The Value in Violence

After a relatively slow 2019 on the track for his progeny, Violence's fee was cut from $40,000 to $25,000 for 2020 by John Sikura. He was rewarded by a full book, and a brilliant start to the season by two TDN Rising Stars. Kelsey Riley has the story.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Violence won the GII Nashua S. in his second career start. In search of a Grade I win, he ventured west for the 2012 GI Cash Call Futurity at Hollywood Park and won again. Considered a top threat for the 2013 Kentucky Derby, he finished second in the GII Fountain of Youth in his 3-year-old debut behind eventual Derby winner Orb but did not race again. Following the Fountain of Youth, Pletcher reported that Violence had sustained a fracture to his right front medial sesamoid.

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