Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa’s Violence backed up all of the promise proven when he entered stud in 2014 by siring his fiftieth black-type winner July 14 at Monmouth Park.
The stallion’s 3-year-old son Apollo Ten notched the necessary milestone when he captured his first stakes victory within the My Frenchman Stakes on the grass. Apollo Ten is raced by Cheyenne Secure and skilled by Christophe Clement. The colt has gained three of six profession begins and got here into the My Frenchman off a runner-up effort within the Tom Ridge Stakes on the all-weather predominant monitor at Presque Isle Downs.
Apollo Ten wins the My Frenchman Stakes at Monmouth Park July 14
Sweet Meadows bred Apollo Ten in Kentucky out of the Midshipman graded-placed stakes winner Stormy Regatta. Apollo Ten is a half brother to grade 2 winner Bay Storm (Kantharos ).
In addition to Apollo Ten, Violence has been represented this 12 months by John Nerud Stakes (G2) winner Milliken , San Pasqual Stakes (G2) winner Newgrange , and Bashford Manor Stakes winner Politicallycorrect .
Violence’s high performers up to now embody 19 graded/group winners and two champions—2022 Eclipse champion 2-year-old Forte , and Fiel Amigo, the 2021 champion 2-year-old colt in Argentina.
Forte is Violence’s chief earner with greater than $3 million in prize cash. Out of the Blame stakes winner Queen Caroline, Forte gained six graded stakes at 2 and three. He earned championship honors after successful the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Breeders’ Futurity (G1), and Hopeful Stakes (G1). At 3, he gained the Florida Derby (G1), Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2), and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2). Forte missed a chance to contest the Kentucky Derby (G1) after he was scratched by state veterinarians following a pre-race soundness examination the morning of the race. As a result of he was placed on the vet’s listing for 14 days, he missed the Preakness Stakes (G1) as nicely. He went on to complete second within the Belmont Stakes (G1).
Forte entered stud this 12 months at Spendthrift Farm, the place he stood for $50,000.
Violence had a powerful résumé when he began his stallion profession. The son of sire of sires Medaglia d’Oro additionally hailed from one of the crucial prolific households within the American stud ebook. His dam, the Gone West winner Violent Magnificence, traces tail-female to Sky Magnificence, the 1994 champion older mare and winner of eight grade 1 stakes. Sky Magnificence is out of Maplejinsky, a three-time grade 1 winner and a half sister to English Horse of the Yr and a number of champion Dayjur.
Brokers Nick Sallusto and Hanzly Albina picked Violence out of the 2011 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and signed a ticket for $600,000 on behalf of Steve Marshall’s Black Rock Stables. The colt was despatched to coach Todd Pletcher, who gave him an undefeated marketing campaign at 2 that included the Futurity Stakes (G1) on the since-shuttered Hollywood Park and the Nashua Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack. At 3, he was runner-up to eventual Kentucky Derby winner Orb within the Fountain of Youth Stakes after which pressured into retirement by a fractured sesamoid he sustained on this race. The timing of Violence’s damage in 2013 prevented him from beginning his stud profession till 2014.
Pace and precocity had been outstanding in Violence’s first crop, taking the stallion to the highest of the 2017 freshman sire standings by progeny earnings ($1,556,274), variety of winners (32), and variety of stakes winners (4). Violence continued to steer as a second-crop sire by progeny earnings and once more by variety of winners (82), variety of stakes winners (eight), and by variety of black-type performers (19).
Violence was shuttled 4 seasons (2014-17) to Argentina’s Haras La Pasión.
In addition to Forte and Fiel Amigo, Violence has sired different grade/group 1 winners in Dr. Schivel , No Parole , Risky , and Dandy Del Barrio. Collectively, the sire’s elite runners have gained 11 grade/group 1 stakes in North and South America. One other high performer named Che Maga didn’t win a gaggle 1 however she captured 12 black-type stakes (10 group stakes) racing from 3 to six and earned greater than 27.2 million pesos.
Violence’s progeny even have proven versatility, with 19 of his stakes winners successful on turf and a few stakes winners succeeding on each surfaces. Violence’s son Order and Regulation , out of the Shakespeare mare Poetic Child, gained the 2018 Laurel Futurity on the grass at Laurel Park and later gained the 2023 Cougar II Stakes (G3) on Del Mar‘s predominant monitor.
Whereas Violence continues to sire gifted racehorses, Hill ‘n’ Dale has extra just lately needed to handle the stallion rigorously to make sure he is getting mares in foal.
Previous to the 2024 breeding season, Hill ‘n’ Dale introduced it had lowered Violence’s stud payment to $40,000 from $60,000.
“On the finish of final breeding season, Violence had a interval the place he was lacking too a lot of his mares. We raised his payment to not solely mirror his racetrack success however to reduce demand for the stallion,” stated John Sikura, president of Hill ‘n’ Dale. “In evaluating a current veterinary opinion on the administration of his ebook, we really feel assured he can cowl a most ebook of 125 mares in 2024. Violence is a crucial sire and we really feel this adjustment will permit extra breeders to entry the horse at a worth greater than aggressive within the market.”
Sikura instructed the BloodHorse this week that Violence continues to breed a full ebook of mares. Based on The Jockey Membership information, Violence bred 134 mares in 2023, 148 in 2022, and 159 in 2021.
“Violence is an excellent sire however he could be difficult getting mares in foal. We handle him particularly and that requires an important effort on behalf of our breeding shed crew,” Sikura instructed BloodHorse. “He has bred a full ebook yearly and produces high quality at all ages, distance, and floor. He has a loyal following and produces gross sales horses and actual racehorses.”
