Tapit Colt Victorious in Career Bow at Churchill

+TOTALITY (c, 2, Tapit–Jackpot Joanie, by Giant's Causeway) overcame some greenness to score at first asking on the Churchill main. Coming in off an above-average series of breezes, including a five-furlong spin in 1:00 4/5 here Sept. 19, the gray was let go at 6-1 and settled seventh widest out through a :23.28 quarter. Making a three deep advance after a half in :46.93, the homebred swept up to the leaders despite running on his wrong lead, taking command at the sixteenth pole and kicking away to graduate by 1 1/2 lengths in 1:18.11. J Boys Echo (Mineshaft) ran well to be second after missing the break. The winner is a full to Taxable, GSP, $170,470. His dam, who sold for $540,000 in 2008 aas a KEESEP yearling, is a half to Summerly, victress of the 2005 GI Kentucky Oaks for these connections. She is responsible for a yearling filly by Take Charge Indy and foaled a Tapizar filly this term before being bred back to the winner's sire. Sales History: $625,000 RNA Ylg '15 KEESEP; $700,000 RNA 2yo '16 FTIMAY.Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,800. O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.[bullet ad=”gainesway-consigned-by”]