her and thought she could be something special.”
Inheritance, also a $335,000 KEESEP graduate, was produced by an unraced half-sister to GI Metropolitan H. winner and Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile hero Corinthian (Pulpit). She was bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC.
“They're both coming along and probably will go five-eighths next week,” Solis concluded. “Really nothing else planned for them yet. We're still a couple of weeks away [from making plans], but both are going really well. Steve's really happy with them right now.”
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