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Majesticperfection officially retired Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) hero MAJESTICPERFECTION (Harlan's Holiday), who sustained a condylar fracture to his right foreleg at Saratoga on Sunday, was officially retired Tuesday. The Steve Asmussen trainee has undergone successful surgery to stabilize the fracture. The once-beaten four-year-old, who had won five straight, had recently emerged as the leader in the sprint division, progressing from unraced maiden to budding superstar in just a little more than sixth months. He did not debut until this season, finishing third in a January 24 maiden at Fair Grounds, and never tasted defeat thereafter. After winning over the Fair Grounds course next out, he passed his first two allowance conditions at Oaklawn and Churchill by margins of 10 3/4 and four lengths, respectively. Majesticperfection meted out the same punishment to stakes rivals in the June 25 Iowa Sprint H., where he smoked six furlongs in a track-record 1:07 1/5 at Prairie Meadows. Making his graded debut in the August 8 Alfred G. Vanderbilt at the Spa, Majesticperfection ran his rivals off their feet en route to a 2 3/4-length victory, in a sparkling 1:08 3/5 for six furlongs. He has garnered BRIS Speed ratings of 112, 112, 105 and 107 for his last four wins. Plans had originally called for Majesticperfection to proceed to the October 2 Vosburgh S. (G1) at Belmont and then the November 6 Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs. Bred by Ron McPeek and Shane Floyd in Kentucky, Majesticperfection failed to reach his reserve when bringing a $25,000 bid as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling, but he commanded $370,000 as an OBS two-year-old in training. He amassed $310,430 in earnings. Stud plans are pending.
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