Majesticperfection recovering well from surgery

Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) hero MAJESTICPERFECTION (Harlan's Holiday), who

sustained a condylar fracture to his right foreleg at Saratoga on Sunday, is

recovering well from surgery, according to Padua Stables racing manager Sasha

Sanan.

"He had surgery yesterday to stabilize his fracture and everything went

well," Sanan reported Monday. "He has recovered well thus far and we will

continue to monitor him from day to day."

Sanan added that an announcement regarding Majesticperfection's future would

be made Tuesday.

The once-beaten four-year-old, who had won five straight, had recently

emerged as the leader in the sprint division.

The Steve Asmussen charge breezed five furlongs in 1:02 on the fast Oklahoma

training track Sunday morning. Just hours afterward, Daily Racing Form

reported that  Majesticperfection suffered a career-threatening condylar

fracture and that surgery was to be performed on the top-class colt later on

Sunday at Saratoga Equine Clinic.

Majesticperfection progressed 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. He has not tasted defeat

since. After winning over the same 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 has

amassed $310,430 in earnings.