Sunday's Insights

Tapit | Gainesway

6th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1m, 3:40 p.m. ET
INHERITANCE (Tapit) became the first horse ever to sell for seven figures at OBS April when hammered down for $1.9 million to bloodstock agents Alex Solis II and Jason Litt, who were bidding on behalf of LNJ Foxwoods. (Click here for sales story). The gray, who breezed in :10.1 at OBS, makes her second attempt for Steve Asmussen after a runner-up effort on debut at Saratoga Sept. 6. Also exiting that test is third-place finisher Carella (Tapit), who finished third in that career bow for Godolphin Racing and Tom Albertrani. Out of GISW Cara Rafaela (Quiet American), the homebred is a half-sister to champion Bernardini (A.P. Indy) and GISP Ile de France (Storm Cat), who produced MGISW Love and Pride (A.P. Indy). My Meadowview Farm homebred Go and Wander (Street Cry {Ire}) finished sixth to GISpinaway S. runner-up and “TDN Rising Star” Tap To It (Tapit) in her Saratoga debut Aug. 16 and gives it another go for Tom Morley here. The chestnut is out GI Coaching Club American Oaks winner Funny Moon (Malibu Moon), who was purchased by My Meadowview's Leonard Riggio for $2.3 million while in foal to Indian Charlie at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Yet another well-bred runner making her second start here is Stuart Janney and Phipps Stable homebred Bene Pista (Bernardini), a daughter of GISW Carriage Trail (Giant's Causeway). The Shug McGaughey pupil finished a non-factor ninth behind GI Frizette S. contender Width (Blame) after brushing the gate in her Spa unveiling Aug. 23. TJCIS PPs.

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